Trophies galore for Linden Bowling Club

The Gauteng Open and local tournaments give Linden Bowling Club members a chance to shine.

September 5, 2022

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Gauteng Open winners Heather Pembroke, Linda Hampton, Colomba Georgiev, Mmapula Mmako, Otto Holicki and Esmé Haley. Photo: Supplied

Linden Bowling Club is celebrating the success of its members at the Gauteng Open.

Otto Holicki wins the Linden Bowling Club men’s singles tournament and earns a silver medal at the Gauteng Open. Photo: Supplied

This was the largest national bowls tournament in terms of competitors, and was hosted in Ekurhuleni every weekend in July.

Linden was the only club to have reached the final in three events: Women’s pairs, mixed pairs and women’s fours.

Esmé Haley won medals at the Gauteng Open and is in the running for another at a club tournament. Photo: Supplied

“In addition, we also had another two Linden teams reach the quarter finals of the women’s singles and the mixed pairs,” explained the club’s Lynne van Zyl.

“Not only that, but the club has been busy with their internal competitions too.”

Colomba Georgiev wins a silver medal at the Gauteng Open and the plate at a club tournament. Photo: Supplied

Gauteng Open winners:

Women’s pairs:
Gold: Esmé Haley and Heather Pembroke

Mixed pairs:
Quarter finalists: Esmé Haley and Warren Steyn
Finalists – silver: Otto Holicki and Linda Hampton

Women’s singles:
Quarter finalist: Esmé Haley

Women’s fours:
Finalists – silver: Heather Pembroke, Colomba Georgiev, Linda Hampton and Mmapula Mmako

Linden Bowling Club tournament winners:

Men’s singles cup winner: Otto Holicki
Men’s plate winner: Nicholas Hwala

Women’s cup winner: still to be determined, the last three standing are Esmé Haley, Heather Pembroke and Lynne van Zyl
Women’s plate winner: Colomba Georgiev.

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