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PIMD Singles Tournaments Final Results
When/Where: October 11 at Rossmoor LBC and October 12 at Berkeley LBC
Format: 3 singles games to 16 pts. on Saturday; the top bowlers in each event will return on Sunday to play games to 18 pts. at Berkeley
Sunday the top finishing bowlers from Saturday gathered at Berkeley Lawn Bowling Club for a chance to win the PIMD Singles Championships. The Berkeley green was freshly rolled three times with the clubs new roller and the conditions were ideal for an excellent day of bowling.
On the women's side Rose Selby, from the Palo Alto Lawn Bowling Club, followed up on her excellent performance on Saturday with more brilliance on Sunday. She ended up winning all 6 of her games over the two days to win the championship. Janie Hillyer, from Berkeley, gave Rose a run for her money in the women's final game running out to a substantial lead, but Rose was able to prevail in the end. Janie was second. Joanne Ribeiro, from Rossmoor, was third and Angie Peet, from San Francisco, fourth. Pictured left to right, Joanne Rose, and Janie.
The men were split into two groups for Sunday. Daniel Gorelick (Berkeley) and Frankie Napoli (Rossmoor) went undefeated in group play and went on to face each other in the championship game. Frankie Napoli was devastating in this match and won in very impressive fashion. Like Rose, Frankie won all of his games over the weekend of play. Daniel was the runner up. Kevin Reynolds (San Francisco) finished third and Jim Corr (Berkeley) fourth. Pictured left to right Jim Corr, Kevin Reynolds, Frankie Napoli, and Daniel Gorelick.
SJLBC Rock n Bowls (open)
3 bowl Triples - Three 12 end games
$30/Bowler, $90/Team
Saturday, October 18, 2025
8:00 AM 3:30 PM
Registration is filled, Thank you.
SJLBC Singles Championship
To qualify for Nov 22, 2025 Champions of Champions Tournament!
Saturday, October 25, 2025
8:00 AM 5:00 PM
Halloween Tournament in Carmel
October 25,2025
Del Mesa Carmel Lawn Bowling Club will be hosting our annual Halloween Tournament on October 25th this year. That is the Saturday before Halloween and play starts at 9:00am with sign in starting at 8:30 that morning. The tournament is for teams of three, in some kind of costume of their choosing with an entry fee of $30 per team. Money prices will be awarded for winning teams in the morning and afternoon.
Games will be twelve ends and higher and lower scoring teams will be matched up for afternoon play. Each bowler is responsible for their own lunch and please note there is a restaurant (Woody's on the Mesa) on site if you want a hot lunch.
We hope you will come out to this fun event at one of the prettiest locations for bowling around. If you make a weekend of it, we are only 15 minutes away from Carmel village and their wonderful beach.
Munchies and refreshments will be provided in the morning.
Contact Irene Whitney (club treasurer) 831-250-7394 or Doug Davenport (president) for registration.
Hope to see you then and please pass this on to other club members, thank you,
Doug Davenport
President
Del Mesa Lawn Bowling Club
Carmel, CA 93923
831-261-2521 mobile
dougdavenporthere@gmail.com
PIMD Novice Singles
Test yourself against other Novice Bowlers of the PIMD! Open to ALL PIMD bowlers who have been bowling for two years or less.
Start
Saturday, November 01, 2025
End
Sunday, November 02, 2025
Schedule
2 sessions
#1.
Saturday, November 01, 2025, 8:30 AM 4:30 PM (PDT)
#2.
Sunday, November 02, 2025, 8:30 AM 4:30 PM (PDT)
Location
San Francisco
PIMD
2025 Champion of Champions Tournaments
Saturday, November 22 at Berkeley LBC
We are excited to communicate our plans for this year's PIMD Champion of Champions Tournaments. This very last tournament of the season is a chance for all of the club singles champions across PIMD to compete for the title of Champion of Champions. The tournament will take place on Saturday, November 22 at Berkeley LBC, and maybe another second venue, if needed, depending on the number of entries.
This year we will have separate tournaments for men and women. In previous years we have run a combined men's / women's event and a very large proportion of the participants having been men. We are moving to the separate events in order to align our process with much of the rest of the world and provide a pathway for more participation by and recognition of our top women bowlers.
Ideally, and beginning next year, bowlers would qualify by winning their club singles tournaments. We are aware that not all clubs offer separate men's and women's singles tournaments and at this late stage of the season it would not be practical or possible for all clubs to do so. For this year only, clubs can present their CofC participants by these methods, in preferential order:
Club singles tournament winners.Highest placing woman in a mixed singles tournament won by a man, or vice versa, the highest finishing man in a mixed singles tournament by a woman.Club selection of their best player(s) to send.
Each club then can send one woman and one man to represent their clubs at the Champion of Champions Tournaments. Please send all entries to Calvin Darling at calvinldarling@gmail.com by November 10. Once we get a full set of entrants we will communicate the venue(s) and other logistics.
PIMD Shines at the PBA USA Qualifiers
Last weekend, eight PIMD bowlers participated in the PBA USA Qualifiers at the beautiful Cambria Lawn Bowling Club for a chance to represent the USA at upcoming World Bowls Tour events. Top players came from around the country and three UK players also made the trip to compete for spots in the Scottish International Open, the World Indoor Bowls Championship at Potters Resort in England, and the UK Open in the North London area.
The finals and semi-finals of all of the four qualifiers were dominated by PIMD bowlers. Jesse May was on extremely good form throughout the events. Jesse made the finals in all three of the events he played. On Friday, Jesse defeated Ian Cameron in the final to qualify for the Scottish International Open in Livingston Scotland next month. On Saturday, Calvin Darling defeated Loren Dion in the semis and Jesse May in the final to qualify in singles for the World Indoor Bowls Championship at Potters Resort in England this coming January. On Sunday, the team of Daniel Gorelick and Bill Brault (Southwest Division) defeated the Santa Cruz team of Jesse May and Rachel Marcuson to qualify for Potters in pairs. Daniel Gorelick remained in top form on Monday where he lost a very tight finals match vs. long-standing Team USA and Cambria member Loren Dion, who qualified for the UK Open in March 2026.
In addition to playing, PIMD's Scottie Marzonie expertly manages all PBA USA operations. He served as tournament director and managed everything to do with the event's live streaming, from the technical side on through to expert commentary. Thank you Scottie. You can see livestreams from most of these finals and semi-finals on Scottie's Facebook Page.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=24774756805491162
Our PIMD players, pictured below left to right, were Calvin Darling (San Francisco), Rachel Marcuson (Santa Cruz), Jesse May (Santa Cruz), Daniel Gorelick (Berkeley), Jackie Hogan (San Jose), Ian Cameron (San Jose), and Scottie Marzonie (Palo Alto). Present, but not pictured, Janine Maddock (Berkeley).
Loren Dion, UK Open
Jesse May, Scottish International Open
Calvin Darling, Potters Singles
Daniel Gorelick and Bill Brault, Potters Pairs
SJLBC News
SJLBC NEEDS YOUR HELP
Hello fellow lawn bowlers, SJLBC is currently recruiting for new 2026 board members. If you are interested in learning more about the club community and helping to shape its future please us know. You do not need prior board experience or deep knowledge of the sport - just a desire to help build the club and work side by side with some fun and interesting people.
> If you are interested please contact any of the current board members listed below and we will be glad to tell you more about board duties and discuss how you can become involved. We hope you will consider this opportunity.
> Sunny Claggett
> Mark Cooney
> Marge Ling
> Ian Cameron
> Muriel Pusateri
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