S.B.C OPENING DAY WAS SATURDAY APRIL 11TH
PRESIDENT FOR 2009 SEASON WAS JOHN McLACHLAN WHO OPENED THE GREEN IN FRONT OF MEMBERS AND INVITED GUESTS.
OUR OPENING GAME WAS OUR ANNUAL FRIENDLY AGAINST NORTH BRITISH .
FROM THEN ON IN A VERY BUSY SEASON, WE COMPETED IN SBA, GBA, LBA, COMPETITIONS
AND AFER MANY MONTHS WE FINISHED 1ST IN THE 16TH DIVISION OF THE LANARKSHIRE LEAGUE
.RETAINED OUR POSITION IN THE LANARKSHIRE LEAGUE 3RD DIVISION
RUNNER UP IN GLASGOW TOP 10
2ND IN THE GLASGOW NORTH EASTERN LEAGUE
ALSO OUR SCOTTISH INTERNATIONALIST BRIAN BOWERS LOST NARROWLY IN THE SBA DISTRICT FINAL AT BALORNOCK
AND CHRIS LYON NARROWLY LOST IN THE GBA FINALS AT STEPPS
ALSO IN OUR INTERNAL COMPETITIONS
SINGLES WINNERS WERE
CLUB CHAMPION BRIAN BOWERS
PRESIDENTS WINNER I BEATTIE
CO-CUP BRIAN BOWERS
SENIORS J CLARKE
YOUTHS P LAMONT JNR
2 NEW INVITATION TOURNAMENTS WERE STARTED SPONSORED BY
J McLACHAN ( PRESIDENT 2009) AND CLUB MEMBERS ANDY CAIRNS & STUART NOBLE
THE LADIES SECTION HAVE TO BE THANKED FOR ALL THERE CATERING THAT THEY DO THROUGHOUT THE SEASON
IT HAS BEEN A WET SEASON BUT OUR CONTRACTOR SSM AND OUR GREEN KEEPERS HAVE TO BE CONGRATULATED ON DOING A GRAND JOB IN DIFFICULT CONDITIONS
I AM WRITING THIS ON THE 1ST OF SEPTEMBER 2009 AND WE HAVE A FEW COMPETITIONS BEFORE CLOSING DAY ON SUNDAY THE 4TH OCTOBER
WHEN WE HOLD OUR BOWLS MEETING AT 12.00PM, FOLLOWED BY OUR CLOSING DAY SWEEPSTAKE
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WHO TOOK PART IN OUR COMPETITIONS
AND ALL WHO REPRESENTED SBC IN A VERY BUSY SEASON SECRETARY FOR SBC
WILLIAM MURDOCH