A field of elite players produced some high-quality bowls at the 28th Sonny Downs Invitation Men's Fours at Rutherglen Bowling Club on New Year's Day. The tournament attracted 20 teams, slightly down on previous years, with the players from North East Victoria, Southern NSW and Canberra up against Saturday's soaring temperatures. However, with the Rutherglen greens running very well, the end result of extensive planning was a series of entertaining games befitting of the occasion. ALSO IN SPORT At the conclusion of four games, there were three four-game winners who played off to determine the top three placings. Fourth place, with three wins plus 13 shots, were Chris Langdon (skip), Harry Coulson, Terry Jenvie and Ross Rankin. The team of Ian Brimblecombe (skip), Mason Bayliss, Adrian Pantling and Laurie McDonald was defeated by Ray Moon (skip), Greg McDonald, Ashley Bates and John Howes in the first play-off and received third place. The final was between Moon's team and Les Spencer (skip), Ken Widdison, Andrew Lefevre and Alan Bartlett, who had received a bye into the final. In the five-end final, Spencer's team scored seven shots in the first two ends, which proved to be a winning margin as Moon's team scored four shots on the next three ends to finish in second place. The prize for best last game was won by Ryan Davies (skip), Ian Lewis, John Ross and Allan Eddy. Tournament director John Fisher hailed the event a success. Our journalists work hard to provide local, up-to-date news to the community. This is how you can continue to access our trusted content:
