Bowls South Africa

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Bowls South Africa
Bowls-South-Africa.png
Sport Bowls
JurisdictionSouth Africa
AbbreviationBowls SA, BSA
Founded1904
Affiliation World Bowls [1]
Headquarters Johannesburg
LocationBlock 2, Unit 5, Visiomed Office Park, 269 Beyers Naude Drive, Blackheath, Johannesburg 2195
PresidentDavid Hamer
CEO Bobby Donnelly
SponsorPersonal Trust Barton Insurance Brokers
Official website
www.bowlssa.co.za
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Bowls South Africa (Bowls SA), (BSA) is the governing body for the sport of bowls in South Africa. Bowls South Africa is responsible for the promotion and development of lawn bowls in South Africa, and is affiliated with the world governing body World Bowls, as well as SASCOC. [2]

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Bowls SA organise tournaments such as men's and women's South African National Bowls Championships, with competition in the main bowls disciplines of fours, pairs and singles, [3] as well as Mixed Pairs Championships. [4] Affiliate member associations (or Districts), [5] alongside associate members and bowling clubs assist with the nurturing and training of potential bowls players. [6]

History

Bowls as a sport began in South Africa around 1882, when the initial bowling green was commissioned at St Georges Park in Port Elizabeth. These were followed by Kimberley in 1889, Gardens (Capetown) in 1895 and Victoria Park in 1898. [7] Together the four clubs formed the South African Bowling Association, which was founded in 1904 as the governing body for the sport of bowls in South Africa. [7]

The National Championships began in 1897. [8]

The growth of the women's game led to the establishment of South African Women's Bowling Association in 1935 to control and promote the women's game. The two controlling bodies merged in 1996 to establish Bowls South Africa. [9]

Bowls players

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References

  1. ↑ "South Africa". worldbowls.com. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Bowls South Africa". SASCOC. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Men's bowling tourney this month". news24.com. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Bowls SA champs at Honeydew Bowling Club". randburgsun.co.za. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Districts". BSA. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Community members enjoy a morning of bowls". bedfordvieweden valenews.co.za. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  7. 1 2 Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls – The Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 151. ISBN   0-85112-414-3.
  8. ↑ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. p. 196. ISBN   0-7091-3658-7.
  9. ↑ "About Bowls SA". BSA. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
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