The story of the Bounty Bowling Tournament is really a story of a determined effort on the part of the Norfolk Island Bowling Club to establish an annual competition on an International or Commonwealth level, with the particular view of attracting teams from overseas. In 1962 President Danny Lusk and his committee organised the first Bounty Tournament, welcoming a contingent of New Zealand bowlers as well as a team from Sydney Australia led by the President of the Royal NSW Bowling Association. The tournament was away to a flying start. Over the years interest in the Tournament, which usually commences on the first Monday in May each year, has grown and with improved greens and other facilities, the success of this annual event seems assured. A strikingly good replica of the “Bounty”, remembered more perhaps by the Mutiny of 1789, made in solid silver is the trophy competed for and the individual names of players in winning teams are inscribed on a plaque fixed to the trophy stand. In the past 54 years the “Bounty” has been won by teams from the Royal NSW Bowling Association, Australia, New Zealand, Queensland and of course, Norfolk Island. Originally just men’s fours, the Bounty format is now open, so teams can be men, women, or mixed. And the second week of bowls for mixed teams has been added.
Heritage Events, a local entity, is a welcome major sponsor this year and we look forward to a long-continuing association with them.
HERITAGE BOUNTY OPEN FOURS 2017
1ST - 6TH MAY
EXCELLENT PRIZES
COMPETITIVE TEAMS FROM ALL OVER
Western Australia, Victoria, NSW, Queensland, and New Zealand
Qualifying rounds: Monday through Thursday
Finals: Friday and Saturday
Entry Fee: $100 per player payble to the Club no later than 31st March, 2017
BOUNTY CHAMPIONS 2014 AND 2015
BOUNTY MIXED FOURS
Teams must be mixed (2 men plus 2 women; OR 3 women plus 1 man; OR 3 men plus 1 woman
Prizes to winners and runners up
7th – 11th May, 2017
Qualifying rounds: Monday through Wednesday
Finals: Thursday
ENTRY FEE $25.00 Per player (Australian currency)
Payable to Club not later than 31 March 2017.
ENTRY FORMS & INFORMATION
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION Competition has been planned to coincide with existing airline schedules Dates may change if re-scheduling occurs. Current schedule is: To and from Sydney every Friday and Monday To and from Brisbane every Saturday and Tuesday To and from Auckland every Sunday
Number of ends in qualifying rounds is dependent upon entries and is at the discretion of the Overseas Committee of the Norfolk Island Bowling Club & Bowls Council, Inc.
