Warillla's favourite irishman Jeremy Henry has taken out the Ford Open Singles in his first attempt at Park Beach last Friday, battling not just top quality opposition but some very cold and wet weather as well.
The morning saw the quarter finals get underway, with Henry the first to book a place in the semi finals, dominating the very promising Merrylands star Zel Trbara 25-7 to advance.
Next through was Albion Park's David Ferguson, who showed his prowess to defeat crowd favourite Rowan Brassey 25-18.
Claire Duke ensured herself a place in the final four, holding off a strong finishing Cory Daley 25-19 to set up a clash with Ferguson.
Finally the ever consistent Wayne Turley reached yet another Ford semi final, downing reigning champion Neil Burkett from the Merrylands club in the pick of the quarter finals, Turley the better by four shots 25-21.
Duke continued her march to the final claiming the semi final against the form player in the event, being Dave Ferguson. Duke finished well claiming a 25-18 victory. The Henry/Turley clash proved to be one sided although incredibly entertaining with both players putting on a display of champagne bowls for the crowd. Jeremy managed to get the better results when it counted to claim the match 25-16.
The final suffered with bad weather however this did not spoil the quality of the bowls. Claire looked as though she was going to cause a boil over and become the first female winner of the event, with the scores locked at fifteen all and the ascendency with the Cabramatta star. However with the second shower of the match came a change in momentum, Jeremy finding his line and weight in a big way, playing close to perfect bowls to run out a ten shot winner over a gallant Duke.
Park Beach can look forward to the return of both in 2012.
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