In blustery conditions Phil Toy has proven himself a true champion defending his Mid North Coast District Senior Singles title, winning a hard fought final against club mate Laurie Morris at Sawtell Bowling Club yesterday.
The day commenced with the semi finals which saw Toy against local hope Ray Cridge whilst Morris was pitted against new club mate Noel Condon, who had moved to the area late last year and has already proven himself as a quality bowler. Morris however has been one of the toughest competitors on the coast for more than a decade and handled the windy conditions well enough to overcome Condon on this occasion.
Cridge was unable to keep the locals hopes of securing the title alive, losing a tough contest with Toy.
In what was a classic final, Toy kept Morris off the prestigious winners board, which has only three names on it across eight years, winning the final by three shots to claim his third crown. The win has him just one behind Col Pritchard on the all time winners list, Pritchard scoring for trophies in this discipline before moving north. The only other name on the winners list is that of Paul Parramore, who won the crown in 2010.
All four bowlers should be commended on their efforts in what must have been atrociously windy conditions.
Attention this weekend will be squarely focused on the semi and final of the Presidents Singles at Woolgoolga and on the annual Ken Howard Fours tournament at Nambucca Heads.
Results:
Semi Finals
Laurie Morris (Park Beach) Def Noel Condon (PB) 31-16
Phil Toy (PB) Def Ray Cridge (Sawtell) 31-21
Final
Phil Toy Def Laurie Morris 31-28
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