Isle of Man County Green Bowling Association’s Ladies’ Championship was held at Peel Sunset Bowling Club last Saturday.

This was a fitting venue as the competition was held in memory of Heather Horsburgh, who was a proud member of Peel and a key contributor to the women’s committee for many years.

A raffle during the day raised £300 for the MSPCA, a charity which Heather held close to her heart. With a strong entry of 51 women, the day looked to be a long one, with rain showers possibly adding time to the games.

Competition committee members Gill Morgan and Tracy Moore kept the games running smoothly and the day was a brilliant success.

Losing in the quarter-final stage were Noble’s clubmates Beckie Teare and Clare Cooper. Teare put up a fight against Philippa Taylor, but the former Peel player used her knowledge of the green brilliantly and managed to win the game 21-12.

Cooper came up against South Ramsey’s Jenny Moore who had been playing excellently all day. Despite Cooper’s best efforts, Moore won comfortably with a score of 21-11. In the third quarter-final game, Kim Hargraves played some great bowls to knock out Onchan’s Maureen Payne 21-10.

The last match was the closest out of all the quarter-finals, with Port Erin player Lynda Cadamy playing Mooragh Park’s Janet Monk. It really was a nip-and-tuck game, which could have gone either way, but Monk managed to shrug Cadamy off and take the win with the final score of 21-18.

The first semi-final was Taylor against Moore which was a close game with some great bowls. There was some impressive corner bowling and Moore managed to take the contest 21-16.

In the second semi Hargraves took on Monk and, despite having played well all day, Hargraves just struggled to shake off Monk, with the latter playing short round marks on the edges and leading exceptionally well. Final score was 21-10 to Monk.

The final between Moore and Monk was another close game, closer than the score reflects. Moore kept her incredible form and won the game 21-11.

The presentation was made by women’s president Sue Gawne who thanked everyone for a wonderful day, with a special mention to Heather and how she would have loved the day.

Special thanks went to Ann Gale who continued to support the Manx Championship with a cheque of £250.