The first session of the 2017 The Lawrence competition on Tuesday 27 June saw Clare Filmer-Ramsay and Cassandra Mitchell triumph and take home the first cash prize.
The Lawrence is a new competition being run on the fourth Tuesday night of each month until November (with the exception of August). It commemorates the significant contributions Verl and John Lawrence have made to the club, and was announced earlier this year when Verl announced her retirement as Chief Director.
It was also good to see some additional non-local players playing last night.
Peninsula attended the North Shore Bridge Club's Two Men and a Truck Restricted and Novice Congress on the weekend of 24-25 June in force. And returned in triumph with:
- Sarah Young and Len Evershed (seeded 20th) winning the Swiss Pairs Restricted Category,
- Hans van Weeren, Peter Clarke, Heidi Colenbrander and Ray Hurst winning the Swiss Teams Restricted Category, and
- Christine Egan, Di Agostino, Sue Evershed and John Simmonds as runners-up in the Swiss Teams Novice Category.
On 1 August, revisions to the Laws of Duplicate Bridge will take effect in Australia - and at the Peninsula Bridge Club.
Watch this space, in the next edition, for a summary of how these changes will affect you, the players.
Currently your directors are receiving training and guidance in these revisions to ensure a smooth transition.
Come and play in the inaugural session of The Lawrence this Tuesday 27 June.
The Lawrence was created earlier this year when Verl Lawrence retired as Chief Director to celebrate the huge contribution of Verl and John Lawrence have made to the club. It will be played on five nights, the fourth Tuesday of each month until November (excluding August).
A key feature, hoping to attract competitive players, is a cash prize to the winning pair of each session. Verl has indicated she will be trying to win the first prize - come and enjoy the night.
Our Tuesday Challenge Night Swiss Pairs on 22 June were won by Peter Clarke and Jim Rothwell with a decisive win in the final round.
They finished well ahead of runners-up Sarah Young and Hans van Weeren with Col Dempster and Brian Ody coming third on the night.
Our guest expert was successful player Steven Bock who has been a member of the NSW Seniors team six times. He stressed knowing your system well and avoiding mistakes as the key elements of success at competitive level. Unfortunately my playing with him for the first time did not demonstrate the lesson. Knowing the system takes more than a few minutes discussion - and avoiding mistakes for me is still a major ambition!
Congratulations to Vickie Busteed who has recently become an ABF accredited teacher.
This also means Peninsula Bridge Club is probably the first club across Australia to have three accredited teachers (with Cath Whiddon and Sue Falkingham), attesting to our recent teacher training program.
Directors from Peninsula, Manly Leagues, North Shore, Narrabeen & Newport gave up their Saturday morning to learn about changes to the Laws of Duplicate Bridge.
The training session was conducted by John McIlrath with the support of the ABF and hosted by PBC. The 15 directors who attended were very grateful for the help.
Join the fun on Wednesday evenings, eat pizza and play bridge, it really doesn’t get better.
Pizza and bridge, such a natural combination you wonder why no-one thought of it before. With evening games starting at 7pm, some members have trouble getting a meal organised before the start of bridge - this is no longer a problem. Other members just like pizza – whatever your predilections, contact Beagle (
