Competitions
About our internal Club competitions
Our internal competitions are open to all playing members, except the Miles Cup which has specific entry requirements. Competitions played over 15 or 18 ends will have extra ends if the scores are tied. Entrants for club competitions must guarantee their availability for Finals Days.
There is a charge of £3 per entry to each competition.
Mixed Chase The Jack
The winner of the toss places the mat and delivers the jack. Where the jack stops is where both players bowl to. If the jack finishes outside the confines of the rink or on the line it is declared dead and will need to be recast by the opposing player. Each player plays in turn. If the Jack is knocked by a wood into the next rink, onto the bank or rebounds to less than 21m from the mat then the end is dead and will be replayed in the same direction (unless both players agree otherwise). The player who scores the most shots on the previous end plays first on the next end and decides on the position of the jack. The winner is the player with the highest score after 12 ends. (15 ends in the semi-final and final) If the game is tied an extra end is played.
Mixed Australian Pairs
Drawn pairs, played in a 2 - 4 - 2 format, the winners being the team with the highest score after 18 ends.
Mixed Yardstick
A 4 bowls singles where every bowl within a yard of the jack scores a point. The player with the most points after 12 ends (15 ends in the semi-final and final) wins or the player who is too far ahead to be caught by his/her opponent. If the game is tied an extra end is played. The player with shot bowl on that end is the winner.
Mixed Fixed Jack
The Jack is not cast but placed on a golf tee at full length going one way and minimum length going the opposite way. If the jack is displaced from the golf tee it is replaced onto the golf tee. On each end points are awarded for the nearest 4 bowls as follows: Shot=4, second=3, third=2 and fourth=1 irrespective of which player they belong to. The score on each end will always total 10. The winner is the player with the highest score after 12 ends. (15 ends in the semi-final and final) . If the game is tied an extra end is played.
Men's Championship Singles
A 4 bowls singles competition. The winner is the first player to 21 shots.
The Championship winners automatically qualify for the following season's Sussex County Champion of Champions competitions if they wish to enter. The Club pays the entry fee for this competition.
Ladies' Championship Singles
A 4 bowls singles competition. The winner is the first player to 21 shots.
The Championship winners automatically qualify for the following season's Sussex County Champion of Champions competitions if they wish to enter. The Club pays the entry fee for this competition.
Mixed Miles Cup
A 4 bowls singles competition open to any member who has NOT won a Hampden Park Bowls competition. The format is 2 sets of 9 ends (accumulated points as per a normal game) with a third set tie-break (only if required) of 3 ends. NOTE - Only 1 point per end in the tie-break.
Men's Handicap Singles
A 4 bowls singles competition. The winner is the first to 21 shots. Handicaps are agreed by the competition committee. The player with the highest handicap starts on 0, the opponent on the difference between the handicaps.
Ladies' Handicap Singles
A 4 bowls singles competition. The winner is the first to 21 shots. Handicaps are agreed by the competition committee. The player with the highest handicap starts on 0, the opponent on the difference between the handicaps.
Ladies' 4 Wood Pairs
Drawn pairs, the winners being the team with the highest score after 18 ends.
Men's 4 Wood Pairs
Drawn pairs, the winners being the team with the highest score after 18 ends.
Mixed 4 Wood Open Pairs
Drawn pairs, the winners being the team with the highest score after 18 ends.
Mixed Triples
Drawn mixed triples, the winners being the team with the highest score after 18 ends.
Men's Triples
Drawn triples, the winners being the team with the highest score after 18 ends.
Mixed 4 Wood Pairs
Drawn pairs, the winners being the team with the highest score after 18 ends.
Men's 2 Wood Singles
A 2 bowls singles competition. The winner is the first player to 21 shots.
Ladies' 2 Woods Singles
A 2 bowls singles competition. The winner is the first player to 21 shots.
Additional Rules
1.Format
If fewer than 8 players enter any competition, a Round-Robin format will be applied, every entrant thus playing each of the other competitors in turn.
2. Handicap
All entrants will receive a handicap as determined by the competition committee. The score is adjusted at the outset of the match so that the player with the higher handicap is credited with the difference between the two handicaps.