Bowls Scotland Explained

Bowls Scotland
Logosize:175px
Sport:Bowls
Jurisdiction:Scotland
Aff:World Bowls
President:Ron McArthur and Marella O'Neill
Url:www.bowlsscotland.com
Countryflag:Scotland
Membership:816 clubs

Bowls Scotland is the governing body for the sport of bowls in Scotland.[1] A subsidiary of World Bowls, it is responsible for the leadership, development and management of lawn bowls in Scotland. It is headquartered in Ayr.[2]

The organisation's presidents are Ron McArthur (of Zetland Bowling Club), for the men's, and Marella O'Neill (of Dalry Bowling Club), for the women's.

History

Bowls Scotland was established in 2011, after the unification of separate men's and women's governing bodies of the sport.

The Bowls Scotland National Championships is the largest week-long bowls competition in the world. It sees over one thousand players competing for 24 national championships across the men's, women's, youth and para sections.[3]

Structure

, Scotland's 816 bowling clubs are grouped into 32 districts:[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Us Bowls Scotland 2024 . 2024-08-02 . www.bowlsscotland.com.
  2. Web site: BOWLS SCOTLAND overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK . 2024-08-02 . find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk . en.
  3. Web site: Watch: Bowls Scotland National Championships 2024 . 2024-08-02 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  4. Web site: District 26 Bowls Scotland 2024 . 2024-08-02 . www.bowlsscotland.com.