Our Club
The Buzz:
The Mount Dora Lawn Bowling Club was formed in 1928. We celebrated our 90th ANNIVERSARY in April of 2018, and we are now one of the largest clubs in the United States!
The sport of Lawn Bowls is popular throughout the world but most prevalent in the United States, United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. In our country there are clubs from coast to coast. Our own club is a member of the Southeast Division of BowlsUSA. The SE Division is comprised of 14 separate clubs from North Carolina to Florida.
We provide daily recreational bowling in the mornings and evenings as well competitive intra-club and inter-club tournaments for those who enjoy the next level of competition. Lawn Bowls is a sport that serves all ages & we welcome new members!
We have a beautiful clubhouse where we host monthly socials, and enjoy Bunco, Trivia, Mah Jongg, Bridge, and more!
Under the Events tab are the sub-pages labeled Calendar, Tournaments, and Social Activities. ‘Click’ on each of these for more detailed information!
For questions, Email: info@mountdoralawnbowling.com.
Follow the club on FB @mtdoralawnbowling, Instagram: mtdoralawnbowls and Youtube!
What else is new?
FOX 35 News visits Mount Dora Bowls Club
“Good Morning Orlando” TV reporter David Martin and crew visited our club last year. Mr. Martin does reports on weekday mornings which highlight stories of local interest. The theme on Thursdays is “Throwback Thursday” and as our club was founded in 1928 and the origins of bowls goes back hundreds of years, our club was a natural choice to be covered by Fox 35 News.
Several segments were filmed by the crew over a 90-minute period although only one made it to YouTube. Club Vice President Dick Maglio, Social Director Tricia Eustice and veteran member Sy Carkhuff were interviewed by Mr. Martin. All three represented the club in superb fashion while the club received significant publicity in the Orlando area.
The show covered the basics of lawn bowls, such as the bias of bowls, the concept of getting your bowl near the jack and the differences between bocce and bowls. Mr. Martin rolled a few bowls on camera with guidance from Sy Carkhuff. More than 40 members were in attendance to bowl and show their enthusiasm for our sport.
Bowls Chat!
For those of you who just can’t get enough information on sport of Lawn Bowls, check out the web site called “BowlsChat”, www.bowlschat.com. It is administered in the UK, but is international in its coverage of the sport. Our club is well represented with pictures and other information through Facebook. Thanks to Bill Forbes for making us aware of the site. The following is taken from the web site:
BowlsChat is a website designed specifically for the Bowling Community with multiple features to allow Outdoor, Indoor and Short Mat bowlers around the world to interact, share information and communicate in a private and secure online environment.
The BowlsChat Community is the perfect place to share individual or team experiences, promote your club and interact with other bowlers at home or abroad. BowlsChat can be accessed anywhere at any time on any device, so use it to increase awareness of the game of bowls and help to develop the game around the world.
