Australian Open

by admin on January 28, 2014

The Southern Hemisphere’s biggest and most lucrative bowls event. February 16 to 20, 2014
Darebin International Sports Centre, VIC

The Australian Open is the Southern Hemisphere’s biggest and most lucrative bowls event.

A multi-discipline tournament, the Australian Open features singles,
pairs and fours for both men and women, as well as a festival of bowls
which incorporates specific age group and bowlers with a disability
divisions.

Since the inaugural event in 2005, the Australian Open has attracted the
games biggest names including Australian stars Kelsey Cottrell, Karen
Murphy, Leif Selby, Lisa Phillips and Mark Casey, not to mention
international raiders Gary Lawson (NZ), Ryan Bester (Canada), Safuan
Said (Malaysia), Greg Harlow (England) and Jeremy Henry (Ireland).

With a six figure prize purse up for grabs, the event will again be
staged at the Darebin International Sports Centre, the host venue from
2006 to 2008, and 2011 to 2014.