Country Club of the Year – Busselton
Jim Murray Award Busselton Bowling Club have won this year’s Jim Murray Award as the Country Club of the Year.
Members including their new President and Vice-President accepted the award at the Bowls WA Awards Night at Crown in May.
Busselton had a fantastic year on the green coupled with the hard work of its volunteers which saw it win the award.
Busselton won all three of the South West League’s first division pennants this season as well as other strong performances.
In particular their women who were both winners and runners up in their other two divisions had an amazing pennant year.
In league events Busselton produced winners in the men’s pairs and fours and four other events were runners-up.
A number of Busselton players made the South West league’s Inter-League side including seven men in their victorious campaign.
Six men went on to win the Inter-Zone Round Robin as well while two women were part of the winning Inter-Zone Fours team.
Four men and two women represented the Country All-Stars against the State Squad.
Country Week was also a major success for Busselton with three runners up and a win.
The ladies fours team of Kerry Scott, Karen Gaglia, Christine Dawson and Linda Burgin ended the week as Ladies Country Week Fours champions while Matthew Pennington finished runner up in the Men’s Singles and Men’s Pairs with Jim Paganoni.
The club was also well represented in the Over 60s arena with two state team members and a strong showing in the women’s singles with a runner up and a semi-finalist.
Like many clubs Busselton has a strong core of volunteers dedicated to the club.
The club undertook multiple works to improve the club and its greens which was almost entirely done by volunteers, including construction work.
New President Wayne Coyle was quick to praise his club’s volunteers when accepting the award.
“What makes Busselton a little bit special is the 25 volunteers and plus that we have that make our club the success it is,” he said.
“It’s the workers, it’s the people and its every bit and ounce of strength.”
