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WELCOME TO THE NORTHEAST DIVISION OF BOWLS USA

Stretched from New England to Southern Virginia and out to Western Pennsylvania the Northeast Division is the birthplace of lawn bowls in the United States of America.

In the early 1900's the American Lawn Bowls Association was formed in Buffalo, NY and continues today as BOWLS USA with clubs spanning from coast to coast.

Our division is a very active one with tournaments nearly every other week during the summer as well as an annual week-long open tournament with potential visitors from all over the globe.

The Northeast Division supports a strong local club base and encourages clubs to join and spread their wings to other clubs and more competition. We support clubs who foster  strong camaraderie, league play and social events throughout the year and who seek to promote and grow the sport for future generations to enjoy.

The Northeast division has a long tradition of excellence with several national champions and even a world champion in its past and current membership. All the clubs welcome guests who want to try out this sport and joining is easy. 

Contact us today and we'll get you started in a game that you can play and enjoy for a lifetime. It is a great family game with husbands and wives playing at the same time with their children. It is not unheard of to have three generations all playing on the same green. We all have witnessed 12 year olds competing against 80 year olds, grandfathers against grand-daughter and brothers teaming up for 2 and 3 decades. It is truly a sport one can play and compete at a high level for many many years. The most common phrase we hear from new members who came to the game in retirement is, "I wish I knew about this game before!"

Come give it a try!

Click on image below to find your nearest club....

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Photo courtesy from Tee Adams
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We belong and so do you!
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Rule Book of Bowls
Download the laws of the sport of bowls here!

LAWN BOWLING BASICS

The video below was created by Charlie Hebert, who is an avid bowler and champion with an extreme interest in promoting lawn bowls. Thanks Charlie from your friends in the Northeast!
HALL OF FAMERS
 There is a rich tradition of excellence in the Northeast division. 
Click here to see our Hall of Fame and read a little about some of our members who have achieved National recognition.


We have inducted the following bowlers in our NED Hall of Fame for 2017:
Colin Smith, Essex County LBC ​

​In Memoriam:

Ron Buck, Dupont LBC 
Lois Saladin, Frick Park LBC 
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President's Message

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Happy New Year!  Hope everyone enjoyed their holidays!

I wanted to share some updates with you all since our season is so short in the Northeast. We had many tournaments outside the NED that took place after our season ended. We also had some great momentum of clubs that are interested in coming back or joining our division.  


Results of the following National Tournaments: 
  •  2017 National Championships - Newport Harbor Lawn Bowling Club, CA           
  • Strong effort was made by the Northeast Division
    • Ladies’ Singles: Michele Arculli
    • Ladies’ Pairs: Veronica Sum & Frances Shen
    • Men’s Singles: Sven (Dan) Berg
    • Men’s Pairs: Bobby Sayer & Dick Sayer
  • 2017 US Open - Sarasota, FL
    • Sven (Dan) Berg was the 2nd place winner in Men’s Singles
    • Patrick Duffy placed 1st place, 3rd flight in Pairs and 1st place, 2nd flight in Rinks (Fours)
    • Veronica Sum placed 1st place in 5th Flight in Rinks (Fours)
Congratulations to all and thank you for a great NED showing at this year’s US Open as well as the great attendance at the majority of our NED tournaments this year!

  • NED Sub-Committees: We are looking to have any volunteers who might have interests in the following committees.  We believe some of you have talents & skills that we are not aware of. Therefore, we are asking for your experience to assist us in promoting this sport.
    • Marketing – Chairperson: Dick Sayer (richardsayerphotography@gmail.com)
    • Club Recruitment – Chairperson: Josh Sayer (jsayermusic@gmal.com)
    • Coaching/Clinics – Chairperson: Eileen Luba (eileenluba54@gmail.com)

If anyone is interested in any more information on these committees or would like to join, please feel free to reach out to the above chairperson.
  • 2018 NED Tournament Schedule:  will be available by the beginning of January and will be posted on the NED website at www.bowlsnortheast.com. 
    • 2018 NED Open will be held in the Poconos again at both Skytop & Buck Hill Falls – Dates: Aug 18 to Aug 23, 2018 / NOTE: a flyer will be created with information on specific dates for Triples, Pairs & Singles as well as accommodation information
    • 2018 US Open will be held in Sun City, AZ – Dates: Nov 2 to 10, 2018
    • 2018 National Championships (reps are winners of the NED Playdowns) will be held in Sun City Center, FL – Dates: Nov 24 to 30, 2018
  • Possible new clubs for NED:
    • Coveleigh – Rye, NY: might consider returning to the NED / further discussions required
    • Buffalo, NY (Park Country Club): has a bowling green that is part of a county club and would like to become a member of the NED for next year
    • New Bedford, MA (crown greens): discussion and meeting has taken place with representative of New Bedford Recreation Department to build two new grass greens to replace current crown greens. 
  • 2018 Survey: I will be sending out a short survey to get a pulse of how our NED members feel about certain things we do within our division.  More to come….
  • Announcements: 
    • Colin Smith has been officially voted into the Bowls USA Hall of Fame. Congratulations to Colin for a well-deserved honor. We will be officially honoring Colin at the first NED Tournament next year, which will be the Arculli Pairs in May.
    • Lastly, I have been officially elected as 2nd Vice President of Bowls USA and will remain the Female Councilor for the NED.

If anyone has any additional questions, thoughts or ideas, please feel free to email us at nedbowls@gmail.com. We welcome any feedback or participation in our division to make us better.

Sincerely,

Veronica Sum
​NED President
Jan 2018

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New Bedford, MA - existing crown green & clubhouse

NED TOURNAMENT NEWS

2018 Tournament Schedule....click here​

UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS
The 2018 Northeast Division Open will be held mid-August in two of our beautiful and most scenic lawn bowling greens in the Poconos.  Come join us for some fun and great competition! 
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NOTE: Our Open allows mixed teams of men & women to play together.

2018 NED TOURNAMENT RESULTS

TBD

FOR 2017 TOURNAMENT RESULTS, CLICK HERE.

IN OTHER NEWS....


Check out some videos of the Finals at the 2016 World Bowls with some of the greatest bowlers around the world!

Institution of new fliers and business cards for use at some clubs in 2014...

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We developed a new promotional flier and business card that will hopefully help spread a positive awareness of our sport around the communities that have bowling greens. This is our first new step towards working with clubs to build membership.

The fliers are tri-fold and are meant to be used in combination with the business card with each club's contact. Currently, Frick Park, Essex and Fernliegh LBCs have been issued cards and we will work to get more clubs involved.

You can click on each individual image on the bottom to enlarge.

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    • Essex County LBC
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    • Skytop LBC
    • Williamsburg Lawn Bowls Club
  • NED Tournament Info
    • 2022 Tournament Schedule
    • 2021 Tournament Schedule >
      • 2021 Tournament Results
      • 2021 NED Open - Info
    • 2020 Tournament Schedule >
      • 2020 NED Open - Info
      • 2020 Tournament Results
    • Previous Tournament Results >
      • 2019 Tournament Results >
        • 2019 Tournament Schedule
        • 2019 NED Open - Info
      • 2018 Tournament Results >
        • 2018 Tournament Schedule
        • 2018 NED Open - Info
      • 2017 Tournament Results >
        • 2017 Tournament Schedule
      • 2016 Tournament Results >
        • 2016 Tournament Schedule
      • 2015 Tournament Results >
        • 2015 Tournament Schedule
      • 2014 Tournament Results >
        • 2014 Tournament Schedule
      • 2013 Tournament Results
      • 2012 Tournament Results
      • 2011 Tournament Results
    • NED Tournament History >
      • NED Playdown Results
      • Tradition of Champions
      • NED Retired Events
    • Running a tournament?
  • Contact us
    • Basic Information
    • Links
  • Video
  • Promotion