Namibians dominate in bowls

FOURTEEN teams entered for the Uramin Trips Bowls tournament held at the Windhoek Country Club Greens recently.

The event was in its fourth year and was sponsored Uramin Namibia. Five bowlers from South Africa came to compete in the richest bowls event ever in Namibia, with a total of N$17 000 in prize money.The Triple Kiss team of Jean Viljoen, Diana Viljoen and Graham Snyman, all from Windhoek Country Club, won the event and walked away with N$7 200.In second place was the Just in Time team of Eric Luff, Otto Kraehenbuhl and Erna Muller, who walked away with N$3 400.The Uramin 1 team was third and consisted of Jakob Nesiko, Heleen Rust and Johan Kruger.They pocketed N$2 400 for their efforts.None of the South African teams managed to make the top money cut but they are all expected to be back next year, admitting that they encountered an unexpected and surprisingly high standard of bowls in Namibia.The tournament presentation and format of play earned the event a place amongst the best bowls tournaments in Africa.Five bowlers from South Africa came to compete in the richest bowls event ever in Namibia, with a total of N$17 000 in prize money.The Triple Kiss team of Jean Viljoen, Diana Viljoen and Graham Snyman, all from Windhoek Country Club, won the event and walked away with N$7 200.In second place was the Just in Time team of Eric Luff, Otto Kraehenbuhl and Erna Muller, who walked away with N$3 400.The Uramin 1 team was third and consisted of Jakob Nesiko, Heleen Rust and Johan Kruger.They pocketed N$2 400 for their efforts.None of the South African teams managed to make the top money cut but they are all expected to be back next year, admitting that they encountered an unexpected and surprisingly high standard of bowls in Namibia.The tournament presentation and format of play earned the event a place amongst the best bowls tournaments in Africa.