Brian Suckley won his second Zone 16 Senior Singles title in three years after beating Wiseman Park clubmate Robbie Warren in the final at Figtree Sports.
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The 2018 champion led virtually all the way in a 31-27 triumph in the third straight year of an all-Wisos final of the Zone Over 60s championship.
Suckley beat Robin Smith to clinch the 2018 Senior Singles with Smith the champion in 2019 following a win over Brian Bott in the decider.
''I feel fortunate to have won one; so to win a second Senior Singles is very special,'' said Suckley, who with good mate Warren are key members of the NSW Over 60s squad.
''Anytime you get to face Robbie you know it's going to be a good match and you've got to play well. It's a very strong field in the Seniors and being another all-Wisos final is another reason to be proud.''
Warren made his Senior Jackaroos debut 12 months ago and is in his first year of Seniors at Zone 16 level. He has already left his mark after partnering Robin Smith to win the Zone Senior Pairs back in March.
''It's great to be able to do so well in the first year,'' Warren said. ''This event we've pretty much owned the last few years so it's terrific we've able to continue that run.''
Both Warren and Suckley had a massive fight in their semi-finals and trailed at the mid-way point.
Bomaderry's Eric Lane started strongly against Suckley and led 10-4 and 11-8 before the Wiseman Park bowler picked up a three and a four to lead 15-11.
Lane then won the next two ends to regain the advantage 16-15, before back-to-back threes gave Suckley a 21-16 lead to set him on his way to a hard-fought 31-20 win. In the other semi, Thirroul's Daryl Webster won five straight ends to lead 17-8 before Warren picked up a two, a three and a single to cut the deficit to 17-14.
Warren then hit the front at 21-18, but Webster won three straight ends to edge ahead 22-21, only for Warren to close it out 31-24.
Warren was also taken to the brink in his quarter-final against Thirroul's Glen Aitken, winning 31-30.
Lane also booked a spot in the semi-finals with a 31-30 win over Figtree's Harry Johnston in one of the matches of the championship.
Meanwhile, the Zone championship season continues this weekend with the Champion of the Club Champions Pairs at Fairy Meadow, ahead of the final on November 7.
The winners qualify for the state event along with the victors of the Zone Champion of Club Champion Singles which begins on October 31. The Singles final is also at Fairy Meadow on November 7.
The last of the Zone Champion of Club Champion events is the Fours which starts November 14 and features the club Fours winners from across Zone 16.
Triples treat for Corrimal
Skip Wilson and partners finished strongly in the final to beat Bev Fleming, Bev Rombouts and skip Lorraine Neilson 27-14 in perfect spring conditions.
The match was very competitive and level at the midway point before Wilson steered her side to a deserved victory. The winning team also have a love of golf, while all the finalists are friends with Corrimal Women's BC proud of its activities on and off the green.
The Triples semi-finals were held in September, with Neilson's team beating Pat Purdie (skip) and partners Wendy Tweddle and Christa Cheadle in a close match.
Wilson and partners also had a hard-fought win over Robyn Sweeny (skip), Nora Flanagan and Eileen Critcher in their semi. In other championship results this season, Spanish international Lisa Bonsor won the Ladies Major Singles, with Pat Purdie the runner up.
Helen Service and Pat Purdie played well to clinch the Pairs title, with Chris Kellow and Lisa Bonsor runners-up. As with all sporting clubs, the Corrimal ladies had to deal with the restrictions around coronavirus which caused events to be postponed.
Pairs champs eye Zone title
The club Pairs winners from Zone 16 have their sights on a Zone title with the Champion of Club Champion Pairs at Fairy Meadow this weekend.
Nineteen sides are bidding to win a Zone event in 2020 and chase a state crown at the NSW Finals next year.
Warilla's Jackaroos duo Corey Wedlock and Aaron Teys will start favourites and have a round one bye before taking on Bellambi's Phil Bartrim and Mick Horrell at Fairy Meadow on Saturday afternoon.
Among the interesting first round match-ups is Figtree Sports champs Tony Dunn and Peter Bennett taking on Windang's Geoff Walker and Mark Larsen, who won the Zone Champion of Club Champion Pairs in 2018.
Woonona's John Ritchie and Warren Hamilton meet Bomaderry's Eric Lane and Geoff Tracey in round two, while also in round two, Carl Morgan and Ron Miller (Corrimal) face Jason Cheadle and Robbie Warren (Wiseman Park).
The quarter-finals and semis are on Sunday with the final on November 7 at headquarters Fairy Meadow.