Bridge Club News
Our Tuesday Challenge Night Swiss Pairs on 22 June were won by Peter Clarke and Jim Rothwell with a decisive win in the final round.
They finished well ahead of runners-up Sarah Young and Hans van Weeren with Col Dempster and Brian Ody coming third on the night.
Our guest expert was successful player Steven Bock who has been a member of the NSW Seniors team six times. He stressed knowing your system well and avoiding mistakes as the key elements of success at competitive level. Unfortunately my playing with him for the first time did not demonstrate the lesson. Knowing the system takes more than a few minutes discussion - and avoiding mistakes for me is still a major ambition!
Peninsula attended the North Shore Bridge Club's Two Men and a Truck Restricted and Novice Congress on the weekend of 24-25 June in force. And returned in triumph with:
- Sarah Young and Len Evershed (seeded 20th) winning the Swiss Pairs Restricted Category,
- Hans van Weeren, Peter Clarke, Heidi Colenbrander and Ray Hurst winning the Swiss Teams Restricted Category, and
- Christine Egan, Di Agostino, Sue Evershed and John Simmonds as runners-up in the Swiss Teams Novice Category.
On 1 August, revisions to the Laws of Duplicate Bridge will take effect in Australia - and at the Peninsula Bridge Club.
Watch this space, in the next edition, for a summary of how these changes will affect you, the players.
Currently your directors are receiving training and guidance in these revisions to ensure a smooth transition.
Join the fun on Wednesday evenings, eat pizza and play bridge, it really doesn’t get better.
Pizza and bridge, such a natural combination you wonder why no-one thought of it before. With evening games starting at 7pm, some members have trouble getting a meal organised before the start of bridge - this is no longer a problem. Other members just like pizza – whatever your predilections, contact Beagle (
Great food, great bridge, great cause! Twenty seven pairs turned up on Friday evening to support Peninsula Bridge Club’s 2017 Charity Night.
Thanks to Noleen Cregan, Cassandra Mitchell, Margaret Rogers and Vickie Busteed who laid on wonderful warming soups to take the chill off the night, and to Di Agostino and Christine Egan who spoiled us with delicious desserts. Thanks also to director Sue Falkingham.
The raffle hamper was won by Anne Thomson and the bottle of whisky by Pam Kempster.
Sue Evershed and John Simmonds did very well in the 2017 Australia-Wide Novice Pairs, coming 11th Australia-wide with a score of 67.0. Interestingly when scored over just the Peninsula entrants they were pipped by Grahame Elith and Keith Trevallion, but scoring nationally turned the tables strongly in Sue and John's favour. Nationally Maggie Gibbs and Susan Jensen came 32nd, ahead of Judith Croxall and Robert Gaven who came 55th.
Read the full letter below from the event's national organiser. Brad Coles, and prize winners should note what they need to do to claim their prizes.
"Thank you again for taking part in our Australia-Wide Novice Pairs! The final results are now on the Australian Bridge web site.
Directors from Peninsula, Manly Leagues, North Shore, Narrabeen & Newport gave up their Saturday morning to learn about changes to the Laws of Duplicate Bridge.
The training session was conducted by John McIlrath with the support of the ABF and hosted by PBC. The 15 directors who attended were very grateful for the help.
Some may be interested in this "riotous new play about two fiercely competitive bridge-playing grandmothers stars Virginia Gay, Nancye Hayes and Sue Jones in a charming odd-ball story that will leave you grinning."
According to the Melbourne Theatre Company website "The Autumn Road Retirement Village in Caulfield has a fiercely competitive bridge club, but with old age doing its inevitable work, no bridge partnership lasts for long. When Minnie loses her playing partner in an unfortunate swimming accident, Liraz is desperate for them to team up. You see, Minnie has a granddaughter and Liraz has a grandson. Both are hopelessly single. Laying all her cards on the table, Minnie is bidding hearts."
This new play Minnie & Liraz by Lally Katz runs from 13-24 June 2017 at the Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax Studio. Fancy a trip down south?
