Bridge Club News
Thirty four pairs competed for the 2019 Michael Marks Shield glory on Saturday 30 March, but only one pair, Terry and Jim Rothwell was able to triumph.
Runners-up were Vivien Eldridge and Patrick Starck.
See the full results from our website. Thanks to Annegrete Kolding as convener and to Ronnie Ng as director.
12 teams from Brisbane Waters Bridge Club travelled south to our club on Sunday 31 Mar for the annual Peninsula vs Peninsula interclub teams challenge. Most travelled by ferry across Broken Bay and were picked up in a convoy of cars excellently organised by John and Margaret Rogers.
It was a very enjoyable day. Vivien pulled the event together superbly, helped by Ronnie as director and by contributions of time and food by many Peninsula members. Special mention to Barbara Anderson who spent half a day volunteering without playing. I believe we made a good impression on our guests!
Six of us from Peninsula (Susan Eason, Sandy Carter, Sandie Rooke, Andrew Ikin, Sarah Young and Gayle King) travelled across the Blue Mountains to Orange for two days of bridge at the NSW State 2019 Novice and Restricted Pairs - March 23-24.
The countryside was very dry once we left the Blue Mountains and then we hit some heavy rain so let's hope it is a beginning of a good Autumn rainfall for the tableland farmers and gardeners.
Sandie and Andrew played in the Restricted (less than 300 MP) section. The rest of us played in Novice (less than 100 MP).
Eight teams from Peninsula Bridge Club joined teams from across Metro North region at Trumps Bridge Centre on Sunday 10 Mar to battle for the Margaret Smale Interclub Teams Challenge trophy.
In the end Trumps managed to retain the Margaret Smale Interclub Teams Challenge trophy beating North Shore Bridge Club 12 to 11, well ahead of third placed Peninsula Bridge Club (who squeaked in ahead of Manly-Warringah Leagues Bridge Club). Only a few Peninsula teams did well throughout the day.
It is not too early to get your team together for our major Peninsula Swiss Teams Congress on Sunday 28 April. This is a chance to play some of the state's best players at our convenient home.
The day is traditionally a popular success and furthersPeninsula's reputation for hosting such events, a testimony to the large number of volunteers who assisted in diverse ways.
Can we beat last year's 33 teams? You can check last year's details and photos from the day.
Led by Ron Klinger, 7 renowned bridge players will each contribute a column one day a week for the new ABF Daily Column, which started on 1 March.
As bridge columns are being cut from printed newspapers that are suffering reduced advertising, this option from the ABF provides an easy and convenient way to get your daily two minute bridge fix by email. I have received a week's worth so far, one from each of the seven experts, and recommend it for any competitive player. Based on the first week the standard is more accessible and probably a little easier than Ron Klinger's columns in the Sydney Morning Herald.
The cost is only $52 a year - find out all the details and subscribe on the ABF site.
Congratulations to Chris and Noreen Moore for winning our local final - and coming second in the state - in the 2018 NSWBA Under 100MP Championship in the 25-50MP division.
Congratulations to the other Peninsula local final winners in their categories: Maggie Gibbs and Paddy Purves (50-100MP), and Pam Crofts and Robin Hall (10-25MP).
Check the full results and growing collection of photos of the winners in the various categories. This event will be run again at Peninsula in 2019 on Friday 29 Nov.
Congratulations to Derek Tyms and Ado Hardy for winning the three week 2019 Club Pairs Championship held in February.
Derek and Ado had a great last round score of 67% to edge ahead of the previous leaders Alan Davies and Vivien Eldridge.
Derek and Ado are international members, and have since returned to Thailand and are likely to be back in another five or six months.
