Grampian Short Mat Bowls Club

Grampian Short Mat Top 5

Our final games from Friday night for the Laird Parker League Cup, congratulations to the winners Garlogie.

The final was played in good spirit and Garlogie started strongly winning, both games in the first half, a spirited comeback from Monymusk was thwarted by a superbly played last end by pairs team Claire and Murray Masson, taking a 3 in the final end to win 16-13 whilst the Monymusk triples team finished strongly to win their game. Final score 6-2 to Garlogie.

A strong performance from Harlaw saw them secure 3rd Place in our league, putting Alford into 4th place.

A 6-2 win for Insch over Garioch saw them pick up 5th in the league.

A strong performance from Aboyne saw them pick up 7th in the league, winning their final game against Kemnay.

Thank you to all the players, many trying short mat for the first time, for making this league work. Hopefully we can grow in strength from this starting point.

Many thanks to Gordon Spence for his kind donation and help in making this top 5 league possible.

Thanks to Lesley from the Drouthy Laird for her donation and gift vouchers and thank you to Harlaw player Steve Angus from Kintore Trophy Shop for the fantastic cup donation. Anyone wanting to see the cup can drop in past the shop where it shall be on display.

Last but not least, thanks to Paul for taking across 2 carpets from Garlogie to allow the finals night to take place, it was great to see 8 mats played on at the same time and to see some viewers watching on and enjoying some great bowling.

Anyone keen to enter a team for next season, please do not hesitate to get in touch with Sandy McDonald or Grant Reid to find out more.

Alan and Paul, along with Gary Stewart have made it to the quarterfinals tomorrow.

Keep an eye out for how they get on.

Alan and Paul, along with Gary Stewart have made it to the quarterfinals tomorrow.

Keep an eye out for how they get on.

Murray and Sandy have made it to the quarterfinals tomorrow.

Keep an eye out for how they get on.

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World Short Mat Bowls Championships 2026 Norway

Good luck to our guys who are travelling out to Norway today for the World Championships in Short Mat Bowls.

Alan Masson, Graeme Allan, Grant Reid, Murray Masson, Paul Walker and Sandy McDonald, will be looking to bring World titles back to our club.

We will try and post updates here if possible. Follow Scottish Short Mat Bowling Federation and Bowls Norway for updates too.

Good luck guys. You got this.

Grampian Short Mat Top 5

Yesterday saw the semi finals of the Championship and the Consolation playoffs.

The ties were:

Championship
Garlogie v Alford
Monymusk v Harlaw

Consolation
Insch v Kemnay
Aboyne v Garioch

Congratulations to the winners Insch, Garioch, Garlogie and Monymusk, who move forward to Finals day, of which the date is to be confirmed.

Finals day fixtures will be:

7th place playoff: Kemnay v Aboyne
Consolation Final: Insch v Garioch
3rd place playoff: Alford v Harlaw
Championship Final: Garlogie v Monymusk

Special mention goes to Paul Ewan of Garioch, whose shot won the first ever tournament penalty shoot out.

Well done to Paul Walker, Graham Thomson and Murray Masson, who claimed the Scottish National Triples title in Inverness today.

This is Murray’s second National title of the season, after winning the pairs with Sandy McDonald at Auchinleck in October.

Congratulations to our champions today in our National Triples, claiming the title in emphatic fashion. Well done to Paul Walker, Graham Thomson and Murray Masson, of Grampian, who defeated Stuart Hiddleston, Jimmy Broatch and Robert Lenza, of Thornhill. Well done guys.

Here are the champions, receiving their trophy from new SSMBF President, Paul Geddes.