Bridge on Sydney's Northern Beaches

This premier regional event is open to pairs nominated by any of the ABF affiliated bridge clubs on Sydney's northern beaches. Each club can nominate up to eight pairs of their regular players to represent them.

In 2010 it is being hosted by the Peninsula Bridge Club and will be run as two sessions on Sunday 18 July. The wiinning pair and their club will be determined by a simple addition of the session percentage scores. Read on for how to enter!

Northern beaches bridge clubs did well if not brilliantly in the 2009 State Wide Pairs. Manly Leagues and Narrabeen clubs were amongst the 28 participating clubs this year, and had four pairs in the top 30 in the state.

First of these, coming 19th, were Jan McLennan and Bev Menzies, of the Manly Leagues Bridge Club. Jan and Bev won the 2009 Manly Daily Northern Beaches Pairs event in August. Close behind, coming 21st, were Linda Abbenbroek and Carolyn Dowling, also of the Manly Leagues Bridge Club.

Narrabeen pairs, Lynn Baker and Yong White, and Sue and Rodney Scotford, came 28th and 29th in the state. Lynn and Yong came second state-wide in the first of the three sessions and won a prize for doing so.

Additionally Patricia Matheson and Marcia Sawyer, frequent players on the northern beaches, came 13th state-wide, playing at Trumps.

The Manly Leagues Bridge Club retained its title in the 2009 Manly Daily Northern Beaches Pairs championship played on Sunday 9 August at the Peninula Bridge Club.

MLBC pair, Jan McLennan and Bev Menzies had a clear victory over the two sessions, despite some treacherous misfit hands. "We have learned to recognise situations where the safest course is just to stop bidding," said Bev Menzies, after their victory.

McLennan and Menzies have been a strong partnership for twenty six years, and never a cross word between them according to the pair. "Our partnership works because each of us thinks the other is the better player," according to Jan McLennan. "That and founding our partnership system on many round table discussions with a bottle of wine - or a quick brandy for total recall."

These forums are designed to improve bridge in our area, and the Collaboration Forum is designed in particular to facilitate collaborative bridge events, teaching and promotional activities in the area. Please pass this invitation message on to any other directors or interested club players/committee members in the area.

These forums held every four months are designed to improve bridge in oure area, and the Directors Forum is designed in particular to enable club directors to share and discuss any directing issues with their peers and to assist them to keep their knowledge and skills up-to-date. Tony Howes, the NSWBA Directors' Accreditation Coordinator, is generally present. Please pass this invitation message on to any other directors or interested club players/committee members in the area.

The final week to this three week Manly Daily Northern Beaches Pairs event saw the field close in, but congratulations go to the clear winners, Patricia Matheson and Marcia Sawyer of the Manly Leagues Bridge Club, ahead of Michael Draper and David Farmer of the same club and then in third place, Jan McLennan and Bev Menzies representing the Balgowlah-Dee Why Bridge Club. Click for the full results.

With just one week to go in this three week Manly Daily Northern Beaches Pairs event, Michael Draper and David Farmer of the Manly Leagues Bridge Club are leading with Patricia Matheson and Marcia Sawyer close behind. The first week leaders had a poor second round to drop to fifth place. Click for the full results.

There will be a small presentation about 4.15pm after the final session at the Manly Leagues on Sunday 24 August. A perpetual trophy donated by the Manly Daily will be inscribed with the name of the winning pair and their club.