HERMOSA BEACH
LAWN BOWLING CLUB

The Hermosa Beach Lawn Bowling Club is located next to Clark Building at 861 Valley Drive, Hermosa Beach. We are open to the public and we furnish equipment and instruction to beginners.

A BIT OF HISTORY

Our club was founded in 1936, when Mayor John Clark obtained the approval of the City Council to install a green at his own expense. In 1958, a clubhouse was donated and in 1963 a second green was laid. In the 1960s, over 150 bowlers could be seen all dressed in white. When membership waned, the second green was lost to the basketball court. We are a smaller, more informal club now and are seeking new members.

HOW AND WHEN WE PLAY

Lawn bowls weigh about 4 pounds and are elliptical in shape, causing a bias or curve when rolled on the green toward the small white target ball called the jack. Teams of doubles or triples are usually played. This is a fun sport of moderate exercise. We bowl on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:45 a.m. and on Saturday at 9:45 a.m. Come at any session (approximately 2 hours.) We only ask that you wear rubber soled shoes to protect the green, and no, you don’t have to wear white clothes. We also have special events, sometimes on Sundays, with tournaments and barbecues.

Please join us at our historical location.

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For more information call George Renshaw (323)359-4395 or Detlef Herbst (310) 375-6926

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