The 1969 Women's World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at the Elizabethan Bowls Club in Rockdale, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, from 4–12 December 1969.
The event was organised by the newly affiliated International Women's Bowling Board in 1969 without the British Isles as members. This resulted in a first International Tournament with just six nations taking part. Gladys Doyle won the singles which was held in a round robin format. The pairs, triples and fours Gold and Taylor trophies all went to South Africa.
Medallists Event Gold Silver BronzeWomen's singles Gladys Doyle Elsie McDonald Norma MasseyWomen's pairs Elsie McDonald May Cridlan Pam Hart Jean Turnbull Olive Patton Clarice Woolley Women's triples Sara Sundelowitz Yetta Emanuel Kathy Bidwell Norma Massey Connie Hicks Mary Ormsby Alice Murphy Phyl Spyers Gladys Doyle Women's fours Sara Sundelowitz Yetta Emanuel Kathy Bidwell May Cridlan Ateca Robinson Elva Bradley Olive Patton Clarice Woolley Pam Hart Connie Hicks Jean Turnbull Mary Ormsby Women's team South Africa Australia Fiji
Results
Women's singles – round robin Round Tie 1 Tie 2 Tie 3Round 1 PNG 21 USA 6Aus 21 Fij 3 Can 5 SAf 21Round 2 PNG 21 Aus 9Can 21 USA 3 SAf 15 Fij 21Round 3 PNG 21 Can 5Aus 17 SAf 21 Fij 21 USA 13Round 4 SAf 21 USA 10PNG 21 Fij 6Aus 21 Can 10Round 5 SAf 21 PNG 11Aus 21 USA 5Fij 21 Can 10 Pos Player P W L Pts Shots 1 Gladys Doyle 5 4 1 8 +48 2 Elsie McDonald 5 4 1 8 +353 Norma Massey 5 3 2 6 +294 Dorrie Costello 5 3 2 6 -85 Isabelle Gilboard 5 1 4 2 -366 Dorothy Mumma 5 0 5 0 -68
Women's pairs – round robin Round Tie 1 Tie 2 Tie 3Round 1 PNG 30 USA 14 Aus bt Fij 17 SAf 36 Can 12 Round 2 Aus 38 PNG 4 USA 22 bt Can SAf bt Fij 15Round 3 Can 23 PNG 22 SAf 24 Aus 22 USA bt Fij 18 Round 4 SAf 24 USA 13Fij 21 by PNG Aus 39 Can 5Round 5 SAf bt PNG Aus bt USA Fij bt Can Pos Player P W D L Pts 1 Elsie McDonald & May Cridlan 5 5 0 0 10 2 Pam Hart & Jean Turnbull 5 4 0 1 83 Olive Patton & Clarice Woolley 5 2 0 3 4+4 Dorothy Veitch & Dorothy Mumma 5 2 0 3 45 Betty Glassey & Kon Allum 5 1 0 4 26 Olive Parker & Joyce Aitken 5 1 0 4 2 + more shots
Women's triples – round robin Round Tie 1 Tie 2 Tie 3Round 1 PNG 25 USA 13Aus 29 Fij SAf 57 Can 9 Round 2 Aus 20 PNG 19 Can 15 USA 15SAf 37 Fij 10Round 3 PNG 39 Can 10Aus 19 SAf 19 Fij 30 USA 10Round 4 PNG 32 Fij 15SAf 21 bt USA Aus 30 Can 13Round 5 SAf bt PNG Aus bt USA Fij bt Can Pos Player P W D L Pts 1 Sara Sundelowitz, Yetta Emanuel & Kathy Bidwell 5 4 1 0 9+2 Norma Massey, Connie Hicks & Mary Ormsby 5 4 1 0 93 Alice Murphy, Phyl Spyers & Gladys Doyle 5 3 0 2 64 Ateca Robinson, Elva Bradley & Dorrie Costello 5 2 0 3 45 Vivian Esch, Genevieve Knight & Eleanor Holmes 5 0 1 4 16 Molly Brew, Chris Burke & Isabelle Gilboard 5 0 1 4 1 + more shots
Women's fours – round robin Round Tie 1 Tie 2 Tie 3Round 1 Fij 25 Aus 24USA 18 PNG 17SAf 25 Can 11Round 2Aus 28 PNG 9Can 12 USA 28SAf 37 Fij 12Round 3PNG 32 Can 13Aus 17 SAf 22 Fij 24 USA 18Round 4SAf 31 USA 6Fij 22 PNG 14 Aus 27 Can 16Round 5Aus 23 USA 14 SAf 38 PNG 7 Fij 19 Can 18 Pos Player P W D L Pts Shots1 Sara Sundelowitz, Yetta Emanuel, Kathy Bidwell & May Cridlan 5 4 0 1 10 +1002 Ateca Robinson, Elva Bradley, Olive Patton & Clarice Woolley 5 4 0 1 8 -93 Pam Hart, Connie Hicks, Jean Turnbull & Mary Ormsby 5 3 0 2 6 +334 Vivian Esch, Genevieve Knight, Dorothy Veitch & Eleanor Holmes 5 2 0 3 4 -415 Alice Murphy, Phyl Spyers, Betty Glassey & Kon Allum 5 2 0 3 4 -226 Molly Brew, Chris Burke, Olive Parker & Joyce Aitken 5 0 0 5 0 -61
Taylor Trophy
Pos Player Singles Pairs Triples Fours Total1 South Africa 8 10 9 10 372 Australia 6 8 8 6 283 Fiji 6 4 4 8 234 Papua New Guinea 8 2 4 4 185 United States 0 4 1 4 96 Canada 2 2 1 0 5
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