Castletown Bowling Club hosted the Ladies September Open on Sunday the 6th September, with the competition kindly sponsored by The Sidings.

There was some excellent crown green bowls played throughout the day, with a number of closely fought games as the competition progressed towards the semi-finals.

The quarter final stage saw some fantastic bowling, with Hannah Drewett (Castletown) defeating Kim Hargraves (South Ramsey) 21–18, while Stella Watterson (Castletown) produced a strong performance to overcome Joan Clarkson (Roebuck) 21–6.

Caroline Whitehead (Breagle Glen) edged a close encounter with Lynn Bennett (Garswood Hall), winning 21–19, and Margie Tasker (Breagle Glen) completed the semi-final line-up with a 21–17 victory over Helen Feather (Bolton-le-Sands).

The first semi-final saw Stella Watterson overcome Hannah Drewett 21–12, booking her place in the final.

On the other side of the draw, Caroline Whitehead continued her impressive run with a 21–11 victory over Margie Tasker.

This set up a final between Caroline Whitehead and Stella Watterson.

The final proved to be an entertaining contest, with both players battling hard for every point.

Caroline made a strong start, opening up an early advantage and establishing a 9–7 lead after three ends. She then began to build on that advantage, moving into a 14–7 lead before Stella fought back with some excellent bowling of her own.

Stella narrowed the gap with a couple of scoring ends, but Caroline remained composed and continued to pick up the vital points when they mattered most.

After 18 ends, Caroline had reached 20 points, with Stella on 13, leaving Caroline just one point away from victory. She duly secured the final point to complete an excellent 21–13 victory.

Congratulations to Caroline Whitehead, winner of the 2026 Ladies September Open!

Competition secretary Nathan Hamilton then gave a huge thank you to The Sidings for their kind sponsorship and continued support of Castletown Bowling Club, and also gave thanks to everyone who entered, helped organise and supported the competition throughout the day. Nathan then invited Club President Hilary Kermode to present the prizes.

Well done to all the ladies who took part, and congratulations once again to Caroline on a deserved victory.