Club Dubbo recently announced that its annual tournament — the Inland Petroleum City of Dubbo International Fours, the World’s richest fours bowls tourney — has increased the prize pool for the 2025 edition to a whopping $150,000.

This was In recognition of the tournament’s prestige status, for which the board of Club Dubbo considered it was appropriate to apply a 20 per cent increase to the prize pool.

This follows the 2024 edition of the event enticing some of the best bowlers from around the globe to participate.

Club Dubbo is confident that the increased prize pool will attract an even stronger field for next year’s event, to be held in late September.

As part of the World Bowls Series, the City of Dubbo International Fours already holds a esteemed place on the global bowls calendar. It attracts significant interest throughout the bowls community and is a wonderful annual event for Dubbo and the region. Live-streaming attracted more than 100,000 viewers, for instance.

The final was a classic match with a team of youngsters led by the experienced international, Ben Twist, overcoming the significant challenge posed by the two-time champions led by Lee Schraner. The match went down to the last bowl and was lauded by many watching as the best game they had ever seen.

The tournament enjoys the support of several sponsors, without whom it would not be possible to host. Inland Petroleum have supported the event strongly as the naming rights sponsor for the past two years.

Other major sponsors include Western Plains Automotive, MRH Disability Services, BCIB Insurance Brokers, Akuna Motor Inn, and All Seasons Motel. Sponsors are actively being sought for the 2025 event now, and interested businesses are encouraged to contact Club Dubbo as soon as they can.

Entries for next year’s tournament will open early in 2025. For more information, contact Anthony Brown, Club Dubbo Bowls Manager at: bowls@clubdubbo.com.au