- Canadian Pat Bird will face the toughest test of his career in the North East Valley Invitation singles at the weekend.
- There are five world champions in the 32-strong field: Gary Lawson (Canterbury), Shannon McIlroy (Nelson), Mike Kernaghan (North East Valley), Ryan Bester (Canada) and Aaron Wilson (Australia).
- “We have some good players but Canada is a big country and the players are spread out. The challenge is to get regular tough competition like players in Australia and New Zealand get all the time. The playing conditions are different and the greens a lot quicker and truer than in Canada,” Bird said.
- Bird (52), a member of the Canadian international bowls squad for a decade, is spending time in Dunedin as he prepares for the world champion of champions singles in Sydney at the end of the month.
The Otago Daily Times features Canadian great Pat Bird, click here to check it out.
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