Paul Foster (bowls)
Encyclopedia
Paul Foster is a Bowls
player who lives in Troon
, Scotland
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Paul is also a Taxi Proprietor. He plays at Troon Portland (Outdoor) & East Lothian (Indoor) bowling clubs
Paul hails from Troon and started bowls at the age of 12 inspired by his Dad and has since notched up a goodly array of Titles, National, International and British Isles in his bowls career to date. Pauls best advice he would give to any bowler is “never give up” and this is reflected in his personal view on each match he plays.
Bowls
Bowls is a sport in which the objective is to roll slightly asymmetric balls so that they stop close to a smaller "jack" or "kitty". It is played on a pitch which may be flat or convex or uneven...
player who lives in Troon
Troon
Troon is a town in South Ayrshire. It is situated on the west coast of Scotland, about eight miles north of Ayr and three miles northwest of Glasgow Prestwick International Airport. Lying across the Firth of Clyde, the Isle of Arran can be seen. Troon is also a port with freight and ferry services...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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Paul is also a Taxi Proprietor. He plays at Troon Portland (Outdoor) & East Lothian (Indoor) bowling clubs
Bowling career
After his World Indoor Singles Championship win in 2011 Paul now has four World Indoor Singles Championship Titles and with an impressive seven major WBT titles to his credit plus a Commonwealth Games Gold Medal in 2006 with his pairs partner, Alex Marshall MBE. The pair went on together to win the 2011 World Indoor Pairs Championship and Paul goes into the 2011 - 12 WBT season retaining the World's No 1 spot in the WBT Ranking List.Paul hails from Troon and started bowls at the age of 12 inspired by his Dad and has since notched up a goodly array of Titles, National, International and British Isles in his bowls career to date. Pauls best advice he would give to any bowler is “never give up” and this is reflected in his personal view on each match he plays.
Honours
Year Achievement- 2011 Potters World Indoor Singles Champion
- 2009 Matchroom Premier League Winner
- 2008 Matchroom Premier League Winner
- 2007 Scottish Pairs Winner Outdoor
- 2006 Commonwealth Pairs Gold
- 2005 World Indoor Singles Champion
- 2004 Scottish Singles Winner Outdoor
- 2001 Potters World Indoor Singles Champion
- 1999 British Isle Singles Winner Indoor
- 1998 Potters World Indoor Singles Champion
- 1998 Scottish Singles Winner Indoor
- 1997 Scottish Junior Singles Winner Indoor.
External links
- http://www.worldbowlstour.com/players/biography/paul-foster
- http://www.bowlsscotland.com/scotland-team/scotland-team-profiles