The 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at the Lockleys Bowling Club in Adelaide, Australia, from 24 November to 9 December 2012.
Some of the qualifying rounds were held at the nearby Holdfast Bowling Club in Glenelg North.
Leif Selby won the men's singles Gold and the pairing of Alex Marshall and Paul Foster took the pairs Gold. Scotland also won the triples but Australia struck Gold in the fours and Leonard Trophy.
In the women's events Australia were dominant winning the singles won by Karen Murphy, pairs, triples and Taylor Trophy. Only the Scotland team managed to stop a complete clean sweep after claiming the fours.
Medallists Event Gold Silver Bronze BronzeMen's singles Leif Selby Ryan Bester Shannon McIlroy Gerry BakerMen's pairs Alex Marshall Paul Foster Aron Sherriff Leif Selby Ryan Bester John Bezear Jamie Chestney Graham ShadwellMen's triples Graeme Archer Darren Burnett David Peacock Mark Casey Brett Wilkie Wayne Ruediger Neil Booth James Talbot Paul Daly Ali Forsyth Matt Gallop Tony Grantham Men's fours Mark Casey Brett Wilkie Wayne Ruediger Aron Sherriff Gidion Vermeulen Bobby Donnelly Clinton Roets Petrus Breitenbach Alex MarshallGraeme Archer Darren Burnett David Peacock Neil Booth James Talbot Paul Daly Ian McClure Men's Team Australia Scotland South Africa N/AWomen's singles Karen Murphy Val Smith Kelly McKerihen Natalie Melmore Women's pairs Rebecca Quail Kelsey Cottrell Jo Edwards Val Smith Ainie Knight Milagros Witheridge Margaret Letham Claire Johnston Women's triples Karen Murphy Lynsey Armitage Natasha Van Eldik Mandy Boyd Jan Khan Lisa White Lynn Stein Caroline Brown Michelle Cooper Kathy Pearce Caroline Taylor Lisa Forey Women's fours Margaret Letham Caroline Brown Lynn Stein Michelle Cooper Auni Fathiah Kamis Nur Fidrah Noh Zuraini Khalid Azlina Arshad Anwen Butten Kathy Pearce Hannah Smith Lisa Forey Colleen Piketh Susan Nel Santjie Steyn Esme Steyn Women's Team Australia New Zealand Scotland N/A
Results
W.M.Leonard Trophy Pos Team singles pairs triples fours Total1 Australia 24+3 23+2 23+2 24+3 1042 Scotland 20 24+3 24+3 21+1 963 South Africa 21+1 16 18 23+2 814 New Zealand 22+1 17 22+1 17 805 Canada 23+2 22+1 11 18 776 Ireland 12 19 21+1 22+1 767 Wales 16 20 14 20 70 8 England 15 21+1 12 19 689 Jersey 19 15 17 12 6310 Malaysia 17 13 16 16 6211 Namibia 6 18 13 14 51 12 China 8 14 19 8 4913 Japan 18 1 20 6 4514 Philippines 10 8 15 10 43 15 Hong Kong 13 4 10 13 4016 Fiji 14 9 8 7 3817 United States 7 10 5 15 3718 Zimbabwe 4 11 9 11 35 19 Spain 9 6 2 9 2620 Israel 11 3 7 5 2621 Brazil 2 12 1 2 1722 Botswana 1 7 6 3 17 23 Thailand 5 5 3 1 1424 Brunei 3 2 4 4 13
Taylor Trophy Pos Player singles pairs triples fours Total1 Australia 24+3 24+3 24+3 16 972 New Zealand 23+2 23+2 23+2 18 933 Scotland 14 21+1 22+1 24+3 864 England 22+1 20 18 20 815 South Africa 20 18 19 21+1 796 Wales 13 19 21+1 22+1 777 Malaysia 12 14 16 23+2 678 Philippines 7 22+1 15 19 649 Israel 15 13 14 13 5510 Hong Kong China 17 11 20 6 5411 Netherlands 10 15 9 15 4912 Canada 21+1 4 17 5 4813 Ireland 19 12 7 8 4614 Spain 5 17 11 9 4215 Jersey 4 16 12 10 4216 Fiji 2 9 10 17 3817 Cyprus 6 10 8 12 3618 Norfolk Island 18 8 5 3 3419 Brunei 16 5 2 11 3420 Thailand 11 2 13 4 3021 United States 3 6 4 14 2722 Japan 8 3 6 2 1923 China 9 7 1 1 1924 Botswana 1 1 3 7 12
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