Bowls-Central is the home of John Quinn’s blog for bowling club managers and greenkeepers.
John who is one of only around 55 Master Greenkeepers worldwide has 30 years experience in maintaining fine turf and managing sports facilities including the design, construction, establishment and management of bowling greens and golf courses.
Through this site you can access a huge resource of information and advice on achieving a performance bowling green and a thriving bowling club.
Getting the best from Bowls-Central
To get the maximum benefit from the site we suggest you use it in the following way:
- Register as a member on the site to use all of the social media features such as forums, groups, friends and private messaging.
- Use the search box at the top right of any page to go straight to a collection of articles on the topic you are dealing with.
- Join our mailing list by adding your first name and email address in the box at the top right of any page.
- All of John’s eBooks onbowling greenand club management are available from the “publications” heading in the main menu. This is a growing resource that ranges from single topic fact sheets to our best selling eBook Performance Bowling Greens, a practical guide.
- Join in the conversation by commenting on blog posts, dropping us an email or by getting involved in the forum.
- Bookmark bowls-central so that you will always have the very latest and best bowling greens maintenance and bowling cub management information at your fingertips.
- Enjoy the site and let us know if there is anything you would like to see added to the site!

