USA Men

Phil Luth – manager men’s teams
Home-Huntington Beach CA; Club-Newport Harbor LBC
Bowling for 6 years
Vice President of the SW Division in 2009
Involved with the support and operation of the MAP (Michael Ashton Phillips International Challenge) for the past 4 years
First manager’s trip was to Malaysia for the 2009 Asia Pacific Games, where the men’s side successfully qualified for World Bowls 2012
Occupation: Meter Reading Supervisor, Santa Ana District, Sempra Energy Utilities

Folkins Team

Michael Siddall — captain of Folkins team
Home-Oceanside CA; Club-Newport Harbor LBC
Folkins: Pairs/skip; Singles
Player profile –
•International
2010 World Cup Singles (Warilla, Australia)
2009 Asia Pacific Games (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) - Quarter finals in singles & triples
2009 Champion of Champions Singles (Ayr, Scotland)
2008 North American Challenge (Toronto, Canada)
•National
2009 US Open Bowler of the Tournament
2009 US Open Singles - Gold
2009 US Championships Singles - Silver
2008 US Championships Singles - Gold
2007 US Open Bowler of the Tournament
2007 US Open Singles - Silver
2007 US Open Fours – Gold
Other information –
Style of play: Pure draw bowling and occasional aggression when warranted
Occupation: Senior travel specialist
Hobbies: Surfing, home and garden design, music and hanging out with my girlfriend, anywhere.
Bill Brault
Home-San Diego CA; Club-San Diego LBC
Folkins: Triples/vice; Fours/vice
Player profile —
2005 Southwest Novice Singles – Gold
2006/2007 U.S. Open Singles – 1st in Third Flight
2007 U.S. Open Rinks – Gold
2007 National Championship Pairs – Silver
2008 China Open – Gold
2008 National Championship Pairs – Gold
2009 Southwest Open Singles – Gold
2009 Southwest Open-Bowler of the Tournament
2007/2008/2009 MAP International Challenge
2007/2008 North American Challenge
2008 Tiger Bowls
2009 Asia/Pacific Championships

Other information -
Years bowling: Four
Occcupation: Vice President, Electro Speicialty Systems
Dan Christensen
Home-Long Beach CA; Club-Long Beach LBC
Folkins: Triples/lead; Fours/second
Player profile – 2010 & 2009 Team USA – Tiger Bowls
2009 US Open Pairs – 1st in 4th flight
2009 SW Open Triples – 4th Championship flight
2009 So Cal Fours – 1st Championships flight
2008 US Open Fours – 3rd Championships flight
2007 & 2006 SW Novice Pairs Champion
Other information –
Began bowling 2005
Retired school teacher
Charlie Herbert
Home- Rancho Santa Margarita CA; Club-Newport Harbor LBC
Folkins: Triples/skip; Fours/skip
Player profile –
•International
2008 MAP International Tournament
2009 MAP International Singles – Gold
2009 Potters World Indoor Pairs Championship (London, England)
2009 Atlantic Rim Games (South Africa)
•National
2007 US Open Fours – Gold
2007 Southwest Division Novice Pairs – Gold
2009 South Central Division Open Singles – Gold
2009 South Central Division Open Pairs – Gold
2009 South Central Division Open Bowler of the Tournament
2009 Southwest Open Pairs – Gold
2010 South Central Division Open Pairs – Gold
2010 South Central Division Open Triples -Silver
2010 Southwest Open Triples – Gold
Optional information -
Married to Cathleen Herbert  (21 years)
Other Activities include:
Kitesurfing, Cycling, &  Stand-Up Paddle boarding.
I trade Foreign Exchange Currencies.
Other bowls stuff:
I am left-handed.
I have 4 years lawn bowling experience. My delivery is “South African”.  My playing style would be consider “aggressive”.  Like the New Zealanders.
The biggest influences on my game have been Mert Isaacman, Ed Quo, Steve Smith, Willie Wood, and David Bryant.
My most memorable game was in South Africa, at the 2009 Atlantic Rim Games. We had just beaten Willie Wood and his triples team to advance to the quarterfinals. We played the host team, South Africa, with hundreds of their fans cheering them on. It was a great game, and came down to the last shot, on an extra end.  Although I missed it, and we lost by less than a half inch, we gained the respect of the spectators and other players.
The achievements above are nice, but the greatest one so far for me is the simply video I put together and place on Youtube a couple of years ago. So far, it has introduced the game of bowls to a little over 55,000 people worldwide. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II_FRVw15Wk
Joe Regan
Home-Newport Beach CA; Club-Newport Harbor LBC
Folkins: Pairs/lead; Fours/lead
Player profile –
•International
USA National Team – 2009, 2010
2010 Tiger Bowls / China Open, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, participant
2010 North American Challenge, Milwaukee WI
•National
2009 US Open Triples, Winner
2010 SW Open Singles, Champ Flt, Runner-up
2010 SW Open Pairs, Champ Flt, 4th place
2010 US Pairs Playdowns, SW Division, Bronze
Team Southwest – 2009, 2010
Other information –
He earns a successful living by way of the fashion, style and photography field and tunes up his bowling multiple times per week at the nearby Newport Harbor Lawn Bowls Club.
The latest from a long-lineage of great players from So. California, Joe Regan has burst onto the bowls scene with the flash of Jagger and the smooth of Chardonnay. In only his 3rd year of bowls, Joe has proven to be one of the top leads in the division and is an asset to any team.
Hobbies: Bowls, surfing, photography, karaoke, enjoying saki and music with friends and watching/racing fast cars.
Occupation: Fashion advertising and travel photographer. www.joeregan.com

Jarvis Team

Bob Schneider — captain of Jarvis team
Home-River Hills WI; Club-Milwaukee Lake Park LBC
Jarvis: Pairs/skip; Fours/skip
Player profile –
•International
2009 Hong Kong Classic & China Open
2009 Pacific Rim Games
2008 China Open, Gold
2008, 2007 & 2006 NAC
2007 Atlantic Rim Games
•National
2009 US Championships Pairs, Gold
2008 US Championship Singles, participant
2006 US Championships Pairs, Gold
2004 US Championships Singles, Gold
Other information –
Head greens keeper of the Milwaukee Club
Memorable event: Winning Gold in China 2008
Occupation: Residential builder, renovator.
Hobbies: high altitude climbing, bicycling, playing drums in various bands (R & B) and playing piano (for myself mainly).
Richard Broad
Home-Seattle WA; Club-Woodland Park LBC
Jarvis: Triples/vice; Fours/second
Player profile –
•International
2009 Atlantic Rim Games, South Africa
2008 China Open Fours – Winner
2007 Asia Pacific Games
2006, 2007 NAC
2006 Champion of Champions Singles, NZ
2004 World Bowls, Ayr Scotland
2001 Asia Pacific Games Triples – Silver medal
P.B.A. Representative 5 Times
•National –
2005 US Singles – Champion
2000 US Pairs – Champion
Other information –
Currently Head Division Umpire
NW chairman of USLBA Rules Committee
Councilor for the NW DIV
Years lawn bowling 17
Most Memorable–Almost beating Billy Jackson by one shot Potters, 2005
Occupation: Self employed, Antique Furniture Restorer and Auctioneer.
Steve Nelson
Home-Park Ridge, IL; Club-Milwaukee Lake Park LBC
Jarvis: Triples/lead; Singles
Player profile –
2009 US Championships Singles, Gold
2009 US Open Singles, 1st in 2nd flight
2008 US Championships Pairs, Silver
2005 US Open Fours, Silver
2002 US Championships Pairs, participant
Other information –
2007-present – Councilor for Central Division USLBA
2005-2009 – Vice-President and President, Central Division USLBA
Blogmaster for Central Division – http://lawnbowlscentral.com
Blogmaster for  NAC2010 – http://nac2010.wordpress.com
Occupation: clergy, director for international personnel with Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Began bowling in Calgary Alberta 1983-86, then Milwaukee 2000-current
Left-handed — see “Are left-handers better bowlers?” – http://www.lawnbowlscentral.com/?p=511
Most memorable game:  qualifying for US Championships for first time. The 2002 Central Division pairs playdowns came down to the last bowl on the last end. Tied going home but down one in the head,  skip Carl Landgren had just missed with two weighted shots on bowls 2&3. I called for a draw shot on his last bowl; the opposing lead said “he’ll never be able to adjust his weight,” but drawmaster Carl drew a toucher to win! Game was played in Milwaukee N-S on east green, 3rd blue marker in from end. Ashes may be sprinkled there some day!
Jim Olson
Home-San Diego CA; Club-San Diego LBC
Jarvis: Triples/skip; Fours/second
Player profile –
•International -
2004 & 2008 Champion of Champions  Singles
2005 & 2007 Asia Pacific Games (’05 Bronze)
2006 Hong Kong Classic
2009 Atlantic Rim Games
•National -
2003 & 2007 US Singles Champion
2008 US Open — Bowler of Tournament
Other information —
Joined San Diego LBC in 1994
San Diego Club President, 2006–2007
Memorable – Scoring 8 in Pairs at the 2009 Atlantic Championships
Occupation: Northwestern Mutual Life Financial Representative
Joe Zinna
Home-Rockton IL; Club-Milwaukee Lake Park LBC
Jarvis: Pairs/lead; Fours-vice skip
Player profile –
•International
2001, 2007, 2008, 2010 NAC
2007 Atlantic Rim, Ayr Scotland
•National
US Championships
Pairs – 2010; 2009 (Gold); 2004; 1997 (Gold); 1991
Singles – 2002 Silver; 1994; 1992
Other information –
Started bowls in 1983.
Occupation:  currently employed as Production Manager for Courier Printing in Rockford, IL