Lawn bowlers roll out their U.S. Open

Lawn bowlers are on the greens in Laguna Beach, Newport Beach and other area cities this week for one of their biggest events, the U.S. Open of Lawn Bowls, which began Sunday and continues daily through Saturday.

Players from several countries play two- to three-hour matches during which they roll a resin “bowl” down the green in an effort to get it as close as possible to a cue ball-like “jack.”

The finals are set for Saturday at the Laguna Beach Lawn Bowling Club.

--Jill Cowan

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IF YOU GO

What: U.S. Open of Lawn Bowls

When and where:

Games begin at about 8:30 a.m.

• Tuesday: men’s rinks, Laguna Woods Lawn Bowling Club, Moulton Parkway at Laguna Woods Village Gate 12; women’s pairs, Long Beach Lawn Bowling Club, 1109 Federation Drive

• Wednesday: men’s rinks, Laguna Woods; women’s pairs, Newport Harbor Lawn Bowling Club, 1550 Crown Drive N., Corona del Mar

• Thursday: women’s singles, Laguna Beach Lawn Bowling Club, 455 Cliff Drive; men’s pairs, Laguna Woods; men’s pairs, Long Beach

• Friday: women’s singles, Laguna Woods; men’s pairs, Newport Harbor; men’s pairs, Santa Ana Lawn Bowling Club, 510 E. Memory Lane

• Saturday: Grand Finals, Laguna Beach

Cost: Free to watch

Information: usopenlawnbowls.com