🥇✨ Bridget Herselman – The Golden Woman of Sables District 

🌟 From a young girl with a bowl in her hand to a decorated champion on the national and international stage, Bridget Herselman's journey is pure gold! Here's a look at her incredible story, step by step – with all the highlights and heart behind her success. 💛

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Early Beginnings

✅ Started playing lawn bowls at age 11
✅ Grew up in a bowls family – both mom and dad represented Limpopo District
✅ Her first game was a night league match in Limpopo, playing alongside her parents
✅ Bridget's biggest supporters were her mom and dad – they always believed in her 💗

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🏅 Limpopo U19 Journey

✅ Represented Limpopo U19/District team for 3 years in a row
✅ Final tournament in 2016, held in Bloemfontein
✅ 💘 Met her husband JD at that tournament – "Who says you can't find love on the greens?"

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🧢 U25 & Beyond

✅ Selected for Bowls South Africa U25 team
🥉 Won a Bronze Medal at the BSA tournament in Bloemfontein

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💖 New Chapter – Love & Leases

✅ Moved to Westrand for love
✅ Joined Leases Bowling Club
👑 3x Women's Club Champion
🤝 Won Drawn Pairs with Andrew Neal
❤Still proudly playing for Leases BC

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🌟 Representing Sables District

🏆 Sables Achievements:

• 🥇 Singles: 1 Gold | 🥈 1 Silver | 🥉 2 Bronze

• 🥇 Pairs: 1 Gold | 🥈 1 Silver | 🥉 1 Bronze

• 🥇 Trips: 3 Gold

• 🥈 Fours: 2 Silver

• 🥉 Mixed Pairs: 1 Bronze

• 🥇🥉 Mixed 5’s: 1 Gold | 2 Bronze

• 👑 Sables Masters: 4 Gold | 1 Silver

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🌍 National & International Records (BSA)

• 🥉 2018 – BSA Junior Masters Bronze

• 🥇 2019 – BSA Junior Masters Gold

• 🥈 2019 – Women’s Nationals Singles Silver

• 🇿🇦 2019 – Selected for Protea Squad for African States: 2 Gold, 1 Silver

• 🇦🇺 2019 – Multi Nations in Australia – “Highlight moment”

• 🥇 2020 – Open Inter-Districts Women's Gold

• 🥉 2022 – BSA Open Masters Bronze

• 🥈 2022 – Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Fours Silver

• 🌍 2023 – Multi Nations / World Bowls participant – “Another highlight!”

• 🥇 2025 – BSA Women’s Open Singles Champion – Sunday, May 11th (Mother's Day!)
  💐 What a beautiful day for a beautiful woman and amazing mom – truly unforgettable!

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🌏 On the Global Stage

✅ Competing in World Champion of Champions 2025
📍 New South Wales, Australia | 🗓️ September 19–25, 2025
🙏 Sables District wishes her all the best!

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💭 Dreams & Goals

💚 Dreamed of being selected for World Bowls again – ✅ Dream come true!
💚 Hopes to return to the Commonwealth Games – her ultimate goal 🌟
🏅 And yes – she’s aiming for another medal!

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👪 Family First

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family is everything:

• Mom & Dad – her forever cheerleaders

• Husband JD and little “Bababoud” 💖

• Her in-laws also bowl – bowls is in their blood!

❤️ “Every heartbeat is for her family” – her love and respect for them is endless.

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👒 Style with Personality

🎩 Known for her collection of beautiful hats – chosen to match her mood of the day
💫 Humble. Radiant. Real. On and off the greens 🌈

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✨ Golden Woman, Golden Dreams

Bridget Herselman isn’t just a name in lawn bowls – she’s a golden soul with a golden heart, and her future is paved with golden moments.
💛 Because she believes in herself, and that belief is the spark behind her success.

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🏆 From Limpopo to the world stage, from drawn pairs to Commonwealth medals – Bridget’s journey is the definition of grace, grit, and glory.

💬 Sables District and the whole lawn bowls community are cheering for you, Bridget – now and always!

#GoldenWoman #BridgetHerselman #BowlsChampion #LawnBowlsQueen #SablesPride #Leasesbowlingclub #BowlsSouthAfrica #Worldbowls #FamilyFirst #BelieveInYourself   

Estelle Serfontein