Who is bowls star David Gourlay MBE?
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MULTIPLE-time world champion and Scottish bowls legend David Gourlay looks to add to his glittering career in the World Indoor Bowls Championships 2025. Son of David Sr and Sarah, the Scottish bowls icon has crafted a legacy of his own with seven World Indoor Bowls titles, including a singles title in 1996.
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Gourlay, 58, has earned most of his world success in the Men's and Mixed paired events, during a spell where he claimed six titles in twelve years - his first with compatriot Alex Marshall in 2000. The Scot represented his country at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Malaysia before taking the helm as head coach and guiding the nation to four medals at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
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Gourlay became the longest-serving player in the World Bowls Tour Top 16 last year. Although he was knocked out in the semi-final of the WBT Open Pairs last week with partner Mervyn King, the singles event provides a chance of potential glory. Gourlay takes on Englishman Wayne Willgress in Tuesday morning second round.
Bowls was in Gourlay's blood from young with his farther, David Sr and mother, Sarah scooping up their fair share of titles. That includes fours gold medal at the inaugural Atlantic Bowls Championships, gold medal in the pairs event 1994 Commonwealth Games for Sarah.
Whilst, won the Scottish and British Indoor Pairs, Triples and Fours Championships and boast the title of 1982 Commonwealth Games Pairs title with John Watson. Gourlay Jr, from Ayr, started his career in Annbank where his close relation with the sport ignited at the age of 11.
