About US
Our Mission
We seek to create a space that celebrates our love of petanque with all our members and visitors. We seek to help each other grow as players. We seek to help expand our sport's popularity by sharing it. We seek to engender community and inclusiveness, as a backdrop to the game. We welcome all who come to play.
What we do
We play casual games Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at the Lamorinda Pétanque Club located 480 St Marys Road, Lafayette, California. We usually start at 1 pm on Tuesday and Thursday. We play all day Sunday and organize a Sunday Club Mix Hours 2-4 pm as a chance to meet everybody.
Once a month we organize a friendly intraclub tournament called Funday, It is played on regulation lanes, consisting of three 55-minute timed games using the Swiss Hotel System and standard FPUSA rules. The top two teams play a final game. To ensure an even number of teams and that everyone plays, some teams may need to be triplettes, others doublettes. Time and dates are in the Lamorinda calendar.
We hold regular shooting/pointing/strategy clinics, details are in the Lamorinda calendar.
Superseding the above regular activities, the 21 lanes of the playing field are reserved for regional and national tournaments that are listed in the Lamorinda Calendar and the Northern California Calendar .
Significant upgrades to our policies are logged in News
Our History
The club was started in 1989 by Pascal and Marianne Gravier in their backyard. They joined the Federation of Pétanque USA (FPUSA) in 1993. In April 2007, the club moved to the present field, 480 St Marys Road, Lafayette, California in April 2007.
Federation of Pétanque USA is a non-profit sports organization whose purpose is to build a national body of FPUSA - affiliated clubs and individuals dedicated to spreading, practicing and enjoying Pétanque
Membership
We welcome newcomers. Come and play with us a few times, we have boules available if you don't have your own. If you enjoy the game, consider becoming a member or associate member of the club.
It is easy to join our club and automatically become a member of the Federation of Pétanque USA by filling the membership & waiver form.
Yearly fee:
Individual Adult: $60.00
Two Adults at the Same Address: $100.00
Junior (age 10-18): $10.00
Associate (secondary club, per individual): $35.00
Membership for 2025 is open. Existing members should either:
1. Send a check made out to Lamorinda Petanque Club to Neil McGovern, 2216 Ridgepointe Ct, Walnut Creek, CA 94596 (Preferred)
2. Give Neil or Sheri a check made out to Lamorinda Petanque Club at the field
3. Give Neil or Sheri cash IN AN ENVELOPE WITH YOUR NAME ON IT
Board Members:
President: Neil McGovern
Vice-President: Betsy Hansen
Secretary: George Colliat
Treasurer: Sheri Artis
Director: Gilbert Sonet
Director: Fleur Anderson
Director: Frazer Bradshaw