But it punched above its weight by sending men's and women's teams to the New Zealand Masters Games in Dunedin.
The club does not usually have a lot to celebrate from major events, but members will be able to drink a few pints to celebrate the deeds of Bryan Price and Bill Bird, who won a gold medal in the pairs.
They were also key members of the men's four that won a bronze medal. Price (74), an Owaka sheep farmer, has won four gold medals at six New Zealand Masters Games.
''I like the camaraderie,'' he said.
''There are people you don't see for two years and you meet them again and it's great.''
He was disappointed there was only one other bowls team from South Otago.
''You'd think they'd make the journey up the road because the Games are brilliant.''
Bird (72), a retired publican from the Catlins Inn, has been playing bowls for 20 years. He had 12 years off when he owned the pub.
This is Bird's second year competing at the Games and he has won two gold medals and one silver.
''We have a lot of fun,'' he said.
''We play on good greens. I love it.''
Price captained South Otago at cricket for a long time and, when he retired, he filled in for the Owaka club at bowls and became hooked on the game.
He has always been keen on sport and has been a South Otago cricket and bowls selector and served on the South Otago rugby sub-union for 10 years.
Outside bowls and his sheep farm, he enjoys travelling and will visit Croatia this year. He has been to 36 countries.
He has also tried other sports at the Masters Games and enjoyed crackerjack.
They both urge people to play sport when they are young and to continue playing.
''If you don't play sport when you are young you've got no people to talk to when you get old,'' Price said.
''You don't have any bragging rights.''
