Club history

The Double Bay Bridge Club (not Centre) opened in the late 1950s on New South Head Rd next door to what is now Woolworths. That name can still be seen on the door ! Don Evans started and directed Sydney's first Monday night duplicate in 1964. Hubert Sloman took over with mostly rubber bridge being played there until 1972. Hubert and Paul Lavings opened for business at 20 Cross St, with a name change to Double Bay Bridge Centre. Hubert and Andrew Markovics managed the DBBC until November 1988, when David and Linda Stern took over.

Under the Stern's guidance, the club moved towards duplicate and lessons, while rubber bridge continued to be played every day. Players from around the world would come to watch and play rubber bridge against Australia's great player, the late Tim Seres. The club moved to pemises in Cross St, Double Bay in late 1994.

The Double Bay Bridge Centre's Saturday duplicate session thrived under Linda's direction, and has become the strongest club duplicate in Australia. After Linda's tragic passing in 2007, Mike Prescott took over the club. Like Linda, Mike is a cheerful and well-liked bridge personality, and he has a top-class tournament record.

The unexpected closing of the Cross St premises meant that DBBC had to move. In February 2010 a spot overlooking the ocean was found at Diamond Bay Bowling Club in Vaucluse. Later in the year. Mike was fortunate enough to hear of a vacancy back in Double Bay and he jumped at it. The new club opened for business on October 12th, 2010.