Club stalwart Bill 'Mad Dog' Springer played his 900^th game of bowls as East Launceston faced Bridport.

He said while the achievement was special, he tried not to let it distract him from playing well.

"It's a bit unreal, I'm a bit embarrassed ... I've been here for 55 years at this club and I've enjoyed every bit of it," Springer said.

"[When] I started playing bowls ... I became reasonably good at it and I enjoyed the game, it was a Saturday outing with exercise and everything as well as good fellowship with the players."

The former president as well as life member has both a green and renowned tournament named after him in the Bill Springer Invitational Singles Tournament.

For Springer, there is no where else he'd rather play than East Launceston.

"It's very special, I'd never go anywhere else - I just came here and stayed here," he said. Springer said this loyalty to a single club aided his journey to the big 900.

"Being at the one club is probably the key because a lot of bowlers move around from club to club ... I've never ever done that," he said.

As for career highlights, Springer said the handful of state pennant victories stand out as cherished memories.

"We were playing against some of the best players in the North-West and we brought the pennant back and had some good times," Mad Dog said.

While Springer spends much of his time caring for his wife, 1000 games is definitely on the cards for the 83-year-old.