John Clotworthy
John runs Westbrook Lanes the way it's always been run — as a neighborhood gathering place, not a chain. A Rutgers–Camden graduate (B.S.) with an MBA from Rowan University, he brings real business discipline to a 42-lane center while keeping the family feel that's defined it since 1966.
He serves on Brooklawn Borough Council since 2020, leading on business development for the town — because for John, the lanes and the community it sits in are the same project. Ask him why it's still family-run after six decades and the answer is simple: it's how you keep a place honest.
"Big Jim" Douglass
Working alongside John is "Big Jim" Douglass, a USBC Hall of Fame pro shop operator with 36+ years fitting, drilling, and coaching bowlers of every level. Jim's eye has helped local juniors earn Team USA jackets and state titles — and gives a first-time bowler the exact same care.
If you've ever been fitted for your own ball at Westbrook, chances are Jim measured your span himself. His shop is the reason serious South Jersey bowlers keep their game dialed in right here at home.
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A strike's worth of proof
Three credentials, racked like a fresh set of pins — earned by the family and the bowlers who call Westbrook home.
The bowlers who make it a family
Westbrook has always been more than a business — it's leagues, tournaments, and regulars who've bowled here for decades. The bowlers below are league and tournament competitors, not staff, and they're exactly who this place is for.
60 years in the making
From 24 AMF lanes in 1966 to 42 today, Westbrook's story is longer than most families' — and we've kept every chapter. Take the walk back through it.
60 years in the making →