CROQUET COMPS + EVENTS
SALE CROQUET CLUB GOLF CROQUET SINGLES TOURNAMENT LEVEL PLAY – all Handicap ranges Divided into sections according to entries received - Games will be played under WCF Croquet Rules and regulations for Tournaments - Play will commence at 8.30 each day – players will be advised of starting time of their first game - Handicap ranges -6 to 12 – Any player entering on handicap above 12 will be re- handicapped to 12 before play - Untimed 13 point games – first to 7
Doubles Handicap Tournament from -6 to 12
17 days escorted croquet tour including Johannesburg Country Club. Wildlife safari of Lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo at Kapama Game Reserve.The Cape of Good Hope Nature reserve, with a penguin colony beach visit to the pristine Boulders near Cape Town. Scenic, panoramic mountain-top tour. CROQUETTOURS.COM
Golf Croquet Singles Level Play
Handicap play
Refer to both flyers for a range of GC and AC events for both beginners and experienced players Includes morning and afternoon tea. (Light Lunch available for purchase) 8.30 am for 9.00 am start
AC Handicap Event
Saturday October 7th 2023 |SINGLES Numbers of sections and section handicap ranges will be set depending on entries. Sunday October 8th 2023 | DOUBLES Individual or pair entries accepted Numbers of sections and section handicap ranges will be set depending on entries. VENUE: Alexandra Croquet Club, Gillies Street North, Ballarat ENTRY FEE: $15.00 per event
CONTACT Cherie Lessing 0409 509 295 clessing1@hotmail.com
The championship will be played under WCF Golf Croquet Rules and Regulations for Tournaments. • Games will be untimed. Best of 13, first to 7 hoops.
high/Low Doubles Tournament
AC Handicap Event
Morning and Afternoon Tea provided • GAMES WILL BE PLAYED UNDER W.C.F. RULES AND ACA TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS • PLAYERS TO BE AT COURTS ON SATURDAY 8 AM FOR 8.30 AM START • GAMES WILL BE DOUBLE BANKED. DAWSON INTERNATIONAL BALLS WILL BE USED • BEST OF 13 HOOPS FIRST TO SEVEN. IF THE 8TH HOOP HAS NOT BEEN REACHED WITHIN 1 HOUR, YOU WILL HAVE 15 MINUTES TO FINISH THE GAME OR THE SCORE WILL STAND AS IT IS ON THE LAST HOOP. • MANAGER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DETERMINE SECTIONS AND PLAYING FORMAT ACCORDING TO ENTRIES RECEIVED • WHITE OR CLUB UNIFORM TO BE WORN • AHS HANDICAP CARDS MUST BE PRODUCED BEFORE PLAY BEGINS AND AT END OF TOURNAMENT • REFEREES WILL BE ON CALL • ENTRIES WILL BE LIMITED ENTRY FEE $25.00 PER PLAYER • SIGNED SCORE SHEETS AT END OF EACH GAME WILL BE FINAL • ENTRIES CLOSE FRIDAY 15th September 2023
drouincroquet@gmail.com GC HCP SINGLES (0-14) Entry Fee: $25 per player (morning & afternoon tea inclusive) Entries close: 5pm Sat. 2nd Sept. Please advise: ACA ID, Hcp, Index & Mobile Number
Monash Croquet Club Open Golf Croquet Advantage Play | Doubles Electra Community Centre 21A Electra Ave, Ashwood Entry Fee $20 per person Entries close Friday August 25th – Limited entries Entry fee includes morning and afternoon tea
SWAN HILL CROQUET CLUB Swan Hill Lawn Tennis & Croquet Courts Yana St Swan Hill Vic Date: Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd September 2023 Singles - Level Play - Block Draw -6 to 20 graded into 3 sections (Play commences at 8.00 am – welcome at 7.45 am) Entry Fee $30.00 – includes morning and afternoon tea BYO own lunch
Singles and doubles Entries close August 18 Leo Barry 0438 824232
Golf Croquet, Association Croquet, Gateball, Ricochet, Aussie Croquet All social and competition players welcome Play your favourite game and try another Coaching sessions and experienced doubles partners available Come for one day or for the whole weekend Register early to help us plan each day Fee of $10 per day, $20 for the weekend
Five nights in Mooloolaba. Luncheon cruise on Noosa River. Two nights at Kingfisher Bay on Fraser Island – with a full day 4x4 tour around the island. Whale Watching cruise during the peak of the season. Play Golf Croquet and have social activities with the locals at four different Queensland Croquet Clubs. CROQUETTOURS.COM
Season Opening Day Wednesday 2nd of August, 2023 Cairnlea Come and catch up with your croquet friends and celebrate the opening of the new croquet season Official Season Opening at 9:30 am First hoop of the season will be run Games of Association Croquet and Golf Croquet to follow
Late notice but if you are travelling north in July you might attend this Bundaberg competition. Email the club on bundaberg@croquetqld.org. They will need names, email addresses, club , Nat Id, Handicap and Index for each event. Flyer link below
Association Croquet Tournament | Four handicap ranges | Entries close 19th June 2023 | Entries to Lois Munro – Phone 0350376728 – 0408 875 857 loismunro@westnet.com.au
Essendon Croquet Club Rex Cairns Memorial Association Croquet Tournament 2023 06 ECC AC Tournament Flyer_5 to 20 Section A: Handicaps 5 to 12 Section B: Handicaps 14 to 16 Section C: Handicaps 18 to 20 Saturday to Monday - 10th ,11th ,12th June 2023 ENTRIES Please email your entry to the Tournament Manager: entries.ecc@gmail.com Your entry must include your Handicap, Index, Club affiliation, Email address and Mobile number for notification of starting times and any alterations. All entries will be acknowledged. Entries Close: 7:00pm 3 rdJune 2023 (entries are limited)
Australian Golf Croquet Open Singles hosted at the Victorian Croquet Centre, 10-14 May 2023 Forty-eight entries (to date) from all six croquet states. Entries on Croquet Scores: https://croquetscores.com/2023/gc/australia-open-singles Livestreaming of the last three days, 10.00 am to 4.00 pm, Friday 12 to Sunday 14 May 2023. Link below. https://vimeo.com/event/3347135
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COMP RESULTS
ASSOCIATION CROQUET PENNANT MAY
MAY, 2023
BK (Brunswick Kew) lost the Div 4 Pennant final on May 17 to Elwood. Congratulations Elwood! Score was 2 games (34 hoops) to 1 game (19 hoops). Our member, David Pryor won his singles 11-3 but was beaten 3-13 in the doubles. BK (Brunswick Kew) had won 7 of their 8 matches in Division 4 of Association Croquet Pennant. The May 3 game was interesting, with two games being decided by a "golden hoop" (ie scores were equal when the time expired). David Pryor was our Kew player on the BK team.
GOLF CROQUET SHIELD MAY
MAY 2023
Shield results are reported below as they come in. The following report reveals how pleased players were with their return to form. for Pennant Level 1 ... "Yesterday (May 15) in glorious sunshine, Kew won its first match for the season. This was actually the last match for the season and the win made sure that the wooden spoon was not ours. Up till yesterday we had lost all our matches, 3 games to 2 but yesterday was a resounding win, 5 zip against the visiting team from Sandringham. The players who made up the team through the season were Helen Gammon, Paul Andrews and John Oudyn. Yesterday Helen and John played." Round 6 of the Level Play Metro Golf Croquet Shield was played on May 1 > between Kew and Lilydale. Results were close with Lilydale winning the > match with three games 27 hoops to Kew’s two games 30 hoops. Helen > Gammon and John Oudyn played for Kew. In the Handicap round on May 11, Sandringham White players were match winners against our Kew players with four games to two and 37 hoops to 27. We now look forward to the Spring Shield matches as our players continue to improve.
GOLF CROQUET SHIELD APRIL
APRIL, 2023
LEVEL 1 SHIELD TEAM | Our Div 1 Level Play team of Helen Gammon and John Oudyn played Monash on April 17 but unfortunately lost 2 games/29 hoops to Monash 3 games/30 hoops. LEVEL 2 SHIELD TEAM | Level 2 team consists of 2 or 3 players. To date Ron Dretzke, Chris Fraser, David Hill, Paul Roast, George Raitt and Marlene Thornton have played. Last Monday George Raitt, Ron Dretzke and Marlene Thornton played were just defeated by Lilydale who are currently top of the Division 2 ladder. The team is currently 5th on the ladder having won 1 match in the 6 team competition. We have had a number of close matches losing by 1, 2 or 4 hoops.
VICTORIAN STATE GATEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
25-26, MARCH 2023
Congratulations to Kew Blue who won the Victorian State Gateball Championship. Runners up were Strathfield from NSW. The team, captained by Philip Brown included Ingrid Winship, Iain Gordon, Dale Howat and David Pryor from KCC and Bruce McAlister. It was fantastic to see so many new players at their first tournament. Congratulations also to Elaine Coverdale (KCC Associate) and Cheryl O'Dwyer (Warrnambool) who won the Victorian State Gateball Doubles event at Kew Croquet Club. Our KCC members, Maxine and Alec Maclachlan were the runners up.
BEAR CUP TROPHY
19 MARCH, 2023
The coveted Bear Cup is an annual fun tournament between the EMCA clubs: Kew, Ivanhoe, Lilydale, MCC, Monash, and Ringwood. The clubs play for a magnificent little stuffed bear in a silver cup. This year's event was held at Lilydale and was won convincingly by a crew of four from Kew Croquet Club - Kerry Cannard, Jill Johnstone, Clare Newton and David Pryor. Games included 'Tennis Croquet', 'Ten Pin Croquet' 'In-off Croquet' and 'Lawn Croquet Bowls'
MEMBER RESOURCES
NEW HANDICAPPING FOR GOLF CROQUET
in December 2022, it was decided that the Shield would trial the new Advantage version of Handicap play in the Spring season of 2023. Please see the attached pdf link below for more information. It is important to practise the handicapping system to become familiar with it. For those interested in reading more about the Advantage Handicap system, please visit the World Croquet Federation website: https://worldcroquet.org/advantagegc/
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