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One Day GC Tournament 15th May 2026
Thankfully the rain which had threatened all day held off.
24 players where divided into 4 divisionsof six so each player had five games. Division 1 gave an indication as to the improvement of the standard of play within the club, all players were club members with two players with minus handicaps. Gabrielle and Konstantine however finished in third and forth places. Rob Harper who recently has been cut to 1 winning with 4 wins and Simon Ancell was runner-up.
Division B also had a close finish with Tony Jolly 4 wins plus 10 hoops just beating Andrew Stewart also with 4 wins but only 8 hoops Sam Holder was third.
Tim Bick was a run away winner in Division C with 5 wins followers by Sue Nicholas ands Peter Hill.
Division D was won by Jane Powell 4 wins followed by Mark Barnham and David Larkin.
Thanks to Roger for managing the event
Full results to follow
We had a very successful meal with 60 attendees. The flag was raised, food eaten, drink drunk; the raffle made over £300; speeches were made and a few even played croquet!
Thanks to the Catering Team for the lunch.
A team of volunteers painted the new walls forming the corridor between the two buildings on Tuesday. It looks muh brighter. Thanks to them, including new member Davide, who happened to be around and volunteered to help.
D Level Series Tournament Saturday 9th May
The third of the Croquet England GC Tournaments was held at Southwick on Saturday. This time the D Level for 10+ handicaps.
Another gloriously sunny day. Probably the warmest of the year so far.
Twelve players fought it out during the day. Starting in two blocks of 6 and then moving onto a knockout and playing for places. The top two from each block went forward to the semi-finals. The first semi-final was between Carol Corcoran of Littlehampton and Hilary Stanko of Worthing. Carol won the match 7-4. In the second semi-final Martin Sloot of Phyllis Court played Derek Code of Brentwoods. Derek prevailed, winning 7-5.
In the final against Derek Code, Carol Corcoran eventually came out the winner 7-5 with Martin taking third place and Hilary fourth.
Andrew Stewart
Thanks to Andrew for managing the event.
Full results
| Block A | HM | AM | JE | CC | MS | CW | Wins | Net Hoops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilary Morris | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | -6 | |
| Angela Marjoram | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | -1 | |
| Jan Eynon | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | -14 | |
| Carol Corcoran | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 23 | |
| Martin Sloots | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| Christine Weller | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | -5 |
| Block B | MW | DC | HS | NC | MK | DR | Wins | Net Hoops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maureen Ward | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | -16 | |
| Derek Code | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 | |
| Hilary Stanko | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 12 | |
| Nigel Corby | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |
| Marion Kinshuck | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | -3 | |
| Dianne Randall | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | -11 |
Main Knockout
| Semi-Final | Final | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Carol Corcoran | Carol Corcoran 7-4 | Carol Corcoran 7-5 |
| Hilary Stanco | ||
| Martin Sloots | Derek Code 7-5 | |
| Derek Code | ||
Martin Sloots beat Hilary Danko 7-5 for 3rd place.
Nigel Corby beat Angela Marjoram 7-5 for 5th place.
Christine Weller beat Marion Kinshuck 7-4 for 7th place.
Diane Randall beat Hilary Morris 7-6 for 9th place.
Maureen Ward beat Jan Eynon 7-4 for 11th place.