Sunday March 4th  Club lunch ( details already sent) book with Anne and Bryan Partridge please.

Friday March 9th  Quiz.  7pm, teams of 3-5 , (but you don't have to have a team to enter)
Prizes.  £7 to include a buffet supper. Sign up at the Club or contact me please.

Sunday March 18th  Duplicate Bridge 2pm. ( all abilities welcome) Prizes. £6 to include tea, sandwiches and cake. Sign up at the club or contact me please.

The back gate will be usable for all these events, and the Working Party have been busy installing new heating in the canteen.

To attend: Please contact Bryan or Anne by phone or email and state your preference for main course and any special dietary requirements.

Congratulations to Maggie and Keith!

photo courtesy of the winners!

Played this year in beautiful sunshine, the event was won by Jeff Rushby and Keith Slatter who won all their games.

Thanks very much to Pat Jackson for managing the event.


Winner  Keith Slatter, Manager Pat Jackson and winner Jeff Rushby


Teams competing:
Liz Maltby & Peter Highton
Sharon Theobald & Daphne Gaitley
Keith Slatter & Jeff Rushby
Alan Theobald & Rex Davis
Steve Lewendon & Sheila Clabburn
Luc Berthouze & David Cook
Jo Munt & John Munt
Pamela Hubbard & Rosemary Faulkner
Frances Low & John Low
Richard Jackson & Mark Hamilton

Full results
 

The Solomon Trophy 2011

Full results:
Main Event
Mary Knapp beat Nigel Polhill +5
Ian Parkinson beat Alan Edwards +11
Dick Knapp beat Bob Stephens +6
Nick Harris beat Alex Jardine +12

Mary Knapp beat Ian Parkinson +25
Nick Harris beat Dick Knapp +11

Mary Knapp beat Nick Harris +14 +3 +12

Congratulations to Mary Knapp
 

Consolation Event
Alex Jardine beat Bob Stephens +6
Nigel Polhill beat Alan Edwards +16tp
Alan Edwards beat Bob Stephens +16
Alex Jardine beat Ian Parkinson +10
Nigel Polhill beat Dick Knapp +12
Dick Knapp beat Ian Parkinson +9
Alan Edwards beat Alex Jardine +16
Nigel Polhill beat Bob Stephens +25
Dick Knapp beat Alan Edwards +16
Nigel Polhill beat Alex Jardine +19
Bob Stephens beat Ian Parkinson +8

Winner Nigel Polhill

Sussex Golf Croquet Championship 2011:
 

All three class events in this year's August Tournament Singles Competitions were won by up and coming young(ish!) players, all of whom I have no doubt we shall see more of.

The Abbey Challenge Cup (A class) was won by Craig Oakley from Compton; Craig also obtained his Gold Award.  Runner-up was Gerard Healy.

The Scott Cup (B class) was won by Jon Palin from St Albans.   Runner-up was Jeff Rushby.

The Daldy Cup (C class) was won by Luc Berthouze, a local Sussex members playing in his first open tournament. The runner-up was David Cook.


(Left to Right:  Jon Palin, Craig Oakley and Luc Berthouze)

Full results:
Abbey Challenge Cup
Alan Edwards beat Bob Stephens +19
Alan Edwards beat David Mumford +22
Bob Stephens beat Dick Knapp +20
Bob Stephens beat John Taylor +10
Craig Oakley beat Alan Edwards +8
Craig Oakley beat David Mumford +19tp
Craig Oakley beat Dick Knapp +3
Craig Oakley beat Gerard Healy +11
Craig Oakley beat Mary Knapp +5
David Mumford beat Bob Stephens +15
Dick Knapp beat Alan Edwards +11
Dick Knapp beat John Taylor +5
Gerard Healy beat Alan Edwards +16
Gerard Healy beat Dick Knapp +3
Gerard Healy beat John Taylor +21
Gerard Healy beat Mary Knapp +4
John Taylor beat David Mumford +3
John Taylor beat Mary Knapp +10
Mary Knapp beat Bob Stephens +17
Mary Knapp beat David Mumford +4

Scott Cup
Doug Sinclair beat Jeff Rushby +3t
Doug Sinclair beat John Gosney +24
Doug Sinclair beat Richard Jackson +1t
Jeff Rushby beat John Gosney +20
Jeff Rushby beat Jonathan Isaacs +19
Jeff Rushby beat Richard Jackson +21
John Gosney beat Richard Jackson +1t
Jon Palin beat Doug Sinclair +14
Jon Palin beat Jeff Rushby +15
Jon Palin beat John Gosney +24
Jon Palin beat Jonathan Isaacs +3t
Jon Palin beat Richard Jackson +14
Jonathan Isaacs beat Doug Sinclair +1t
Jonathan Isaacs beat John Gosney +3t
Jonathan Isaacs beat Richard Jackson +17


Daldy Cup
Anne Stephens beat Quiller Barrett +17
Anne Stephens beat Steve Lewendon +8t
David Cook beat Anne Stephens +10
David Cook beat Pat Jackson +23
David Cook beat Quiller Barrett +4
David Cook beat Steve Lewendon +13
Luc Berthouze beat Anne Stephens +2t
Luc Berthouze beat David Cook +1t
Luc Berthouze beat Pat Jackson +19t
Luc Berthouze beat Quiller Barrett +13
Luc Berthouze beat Steve Lewendon +8t
Pat Jackson beat Anne Stephens +6t
Pat Jackson beat Steve Lewendon +5
Quiller Barrett beat Pat Jackson +19
Quiller Barrett beat Steve Lewendon +4t

The 2-legged competition was won by John Smallbone and Nigel Wilson who crushed the rest of the field in this points-based event with a 25% approx lead over the rest.

This enjoyable event consists of matches of one handicap 14 poinbt doubles and two 14 point singles.


Runner-up Mavis Buist (with Gerard Healy not present), Club Chairman Jonathan Isaacs and the winners Nigel Wilson and John Smallbone



Final order of teams was:

The supervised event in the High Bisquer Tournament was won by Judith Moore who beat Johannes Hamaan in the final.

(Photo courtesy of Peter Moore)

The Pat Shine Shield was won by Steve Lewendon in a final against Alan Rew.

Report fromManager Frances Low

The High Bisquer tournament at Southwick was held again this August.
Following on our successful pilot last year, we again split the entries into a Main Event for the High Bisque Salver, and a supervised group who had varying degrees of help.
The main event had 10 players, and was run as a Swiss with each playing 5 X 18 point games with a base of 6, so there were bisques to set up and maintain breaks! 2 players ended with 4 wins out of 5 - Alan Rew and Steve Lewendon. As Steve had beaten Alan (by 1 on time), he was declared the
winner. Several players ended on 3 wins, and there were some very close contests. Not enough peg outs but.......

The supervised group had 8 players, all visitors to the Club. They played 5 X 14 point games with a base of 6. The first 3 games were fully supervised with coaches on hand to advise and suggest, and to answer questions and points of law. The 2nd day was more relaxed but help was available if
needed. A closely fought final between Johannes Hamann and Judith Moore, was won by Judith who was awarded a Southwick glass! Judith fully appreciated the help on hand and her play improved over the 2 days. Johannes had a handicap reduction to 20. Hopefully, we will see them in the main event next
year!

Supervising matches is very hard, intensive work, so my grateful thanks to Pat and Richard Jackson who turned out both days, and to Gene Mears, Alan Theobald and Jonathan Isaacs who all helped 1 day. A special thanks To Don Mears for acting as ROT (Tournament Referee), and for his help and advice to everyone on the laws.

Thanks are due, as ever, to the Southwick catering team, and to John Gosney
for setting the hoops.
A special thank you from me to all the coaches and players who made this a very enjoyable and rewarding tournament. I could not have managed without my husband, John, who organized the Swiss for me on day 1 when I was coaching, and who did the teas and bar. I look forward to seeing some of you next year, and hopefully, many new players.
Frances Low - August 2011