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GC singles competition, 28 April 2026
A full house of 36 players enjoyed a fine if somewhat cold and windy day’s croquet in six divisions of six players ranging in handicap from -1 to 11.
Many of the visitors were seeing the refurbished club house for the first time and there were many admiring comments.
Three players made the manager’s life easy by winning all their games. Special mention must go to Rob Harper, one of the three undefeated players, doing so in Division C in his first ever tournament. The other two were Stephen Wingrove in Division B and Tim Weller in Division F. The runners up, all tying with another player on three wins but coming out ahead on net hoops, were David King (Division C), Richard Brooks (Division B) and David Larkin (Division F).
Stephen Collett was the clear winner of Division D with four wins, followed by three players on three wins, of whom Sue Nicholas had the best net hoop score.
In Division A, Konstantin Yudintsev dropped only one game, to Brian Aikens. Both finished on four wins but Konstantin was awarded the prize with +10 net hoops to Brian’s +6.
Division E had three players on four wins, again resolved by net hoops. Tim Bick edged out ahead of Peter Hill, also recording an excellent first ever tournament, pipping Kathy McColgan to the runner up spot by 2 net hoops.
Thanks to Gabrielle Higgins for managing this event.
Full results
| A | KY | SA | BA | DS | DD | DB | Wins | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konstantin Yudintsev | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| Simon Ancell | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | -8 | 5 |
| Brian Aikens | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Douglas Shand | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| David Dickins | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| David Boyd | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -9 | 6 |
| B | JI | RB | MC | TJ | SW | PG | Wins | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Isaacs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Richard Brooks | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Morgan Case | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | -6 | 6 |
| Tony Jolly | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Stephen Wingrove | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| Paul Green | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | -10 | 4 |
| C | JR | DK | FA | RH | BH | GT | Wins | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jill Richardson | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | |
| David King | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | |
| Francis Ainley | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Rob Harper | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | |
| Beryl Hughes | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
| Gavin Taylor | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| D | SB | SC | SN | JM | JP | AF | Wins | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Baldwin | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Stephen Collett | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Sue Nicholas | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Jim Mander | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | -5 | 5 |
| Jane Powell | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | -15 | 6 |
| Andrew Fall | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| E | KM | PH | MB | PWH | TB | TM | Wins | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathy McColgan | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Philip Harrison | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Mark Barnham | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | -11 | 5 |
| Peter W Hill | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Tim Bick | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| Tony Marjoram | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | -15 | 6 |
| F | DL | TW | LG | FF | MB | AM | Wins | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Larkin | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 2 |
| Tim Weller | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| Linda Gavigan | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | -6 | 5 |
| Fiona Fall | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | -4 | 4 |
| Maggie Boyd | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Angela Marjoram | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | -14 | 6 |