The GVCA Association Croquet Open Singles Tournament was held at Rich River Croquet Club on Wednesday and Thursday last week.
Ten players from eight clubs competed in two sections – Section 1 for 0 to 5 handicaps, Section 2 for 7 to 10 handicaps.
Section 1 was a close battle, with the result depending on the last game. Roger Bird of Quarry Hill was the winner, just beating Harley Johnstone
of Brighton by 14 points. Section 2 was also won by a Quarry Hill player – Chris Eiffert beat Noel Dealy of Shepparton into second spot by
one game and a massive 47 points. Harley Johnstone also won the prize for best break for the tournament with an impressive break of 13.
Last Thursday five of our members travelled to Mooroopna for a twilight golf croquet competition and dinner, an event enjoyed by all.
The Club held a King Ball competition on Saturday with 13 members competing. Anne Dodd got off to a blistering start, winning 9 hoops in the first
game. She was the winner for the day with 2 games and a nett +16 hoops, followed by Helen Brierley and Ian Grant tied on 2 games and +14.
Helen and Kaye Joyce scored hoops in one.
On Tuesday 18 golf croquet players played doubles and a single. Three members won three games - Dave Maher, Bev Floyd and Jay Grant. Dave and
Bev also tied on hoops, Bev being the winner on a countback.
