Congratulations to Jenny and Ian who came first in our April competition. A clean sweep for Cambridge with Cheryl and Frank taking second place.

Thanks to everyone who participated and also Di, our referee and Sandy, tournament manager.

The Belmont Park Croquet Club Singles Handicap Championship were held last Saturday.  It was a good day and was enjoyed by all who attended. 

There were six competitors, being: Terry Brown, Peter Foster, Perry Motteram, Colleen Sacco, Jean Waddel and Yvonne Wood.

• Club Champion: Perry Motteram. 
• Runner-up: Colleen Sacco.   

Terrific to see a new event grace the courts in Australia.

You can keep up to date with all the action on Croquetscores.

They have also launched a site containing photos, interviews and results for the event as it happens.

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A gorgeous autumnal sunset under lights for the final games of the inaugural Fletcher/Sharpe Invitational Tournament… Day 1.

Pop down to Cooks River Croquet Club over the weekend for some outstanding GC by the younger cohort of the competitive croquet community from the US, UK, NZ and Australia

Planning on visiting York and keen on a game? Be sure to check out the sign.

This Sunday 28th April they are hosting a come and try day as part of the Heritage weekend from 11am till 3pm.

Fun games organised for the day so come and have a go.

Dawson Balls Mark 3 – Secondary Colours now WCF approved

The WCF have now approved the new Mark 3 Dawson balls Secondary colours until April 2027.

Dawson Balls Mark 3

Paul has been testing various ways of differentiating the new balls from the old ones. His long term plan will be make new moulds, but this will take time. Therefore, in the interim, the new balls will have a black circle marked inside the Dawson 2000 lettering. This black circle is drawn into the indented circle and so should last some time. Clubs are advised to monitor the marking and re-do it as necessary.

The secondary colours are currently in England being tested.

2025 -U21 Golf Croquet World Championship

The 2025 U21 Golf Croquet World Championship will be held at the Sarasota Croquet Club,  1400 Lucaya Ave, Venice, FL 34285Florida, USA between 14-18 April 2025.

Entries – there will 24 competitors in the tournament.

The Club – The host club is the Sarasota County Croquet Club on it’s seven lawns – to find out more visit: Sarasota Croquet Club.

You can keep up with all the news from the World Croquet Federation by visiting their webpage or their facebook site.

Yesterday saw the exciting conclusion to the NSW GC Open Singles. Throughout the match there was little separating both players and fittingly, it was only decided on the 13th hoop in the 5th match. 7/5 -5/7 – 7/6 – 4/7 – 7/6

• Winner: Peter Landrebe
• Runner Up: Jamie Gumbrell

I believe this was Peter’s 9th success in the event.

Full results on Croquetscores.