Golf Croquet B-Level Tournament.

Don Beck writes:

Seventeen players asembled for the annual one-day tournament and were divided into 4 blocks all-play-all. These blocks to be used to seed for a second round of Blocks with the winner of the top block declared the tournament winner.

A Block
Results
Bob Prichard won 7-4 Mike Hampson
Nick Furse won 7-6 Tony (Anthony) Lee
Tony Lee 7-4 Bob Prichard
Nick Furse 7-5 Mike Hampson
Tony Lee 7-2 Mike Hampson
Bob Prichard 7-4 Nick Furse

1st Tony, 2nd Bob, 3rd Nick, 4th Mike
(Tony , had come to Surbiton and knocked-out 3 locals!)

B Block

Carole Mc Loughlin won 7-3 Tony Fathers
Nick Archer7-6 Margaret Hampson
Margaret Hampson 7-3 Tony Fathers
Nick Archer 7-6 Carole McLoughlin
Tony Fathers 7-5 Nick Archer
Margaret Hampson 7-4 Carole McLoughlin

1st Nick, 2nd Margaret, 3rd Carole, 4th Tony


C Block

James Goodbun won 7-3 Nora Wesley
Roger Barnacle won 7-3 Valerie Harding
James Goodbun 7-1 Valerie Harding
Roger Barnacle 7-3 Nora Wesley
Valerie Harding 7-1Nora Wesley
James Goodbun 7-5 Roger Barnacle

1st James, 2nd Roger, 3rd Valerie, 4th Nora


D Block

Roger Nicholls won 7-1 Helen deJimenez
Howrd Cheyne won 7-3 Margaret Wakeley
Janet lewis won 7-0 Helen deJimenez
Howard Cheyne 7-2 Roger Nicholls
Janet Lewis 7-2 Margaret Wakeley
Howard Cheyne 7-1 Helen deJimenez
Howard Cheyne 7-3 Janet Lewis
Margaret Wakeley 7-3 Helen deJimenez
Janet Lewis 7-4 Roger Nicholls
Roger Nicholls 7-5 Margarey Wakeley

1st Howard 2nd Janet, 3rd Roger, 4th Margaret, 5th Helen


Top Block
James Goodbun 7-2 Tony Lee
Howard Cheyne 7-5 Nick Archer
Howard Cheyne 7-1 Tony Lee
James Goodbun 7-6 Nick Archer

3rd place playoff
Nick Archer 7-5 Tony Lee

Final

James Goodbun 7 - 6 Howard Cheyne

Nick almost upset the forecast when he took James to the 13th hoop and only poor shot selection by NIck and an accurate cut rush allowed James to gain the upper hand.

In the Final James fell behind but Howard on two occassions found his shots blocked and he chose delicate jumps to gain position overhitting both. This inexperience proved costly as James's nerve held to take the 13th and win a present for his mum. He is as yet too young to drink Chablis.
The 3 youngest players finished in the top 3 positions. Expect to see all three competing at the top level in the next two years.

Other scores

Results

Bob Prichard won 7-6 Roger Barnacle
Janet Lewis won 7-5 Margaret Hampson
Roger Barnacle won 7-6 Janet Lewis
Bob Prichard won 7-3 Margaret Hampson
Bob prichard won 7-1 Janet lewis
Roger Barnacle won 7-4 Margaret Hampson

Positions
5th Bob
6th Roger
7th Janet
8th Margaret

Other Results

Nick Furse 7-2 Carole McLoughlin
Valerie Harding 7-5 Roger Nicholls
Valerie Harding 7-5 Nick Furse
Roger Nicholls 7-4 Carole McLoughlin
Nora Wesley 7-1 Mararet Wakeley
Mike Hampson 7-3 Helen de Jimenez
Nora Wakeley 7-3 Helen de Jimenez
Tony Fathers 7-4 Margaret Wakeley
Tony Fathers 7-1 Helen deJimenez
Mike Hampson 7-5 Nora Wesley
Mike Hampson 7-0 Margaret Wakeley
Nora Wesley 6-5t Tony Fathers

Handicap changes
James was already a 3 and stayed a 3 after these wins
Howard was cut from 6 to 3
Tony Lee was cut from 8 to 6
Mararet Wakeley was given a handicap of 10
Helen deJimenez was given a handicap of 11

Surbiton Croquet Club
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NF 2/09/08


Updated 2.vii.22
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