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2023-05-14

 

AUSTRALIAN OPEN SINGLES TOURNAMENT

The ACA Open singles tournament took place 10th – 14th May 2023 at Cairnlea. There were 52 entries in total with players from throughout Australia attending. It was pleasing to see the strong contingent of players from Victoria, WA, SA, NSW and QLD. For some players especially some younger players – Curtis Mead from Tasmania, Addison Matthews, Fran Wright from QLD, Ethan Gumbrell from Canberra; this was their first time at Cairnlea. We are always grateful to see some of the well-known faces who regularly compete at Cairnlea in this level of tournament and provide us all with strong competition at this level. This tournament included 5 of Australia’s highest world ranked players.

Weather initially was cloudy with some showers but quickly improved. Mornings were cool but clear.  Saturday and Sunday for the final provided us with the ability to sit around the court and watch a memorable final between Robert and Malcolm Fletcher.

The best of 5 final ended eventually after a hard fought tousle 7/6 in the 4th match with Robert the outright winner. Malcolm pushed Robert extremely hard throughout the final and both players should be commended on the high level of croquet displayed.  There were many spectators who stayed or attended specifically for the final day and all were treated to a memorable display in wonderful sunshine.

For those unable to attend some of the Friday, Saturday and Sunday games were televised by “My Sport Live” and will be available on streaming for a period. Kate Patrick had arranged live streaming so thanks must go to her, the producers, technical crew and commentators both at Cairnlea and those who remotely provided commentary on the games.

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2023-05-09

 

AUSTRALIAN OPEN DOUBLES TOURNAMENT

The Australian Open Doubles Tournament  was held at Cairnlea 6th to 9th May 2023

Entries consisted of 21 pairs from around Australia, many of which were playing as a double pair for the 1st time which made viewing very interesting. The weather was not initially favorable for this 4 day event with rain , cold wind and low temperatures, fortunately for the finals the weather did improve and was cool and clear for the finals.

The event was played as a round robin with the top 8 pairs going through to a knock out – positions 5 and 6 going into a Consolation final and the remaining players participating in a plate event.

Ed Wilson and Malcolm Fletcher made a very challenging doubles team and although losing one match in the rounds came through with flying colors to win the event showing why they both hold high Australian world rankings. Challenges came from many areas with second place going to a well known doubles partnering of  Brett and Janine McHardy. Third place was Marty Clarke  WA who partnered with Lindsay Patullo from Charlton Victoria an up and coming Victorian GC player who was competing in this event for his first time.

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2023-05-13

 

Australian GC Singles streaming this weekend

The Australian Open Golf Croquet Singles have reached the knockout phase.

The finals are being played at the Victorian Croquet Centre this weekend under blue skies and bright sun.

If you can't drop by, you can watch the live stream on Vimeo:
https://vimeo.com/event/3347135

 

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2023-04-25

 

Do you have a question to ask Croquet Victoria?

Do you or a club member have a question about croquet matters? Management, refereeing, coaching...

Could be:

  • Anyone have experience of the Advantage Croquet format for Golf Croquet handicap play?
  • How do I access the annual club survey?
  • Are referees entitled to a lunch allowance when they attend the Lefel Shield (GC Regionals)?

If you have a question or an answer, email the Marketing and Publicity subcommittee at marketing@croquetvic.asn.au. We're managing the new Any Questions page of the Croquet Victoria website.

Other clubs may be grateful for the answer as well.

 Any Questions? | Croquet Victoria

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We are the State Sporting Association responsible for croquet across Victoria and Southern New South Wales. Established on 18 June 1914 as the Victorian Croquet Association Inc., we trade as Croquet Victoria.

Under our current rules, we lead and develop croquet in Victoria by coordinating and supporting Association Croquet, Golf Croquet, Ricochet and Gateball, played in 88 clubs across 14 regional associations.

Croquet Victoria is committed to ensuring that every croquet participant, including children and young people, has a safe and happy experience, free of abuse, harassment, bullying or any other form of inappropriate conduct.

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Upcoming events

10 Jun 23
12 Jun 23


Essendon
Range : 5.0 to 20.0
Essendon


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David Wren
0411 746 747
essendoncroquet @ gmail . com


10 Jun 23
11 Jun 23


Traralgon Doubles
Range : -6.0 to 20.0
Traralgon


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Joy Davis
0417 567 033
rjdavis @ wideband . net . au


10 Jun 23
12 Jun 23


ACA Patrons Trophy
Range : -3.0 to 20.0
To be decided



Peter Freer
0412 178 254
pfreer @ netspeed . com . au


10 Jun 23
11 Jun 23


Traralgon Doubles
Range : -6.0 to 20.0
Traralgon


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Joy Davis
0417 567 033
rjdavis @ wideband . net . au


10 Jun 23
11 Jun 23


Traralgon Doubles
Range : -6.0 to 20.0
Traralgon


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Joy Davis
0417 567 033
rjdavis @ wideband . net . au


10 Jun 23
11 Jun 23


JimSaunders GC Handicap Doubles @ Belmont - CANCELLEDfor2023
Range : -6.0 to 20.0
Belmont


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Kevin Bluff
0424 674 432


24 Jun 23
25 Jun 23


Swan Hill
Range : -3.0 to 20.0
Swan Hill


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Lois Munro
0408 875 857


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Recent results

03 Jun 23
04 Jun 23


Sale Doubles
Range : 0.0 to 0.0 (GC)
Sale


Winners: Marjorie Prendergast & Alan Drayton (Lakes Entrance)
Runners-up: Bob Quayle & Kelvin Marriott (Drouin)
Third: Julie Drummond (Lakes Entrance) & Mary Derley (Sale)







03 Jun 23
04 Jun 23


Rich River Doubles
Range : -6.0 to 20.0 (GC)
Rich River


Winners: Philip DeAraugo & Mandy Banks (Bendigo)
Runners-up: Louise Comer & Wayne Comer (Shepparton)







03 Jun 23
04 Jun 23


Sale Doubles
Range : 0.0 to 0.0 (GC)
Sale


Winners: Michael Butterfield & Joanne Butterfield (Leongatha)
Runners-up: Sue Priller & Stephen Beitz (Leongatha)
Third: Elaine Giesbers & Norm Hyde (Sale)







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