Goulburn Valley information
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A full field booked in for 14-15 February, hosted this year by Rich River CC. Winners were:
Section 1 - Ron McBride (Victor Harbour);
Section 2 - Roger Bird (Quarry Hill);
Section 3 - Wilma Freeman (Sale);
Section 4 - James Gunn (Rich River). 
2018 Association Croquet Open
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Eighteen players enteredfor 22-23 February, hosted this year by Shepparton CC. Winners were:
Section 1 - Roger Bird (Quarry Hill);
Section 2 - Jenny Kneebone (Shepparton);
Section 3 - Sue van Lunenburg (Euroa). 
Shepparton Croquet Club hosted the GVCA Golf Croquet Singles Tournament on 12th and 13th February in extremely hot and humid weather.
32 players competed from 14 clubs around Victoria, NSW and Canberra, with play in three Sections depending on handicap.
Section 1 for players with handicaps -2 to 4 was split into two blocks with block winners Trevor Peters of Echuca Moama and John Young of Shepparton playing off in a final. Both players had lost only one of their earlier games. John played very strongly to defeat Trevor 7-3 and take the Section 1 win. Runners up in the two blocks were Brian Rowe of Essendon with 4 wins and Bill Manwaring of RNB with 5 wins.
Winner for Section 2 was Deirdre Lebbon of Sale, and runner up was Dawn McQuilton of Wodonga.
Section 3 winner was Virginia Rowe of Ballarat Alexandra, and runner up was James Gunn of Rich River.
2020 Association Croquet Open
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The GVCA annual AC Open Singles Tournament held at Rich River on 26th & 27th February attracted 15 players from 11 clubs around Victoria. Spectators were treated to a high standard of play in a competitive yet friendly environment. It was a very long first day with three games with a 2.5 hour limit being played.
Section 1 only had three entrants, and Tricia Devlin of Castlemaine won all her games to win with a nett hoop score of +36, ahead of Lois Kirk of Quarry Hill with two wins and 0 nett hoops.
Section 2 was won by Paul Ryan of Kew who won all five of his games and had an impressive nett hoop score of +75. Runner up was Ian Grant of Rich River who had three wins and +32 nett hoops. Ruth Duffy of Corowa also had three wins but lost runner up position to Ian on hoops.
Russ Smyth of Rich River won Section 3 by winning all five of his games. He had a nett hoop score of +59. Cheryl O’Dwyer of Yarrawonga Mulwala was runner up with 4 wins and +26 nett hoops. 
Information is displayed here for region tournaments from the current and previous seasons.
Association tournament info
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GVCA Association Tournament @ Rich River 2020
 | Winner (range -3.0 to 5.0)
Patricia Devlin (Castlemaine)
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| Winner (range 6.0 to 10.0)
Paul Ryan (Kew)
Runner-up: Ian Grant (Rich River)
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| Winner (range 10.0 to 16.0)
Russell Smyth (Rich River)
Runner-up: Cheryl O Dwyer (Yarrawonga )
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Contact - Marjorie Grant 5480 9985
GVCA Association Open Tournament @ Rich River 2019
| Winner (range -3.0 to 4.0)
Roger Bird (Quarry Hill)
Runner-up: Harley Johnstone (Sandringham)
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| Winner (range 4.0 to 20.0)
Chris Eiffert (Quarry Hill)
Runner-up: Noel Dealy (Shepparton)
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Contact - Louise Vale 03 5869 1286 goulburnvalleyca @ gmail . com
GVCA @ Shepparton 2020
| Winner (range -6.0 to 4.0)
John Young (Shepparton)
Runner-up: Trevor Peters (Echuca Moama)
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| Winner (range 5.0 to 8.0)
Deirdre Lebbon (Sale)
Runner-up: Dawn McQuilton (Wodonga)
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| Winner (range 9.0 to 16.0)
Virginia Rowe (Ballarat Alexandra)
Runner-up: James Gunn (Rich River)
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Contact - Bev Floyd 0400799987 floyds . kb @ bigpond . com
Goulburn Valley Golf Croquet Tournament 2019
| Winner (range -6.0 to 4.0)
John James (Deniliquin)
Runner-up: Russell Smyth (Rich River)
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| Winner (range 5.0 to 7.0)
John Young (Shepparton)
Runner-up: Anne Dodd (Rich River)
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| Winner (range 8.0 to 20.0)
Rodney Bensley (Howlong Golf Resort)
Runner-up: Lois Breadon (Quarry Hill)
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Contact - Bev Floyd 0400799987 floyds . kb @ bigpond . com
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Goulburn Valley Constitution
