Victorian Country AC Regional Championships
Ballarat & District Croquet Association recently hosted the 46th Country AC Regionals with seven regions competing in four divisions. The event was run over 3 days at Ballarat Western and Ballarat Alexandra Clubs. The team event is decided on the hoop aggregates. Individual division results are decided in the usual manner of games then hoops.
This year the team event result was tied for first with Goulburn Valley and Geelong both accumulating 398 hoops. Northern District came in third with 348. The individual winners were Div. 1 Stephen Forster (Geelong), Div. 2 Damien Hadfield (Northern District), Div. 3 Darren Barnes (Murray Valley), and Div. 4 Darren Lester (Ballarat). The award of player with most potential was Kevin Milner (Goulburn Valley).
The event was enjoyed by participants, both as competitors and socially with attendance at a welcome BBQ at Alexandra CC and a more formal event dinner at the Ballarat Golf Club. VIP guests at the dinner were the Mayor of Ballarat, Cr. Tracey Hargraves and the President of VCA, Kate Patrick.
And as a bonus, the Ballarat weather was ideal with sunny days and moderate temperatures through the tournament.