The Association Croquet Divisional Championships were held at VCC on 7-8 November 2026
The Tregellas Medal is a long-standing event for players in the handicap range 6-10. It was won by Damien Hadfield (Kyneton) who won all 4 of his games and reduced his handicap to 5. Richard Hingst (Williamstown) was runner up and Penny Krstev (Macedon Ranges) was third. Richard and Penny were equal on 2 wins but Richard scored more net hoops.
The Nelson Medal has also been going a long time and there are normally two sections covering the 11 to 20 handicap range. We only ran the Division 3 section this year and it was won by Fiona McLaren (Kew) winning all 4 of her games. Runner up was David Pryor, also from Kew, who won his third game in a golden hoop finish from third placegetter Pam Herdman (Elwood), who had two wins.
Stephen Forster ran a coaching session for his Croquet Victoria Trainee Squad (players mainly in the handicap range 16-20) concurrently with the Divisional Championships. About a dozen players took advantage of this, clearly enjoyed the weekend and learned a lot.
After play in the Tregellas and Nelson Medals on Saturday, all 10 players stayed back for an hour and took advantage of Stephen’s experience. They picked up a few gems of information and a couple of players tried things on Sunday that Stephen had taught them the night before. This added to the weekend’s enjoyment.
