Golf Croquet Mixed Doubles Handicap Knock-out Competition 

The tournament final (Wendy & Ron -v- Heloise & Tony) was played in persistent (and ever increasing) drizzle on the afternoon of Tuesday 26th October. The match was nip and tuck over the first eight hoops, which the teams shared 4-4, and with both bisques already used an exciting finish seemed to be in prospect. The crowd (consisting entirely of a few overflying birds) were squawking enthusiastically, although the conditions (both atmospheric and underfoot) were hardly conducive to the highest standard of play. Heloise & Tony then managed to run hoops 9 and 10, leaving them requiring only one more hoop for victory. There then followed a titanic struggle for hoop 11, with both teams having chances and making good clearances, and eventually Tony managed to squeeze his ball through the hoop from close range, to secure the victory by 7 hoops to 4. As always, the match was played in a friendly but competitive spirit throughout, the only dampener (literally) being the unpleasant weather.

A report from out special lawn-side correspondent:  Damp Tone

Tony & Heloise beat Wendy & Ron 7-4

Semi-final results:

Wendy & Ron beat David Frost & Anna 7-3

Tony & Heloise beat Simon & Barbara 7-4

Association Croquet Individual Handicap Knock-out Competition Semi-Finals:

On a beautiful sunny October afternoon John beat Wendy by 26-7 and in the other semi-final played a few days later the victor was Brian Havill whose fine play aided by plenty of bisques saw him beat Ken by 26-14. Whatever the outcome of the final Brian should certainly be congratulated regardless, having reaching his second final of the season.

Association Final postponed due to injury

The final between John and Brian which was provisionally scheduled for Sunday 10th October has been postponed due to John having an injury. Given the current poor state of the lawns it seems probable that the final may now be postponed until the new season.

This competition replaced the previous season's league and just as in 2009 most participants found it to be a great way of meeting other members. Ladder league participants in fact comprised a very decent majority of Club's membership. The league matches themselves were carried out on various days and at a vast variety of differing times throughout the season. A simple ploy that enabled the competition to be played whenever it suited the members to do so. In the main we were very lucky with the weather and this enabled the majority of leagues to be completed, even though quite a few became rather last minute affairs. Holidays, illness, work and the occasional unwanted heavy rain quite naturally interfered with the arrangement of fixtures, however this didn't deter from the many great matches that were enjoyed by so many players throughout the season.

I'm quite sure that the vast majority of participants will be delighted to hear that the intention is to carry the Ladder League over to the start of 2011 season. To that end the final September League tables are shown below.

Many thanks are owed to Terry, our competitions organiser, for seeing so many leagues through to completion.

Final standings as at the end of September 2010 which was the league's final month:


David Frost, Brian Havill, David Minihane, Brian Dawes, David Lygoe
Terry James, John Street, Margaret Lygoe, Barbara Jones, Helen Lucas
Tony Elliott, Peter Brock, Sheila Rudling, Wendy Spencer Smith, Heloise Kareem
David Yuraglitis, Sue Black, Valerie Mayblatt, Valerie Zaater, Ron Phippin
Peter Leigh, Jackie Yurgalitis, Pat Markwardt, Anna Wright, Maureen Prior

All results - please post on the notice board or contact Terry James on 020 8366 1900.

Enfield Croquet Club 2009 Results

Golf Croquet League

Our 2009 Golf Croquet league proved to be not only successful but an ideal way in which new recruits got the chance to become acquainted with the vast majority of club members during the course of the competition. In addition many participants found that the league became a major learning experience in relation to both the tactical and technical aspects of the game when playing against some of our more established members, especially those who represent the Club in competitions. All in all this league was great fun, a pleasant and sociable experience and for some an ideal learning curve which made it very much worth while. Final Standings as at 13th December:

John Street wins the Golf League

name	played	games won	lost	hoops won	hoops lost	POINTS
JOHN STREET	18	16	2	122	79	122
Michael Israel	19	14	5	122	93	122
David Minihane	19	13	6	116	85	116
Wendy Spencer-Smith	18	13	5	114	82	114
Ken Pickett	17	14	3	113	65	113
Alan Foott	18	12	6	112	81	112
Brian Dawes	19	12	7	110	91	110
David Lygoe	17	11	6	109	80	109
Margaret Lygoe	18	8	10	102	96	102
Sheila Rudling	18	9	9	99	107	99
Terry James	15	13	2	98	53	98
Simon Tendeter	19	7	12	93	107	93
Brian Havill	14	9	5	85	59	85
Barbara Jones	19	6	13	80	120	80
Chrissie Le Marinel	18	4	14	79	112	79
Annie Winmai	18	4	14	73	118	73
Joan Stephenson	16	3	13	68	107	68
Jo Taylor	15	2	13	56	97	56
Anna Wright	16	2	14	54	110	54
Jackie Yurgalitis	17	2	15	52	115	52

      

The 2009 organiser Terry James had this to say on the closing date of the league: