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GC level doubles competition 28th April 2023
Eighteen hardy pairs played in our GC level play tournament on 28 April and with Vincent as manager there was always the threat of rain. Sure enough, the day started with mizzle and a cold wind but we did enjoy some warm sunshine in the afternoon.
Three blocks of 6 played some keenly contested matches. In Block A, Andrea & Richard and David & Bob each won 4 games but the former shaded it by a margin of 3 net hoops.
Block B saw Jill & Douglas start their final match with the chance of a clean sweep but they narrowly lost to Paul & Francis. Nevertheless, they were clear winners with 4 wins and +10 net hoops.
In Block C, Paul & Konstantin did manage a clean sweep, winning all 5 games with a net hoop advantage of +10.
Congratulations to all our winners and many thanks to the catering team - Angela & Martin Avis, Jo Mander, Arthur Flatt and Linda Davies.
Thanks to the Manager Vincent L'Estrange for managing and providing a reporrt and photographs.
Full results
Block A | DK&BC | FP&TJ | AH&RC | AS&SN | CH&LG | FL&RC | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David King & Bob Clark | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | |
Fiona Phillips & Tony Jolly | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
Andrea Huxley & Richard Carline | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | |
Andrew Stewart & Sue Nicholas | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | |
Chris Heath & Linda Gavigan | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
Frances Low & Robyn Clark | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
Block B | DS&JR | DL&SR | AB&FB | LD&TJ | DD&MD | FA&PG | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Douglas Shand & Jill Richardson | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |
Di Langridge & Sue Rice | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | |
Anne Bolland & Fran Box | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | |
Liz Drury & Tony James | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
David Dickins & Martin Daniels | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
Francis Ainley & Paul Green | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
Block C | KY&PB | RP&RP | MF&PH | NDS&TBP | PM&SC | VY&PG | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Konstantin Yudintsev & Paul Brown | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | |
Rachel Pointon & Richard Pointon | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | |
Margaret Funell & Pat Harden | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
Narmada De Silva & Tim Broughton Pipkin | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | |
Pat Mechen & Sue Caulfield | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
Victoria Yudintseva & Peter Goldsmith | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
Some photos
Short Croquet Mini-competition 24th April 2023
The Short Croquet inaugural Alternate Stroke handicap doubles took place on 24th April. 16 players took part, 8 pairs so a good entry. There were 2 blocks and each block had 3 x 14 point games of 1 hour 20 mins. Block One was won by Bob and Robyn Clark with 3 wins, and Block Two was won by Frances Low and Martin Daniels with 3 wins. As time was short, we decided not to play a final so 2 block winners were declared!
Thanks to all the players, particularly those who have just started the game. I am of course grateful to the experienced players who helped and supported them. I hope we all learnt something!
Anyone interested in starting short croquet, please contact me. It is good fun, challenging and will give you access to many different shots which are useful in GC as well!
Frances Low (Manager)
Thanks very much to Frances for managing the competition.
Full results
Block A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Wins | Points | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Robyn & Bob Clark | 14 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | ||
2. Julie Tremble & John Gosden | 8 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 3 | ||
3. Pat M & Clive Hayton | 5 | 14 | 8 | 1 + tie | 2 | ||
4. Rosemary Faulkner & Jim Mander | 6 | 6 | 8 | tie | 4 |
Block B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Wins | Points | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Frances Low & Martin Daniels | 14 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | ||
2. Sue Kilby & Morgan Case | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
3. Vincent L'Estrange & John Low | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | ||
4. Richard Ellis & Paul Green | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 + tie | 2 |
Frances Low and Martin Daniels with prizes
Bob and Robyn Clark
17 April 2023 GC level play singles
A very enjoyable day was had by all (even myself who won precidely zero games )
Play was sensibly arranged in three divisions with two blocks in each division; five games in the blocks and a single crossover game in each division to decide the winner.
Thanks to Richard Brooks for being the Tournament Referee and to Linda Gavigan for her able management.
The top block was won by Tony Jolly with a well-deserved win over Richard Brooks 7-6.
The middle block was won by Bridget Goodman who beat Andrea Huxley 7-5
The third block was won by Martin Daniels (a player to watch I believe!) who beat Francis Ainley 7-6
Congratulations to all three for their wins.
Light lunch was kindly provided by Angela Avis with Nira Scutt and Martin Avis. Thanks very much to them.
Full results
Block 1A | RB | EF | SA | JI | AW | CM | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard Brooks | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | |
Elizabeth Farrow | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | |
Sara Anderson | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
Jonathan Isaacs | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | |
Andrew Wilson | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
Christine Merrington | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
Block 1B | MC | TJ | NG | CS | AS | JG | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Morgan Case | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | |
Tony Jolly | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
Noel Gill | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | |
Charles Sale | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
Andrew Stewart | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | |
John Gosden | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
Block 2A | AH | DS | JP | VL | BH | SF | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrea Huxley | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | |
Douglas Shand | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
Jane Powell | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | |
Vincent L'Estrange | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Beryl Hughes | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | |
Simon Fenn-Tye | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Block 2B | BG | DK | AG | JL | JR | LM | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bridget Goodman | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | |
David King | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
Alan Grundy | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
John Low | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
Jill Richardson | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
Laki Marengos | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Block 3A | RF | FA | HW | DD | KH | KY | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rosemary Faulkner | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
Francis Ainley | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | |
Helen Wilson | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
David Dickens | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | |
Ken Hughes | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
Konstantin Yudintsev | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Block 3B | RE | MD | VY | PG | PB | NDS | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard Ellis | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | |
Martin Daniels | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | |
Victoria Yudintseva | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
Paul Green | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Paul Brown | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | |
Narmada De Silva | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Division Finals
Division 1: Tony Jolly beat Richard Brooks 7-6
Division 2: Bridget Goodman beat Andrea Huxley 7-4
Division 3: Martin Daniels beat Francis Einley 7-6
Other cross-block games:
Noel Gill beat Andrew Wilson 7-5
Morgan Case beat Jonathan Isaacs 7-2
Charles Sale beat Chrissie Merrington 7-3
Liz Farrow beat Andrew Stewart 7-6
John Gosden beat Sara Anderson 7-4
Laki Marengos beat Vincent L'Estrange 7-6
Beryl Hughes beat John Low 7-4
David King beat Jane Powell 7-5
David Dickins beat Paul Green 7-4
Rosemary Faulkner beat Paul Brown 7-3
Narmada de Silva beat Helen Wilson 7-3
AC Advanced Weekend Competiton 15-16 April 2023
Congratulations to Joel Taylor who beat Gabrielle Higgins in the final 26tp - 0, 0-26, 26-20.
Thanks to Dominic Nunns for managing the event and to the lunch teams of Rachel Pointon and Jo Mander on Saturday and Karen Hayton, Angela and Martin Avis on Sunday.
Manager Dominic Nunns writes:
22 participants braved the weather for the Southwick Salver weekend, a season-opening event with a considerable tradition - the names of several world champions grace the salver itself, but the wider tournament has always embraced players of varying handicaps, in part through the use of the ‘Egyptian’ format consolation. After heavy rain prior to the event the players were rewarded with no rain during the event and even a small amount of sunshine.
In the first semi-final to finish, second seed Joel Taylor (Roehampton) came back from a game down to defeat no.3 seed Dom Nunns (Sussex County) 2-1 with highly efficient and accurate break play. The other semi saw an elongated and dramatic match between two players with recent Antipodean success behind them. Local hero Gabrielle Higgins (no.5 seed) eventually beat the world number 3 Jamie Burch (Reigate) in a final game three-ball ending.
The final between Gabrielle and Joel also went all the way to a third game, following the sharing of two manager-pleasingly one-sided games. Gabrielle then took the early initiative, but Joel eventually reported, "I won game 3 +6. Gabs broke down on a TP having done one peel. I completed the peels and then won the three-ball ending after quite a lot of back and forth."
The Egyptian was won by Teddy Wilmot-Sitwell (Winterborne Valley / Dulwich). Although the games were Level Advanced, Teddy’s handicap of 4.5 meant that his starting rating was such that strong performances against scratch players or better would put him in contention under the somewhat esoteric scoring system. He thoroughly deserved his win after scoring a maximum 9 points in his final game for beating Tudor Jenkins, a -1 handicap who had shown some signs of excellent form himself in the early rounds of the knockout. Honourable mentions go to Alan Chance and Paul Castell, both of whom actually won all of their Egyptian games but were nonetheless unable to surpass Teddy's total and finished 2nd and 3rd respectively.
Full results
First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Semi-Final | Final | Winner |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jamie Burch | Jamie Burch 26tp-1 | Jamie Burch 26-7 | Jamie Burch 26-0 | Gabrielle Higgins 26tp-19, 20-26, 26-19 | Joel Taylor 26-0, 0-26, 26-20 |
Teddy Wilmot-Sitwell | |||||
Liz Farrow | Liz Farrow 25-24 | ||||
Phil Dunk | |||||
Alan Chance | James Field 26-1 | Tudor Jenkins 26tp-0 | |||
James Field | |||||
David H Boyd | Tudor Jenkins 26-0 | ||||
Tudor Jenkins | |||||
Gabrielle Higgins | Gabrielle Higgins 26tp-22 | Gabrielle Higgins 26-21 | |||
Paul Castell | |||||
Neil Coote | Guy Hewitt 26-15 | Robin Brown 26tp-20 | |||
Guy Hewitt | |||||
John Daniels | Robin Brown 26-3 | ||||
Robin Brown | |||||
Dominic Nunns | Dominic Nunns 26-3 | Dominic Nunns 26-0 | Joel Taylor 0-26, 26tp-9, 26tp-0 | ||
Timothy Luke | |||||
Andrew Gregory | Mark Fawcett 26-2 | ||||
Mark Fawcett | |||||
Nigel Polhill | Nigel Polhill 26tp-0 | Joel Taylor 26tp-0 | |||
Ignacio Gross | |||||
Chris Crowcroft | Joel Taylor 26tp-0 | ||||
Joel Taylor | |||||
Consolation event
Played as an Egyptian.
Egyptian Consolation | Wins | Results |
---|---|---|
Alan Chance | 5 | I.Gross +25,N.Polhill +8,J.Daniels +5,T.Wilmot-Sitwell +3,G.Hewitt +7 |
Paul Castell | 5 | N.Coote +16,L.Farrow +13,G.Hewitt +1,J.Daniels +19TP,D.H Boyd +20 |
James Field | 4 | P.Dunk +12,N.Coote +25,M.Fawcett -22TP,N.Polhill +15,D.H Boyd +16 |
Teddy Wilmot-Sitwell | 3 | C.Crowcroft +23,D.H Boyd +3,A.Chance -3,T.Jenkins +18 |
Tudor Jenkins | 2 | P.Dunk +18,J.Daniels +14,T.Wilmot-Sitwell -18 |
Chris Crowcroft | 2 | T.Wilmot-Sitwell -23,I.Gross +12,A.Gregory +4 |
Mark Fawcett | 2 | J.Daniels -24,J.Field +22TP,R.Brown -19TP,L.Farrow +18 |
Neil Coote | 2 | P.Castell -16,J.Field -25,T.Luke +20,D.Nunns -17TP,I.Gross +16 |
John Daniels | 2 | D.H Boyd +13,M.Fawcett +24,A.Chance -5,T.Jenkins -14,P.Castell -19TP |
Robin Brown | 2 | M.Fawcett +19TP,N.Polhill +6 |
Dominic Nunns | 1 | N.Coote +17TP |
Liz Farrow | 1 | P.Castell -13,D.H Boyd +7,M.Fawcett -18 |
Guy Hewitt | 1 | I.Gross +7,P.Castell -1,A.Chance -7 |
Timothy Luke | 1 | A.Gregory +11,J.Burch -23qp,N.Coote -20,I.Gross -13 |
Nigel Polhill | 1 | A.Chance -8,A.Gregory +24,J.Field -15,R.Brown -6 |
Jamie Burch | 1 | T.Luke +23qp |
Ignacio Gross | 1 | A.Chance -25,C.Crowcroft -12,G.Hewitt -7,T.Luke +13,N.Coote -16 |
Phil Dunk | 0 | J.Field -12,T.Jenkins -18 |
David H Boyd | 0 | J.Daniels -13,T.Wilmot-Sitwell -3,L.Farrow -7,J.Field -16,P.Castell -20 |
Andrew Gregory | 0 | T.Luke -11,N.Polhill -24,C.Crowcroft -4 |
Advantage GC Doubles 7th April 2023
The competition was won by Liz Drury and Tony James who beat Victoria Yudintseva and Konstantin Yudintsev in the final 7-6.
Thanks to Roger Sutton for managing the event. Pictures below thanks to Vincent L'Estrange.
Full Results
Block1 | LD&TJ | B&KH | SK&DR | SA&VL | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liz Dury & Tony James | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
Beryl & Ken Hughes | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Susan Kilby & Diane Rolf | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | |
Simon Ancell & Vincent L'Estrange | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
Block 2 | PM&SC | KY&VY | FA&PG | A&FF | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pat Mechen & Sue Caulfield | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
Konstantin Yudintsev & Victoria Yudintseva | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
Francis Ainley & Paul Green | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
Andrew & Fiona Fall | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
Block 3 | MD&PB | B&RC | FA&PG | PA&HB | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Martin Daniels & Paul Brown | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | |
Bob & Robyn Clark | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | |
Francis Ainley & Paul Green | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
Peter Adams & Hilary Bird | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Block 4 | I&JC | A&NG | SN&RC | PC&GO | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ian & Jean Cobbold | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | |
Anne & Noel Gill | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
Sue Nicholas & Richard Carline | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
Peter Cave & Gerald O'Brien | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
First Round | Semi-Final | Final | Winner |
---|---|---|---|
Sue Nicholas & Richard Carline | Simon Ancell & Vincent L'Estrange 7-2 | Konstantin Yudintsev & Victoria Yudintseva 7-4 | Liz Drury & Tony James 7-6 |
Simon Ancell & Vincent L'Estrange | |||
Martin Daniels & Paul Brown | Konstantin Yudintsev & Victoria Yudintseva 7-5 | ||
Konstantin Yudintsev & Victoria Yudintseva | |||
Francis Ainley & Paul Green | Francis Ainley & Paul Green 7-5 | Liz Drury & Tony James 7-6 | |
Anne & Noel Gill | |||
Jim Mander &Peter Goldsmith | Liz Drury & Tony James 7-6 | ||
Liz Drury & Tony James | |||
The Plate
First Round | Semi-Final | Final | Winner |
---|---|---|---|
Ian & Jean Cobbold | Ian & Jean Cobbold 7-6 | Andrew & Fiona Fall 7-1 | Andrew & Fiona Fall 7-5 |
Beryl & Ken Hughes | |||
Bob & Robin Clark | Andrew & Fiona Fall 7-3 | ||
Andrew & Fiona Fall | |||
Peter Adams & Hilary Bird | Pat Mechen & Sue Caulfield 7-3 | Pat Mechen & Sue Caulfield 7-5 | |
Pat Mechen & Sue Caulfield | |||
Peter Cave & Gerald O'Brien | Peter Cave & Gerald O'Brien 7-3 | ||
Susan Kilby & Diane Rolfe | |||
Fancy doing some painting? Please contact Richard Pointon to join our team to smarten up the clubhouse for the summer
Opening Day
The summer season started on Saturday 1 April with the now traditional match between the President's team and the Chairman's team. There were 13 players on each side playing a single game of GC or AC, singles or doubles.
After a recent run of wins by the President's team, this year the Chairman's team prevailed 7-5. (See scoreboard attached)
Despite a lot of rain in the previous days and earlier in the morning, the lawns were playing very well (well done Ben and team) and the rain had stopped in time for our 11.30 start to events.
Many thanks to all who participated and, in particular, thanks to Angela and Chrissy for providing a lovely lunch and to Di for looking after the bar.
Clive
Final Winter Doubles Competition 24th March 2023
Thanks to Vincent for successfully managing a rain-free competition. He reports:
A full complement of 20 pairs entered our final Winter Doubles. Despite a gloomy forecast (and the manager's record with the weather) we enjoyed wall-to-wall sunshine although it was quite windy in the afternoon. There were some very long (or slow?) but close games and it was almost 5pm when the last match finished. Interestingly, 50% of the games ended 7-6 or 7-5.
There were 6 pairs in Block A which was won by Simon Ancell and Chrissie Merrington with 4 wins.
Block B had 8 pairs and after 5 rounds Liz Drury & Tony James and Beryl Hughes & Gavin Taylor each had 4 wins. As they hadn't played each other there was a play off, won 7-3 by Liz & Tony.
Block C was won by Fran Box & Anne Bolland (who also won their block in the last doubles) with 4 wins from their 5 matches.
Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all for taking part (who was it who said that it's not the winning it's the taking part?).
Many thanks also to Karen, Linda and Arthur for providing a warming bowl of soup at lunchtime.
Vincent
Full results
A | RB&DK | SA&CM | LF&AS | BC&RC | LT&AH | BG&JP | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard Brooks & David King | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | |
Simon Ancell & Chrissie Merrington | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | |
Liz Farrow & Andrew Stewart | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
Bob Clark & Robyn Clark | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
Louise Taylor & Andrea Huxley | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | |
Bridget Goodman & Jane Powell | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
B | CH&LG | FL&FP | DS&JR | DL&SR | AG&NG | LD&TJ | VL&SF | BH> | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Heath & Linda Gavigan | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | |||
Frances Low & Fiona Phillips | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | |||
Douglas Shand & Jill Richardson | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | |||
Di Langridge & Sue Rice | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
Anne Gill & Noel Gill | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |||
Liz Drury & Tony James | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | ||
Vincent L'Estrange & Simon Fenn-Tye | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | |||
Beryl Hughes & Gavin Taylor | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
C | FB&AB | AF&FF | FA&PG | PM&PH | RE&TE | KH&KY | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fran Box & Anne Bolland | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
Andrew Fall & Fiona Fall | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | |
Francis Ainley & Paul Green | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
Pat Mechen & Pat Harden | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
Richard Ellis & Trish Ellis | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | |
Ken Hughes & Konstantin Yudintsev | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Advantage GC Competition 17th March 2023
Congratulations to Roger Sutton and Richard Carline for the excellent and most successful GC competition played with the Advantage scoring system. Most players appeared to get to grips with the scoring arrangements and no doubt we will see more of Advantage GC on our lawns this season.
Roger organised the event as 5 blocks of four players who played each other in the morning session. The afternoon was a knockout of the block winners and 3 best losers, with the remainder playing a loose Swiss format plate.
The main event was won by Paul Brown in grand style; at 6:6 and with his opponent David Dickins in control at the final hoop Paul pulled of a clearance from the other end of the court to stay in the game. After further jostling for position around the hoop in which it appeared David would succeed but a positional (and perhaps tactical) error gave Paul the chance to make the final hoop. Congratulations to Paul for winning and to David for making it an interesting final to watch.
Two players were awarded prizes in the Plate event, to Francis Ainley and to Narmada de Silva. Congratulations to then both.
This was the first time an Advantage GC handicap competition has been played at Southwick and its success was down to the excellent organisation and preparation. In particular, the work that Richard Carline did in designing and producing his Advantage Posts and starting score cards made a huge difference to playing the game. The writer was somewhat sceptical when told about the system earlier but having played with it is a complete convert. It was so useful to be able to refer to the starting score card - particularly when starting with a minus score - to keep your actual score in your head; the cards made it far easier than looking for clips on peg and post. Thanks Richard for the time and effort put into this. We hope to have further information on his sytem on the website in the near future.
I got the inpression most players came away with a positive view of the Advantage handicap system, in comparison to extra turn format. Please be encouraged to try it out!
Results in full
Block A | MD | Jl | VY | JM | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Martin Daniels | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
John low | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | |
Victoria Yudintseva | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
Jim Mander | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
Block B | NDS | FA | PB | LM | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Narmada De Silva | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | |
Francis Ainley | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | |
Paul Brown | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
Laki Marangos | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Block C | PG | SA | MH | SK | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paul Green | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
Simon Ancell | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
Mark Hamilton | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
Susan Kilby | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
Block D | PG | PH | SM | DR | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter Goldsmith | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
Philip Harrison | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
Sheona McArthur | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | |
Diana Rolfe | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Block E | CH | JM | DD | KY | Wins | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Heath | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
John Munt | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
David Dickins | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
Konstantin Yudintsev | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
Knockout Stage
Quarter Final | Semi-Final | Final | Winner |
---|---|---|---|
Konstantin Yudintsev | Konstantin Yudentsev 7-5 | Paul Brown 7-6 | Paul Brown 7-6 |
Philip Harrison | |||
Simon Ancell | Paul Brown 7-4 | ||
Paul Brown | |||
David Dickins | David Dickins 7-5 | David Dickins 7-5 | |
Narmada de Silva | |||
Paul Green | Martin Daniels 7-4 | ||
Martin Daniels |
Games played in the Plate Event
John Low beat Sheona McArthur 7-6
Peter Goldsmith beat Victoria Yudintseva 7-5
Peter Goldsmith beat Susan Kilby 7-5 Susan Kilby beat Victoria Yudintseva 7-5
Jim Mander beat Susan Kilby 7-6
Jim Mander beat Peter Goldsmith 7-2
Laki Marangos beat John Munt 7-6
Laki Marangos beat John Low 7-6
John Munt beat Sheona McArthur 7-5
Chris Heath beat Mark Hamilton 7-6
Francis Ainley beat Diana Rolfe 7-4
Francis Ainley beat Chris Heath 7-2
Philip Harrison beat Diana Rolfe 7-6
Diana Rolfe beat David King 7-1
Some pictures from the event
Help, the ladies' washroom is sinking!
In recent weeks the Working Party has been busy rescuing the back of the clubhouse. Old age and a long term water leak from the ladies' changing room facilities had rotted the main beam supporting the back wall of the clubhouse. It needed to be replaced, so, rather like repairing a flat tyre on your car, the back of the building was jacked up and a new beam fitted. Thanks to Ray Hall for pictures of this interesting operation.
And thanks to all the Working Party for carrying it out. They work all winter on these sorts of jobs and could be forgiven if they felt undervalued by members, as they d a huge amount of vital maintenance work. So thank you all!