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Club Open Afternoon
The weather was wonderful and we had 35 guests to look after!! Because it was Fathers day we had whole families having a go!! We had lots of comments about the wonderful lawns and the quintessential, calm and peaceful atmosphere
Thank you to all the helpers on the lawns and in the kitchen and bar and also to all the people who donated delicious cakes. There were too many helpers to thank individually, but I would like to say the kitchen helpers headed by Jo Mander, and Deborah in the bar, worked tirelessly and were greatly appreciated, especially as the weather was so hot.
Jo handed out 10 subscription forms to potential new members!!
Thanks to Fran for organising the afternoon. Photos by Bill Arliss.
GC singles 19 June 2026
A fine day at Southwick greeted 24 player who were divided into 4 divisions.
Division A was a close run event with Brian Aikens just beating Tony Jolly for first place, with 4 wins and plus 13 hoops against Tony's 4 wins and plus 12 hoops. Chrissie Merrington was third with 3 wins.
Francis Ainley was a clear winner of Division B with five wins, followed by Beryl Hughes - 3 wins and Kathy McColgan - 2 wins.
Division C again was close with Phil Harrison just winning with 4 wins plus 9 against John Low 4 wins plus 5. Jane Powell was third with 3 wins 2 hoops.
Our visitor from Bromley Gloria Perez-Vertiz won Division D with 5 wins against Tim Weller 3 wins and Jim Mander also with 3 wins.
Thanks to Roger for managing the event
Full results
| A | TJ | BA | MT | JR | MG | CM | Wins | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Jolly | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | |
| Brian Aikens | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | |
| Marc Trevere | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
| Jil Richardson | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
| Micheal Gentry | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
| Chrissie Merrington | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| B | BH | FA | KM | SN | AF | GO | Wins | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beryl Hughes | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | |
| Francis Ainley | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | |
| Kathy McColgan | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | |
| Sue Nicholas | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | |
| Andrew Fall | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
| Gerald O'Brien | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| C | RE | TT | PH | JP | MB | JL | Wins | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Ellis | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Truida Trevere | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | |
| Phil Harrison | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| Jane Powell | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |
| Mark Barnham | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
| John Low | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| D | JM | TE | RL | TW | MS | GP | Wins | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Mander | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | |
| Trish Ellis | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
| Richard Law | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tim Weller | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
| Mike Sims | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
| Gloria Perez-Vertiz | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
Summer club competitions
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Sussex County Open Evening Singles – 16 June
The weather improved to give us a pleasant (if slightly chilly) few hours of croquet for our first evening event of the summer. 12 players were grouped into 3 divisions of 4, and some excellent croquet was enjoyed by all.
Division C was the first to finish. Tim Weller dominated proceedings, winning all 3 games with a net +13 hoops.
The other two divisions, A and B, were much closer, with net hoops required to establish the winners. In Division B, both Phil Harrison and Mark Barnham secured 2 victories, but Phil’s superior net hoops score of +4, gave him the win.
Finally. Division A went right down to the wire. Tim Bick was leading after 2 rounds, but had to play Morgan Case in the final round to claim victory. Morgan won 7-3 putting both on 2 wins and +2 net hoops. However, as Morgan had won the head to head, he took home the much prized chocolate bar (aptly named “Sweet and Salty”).
Thank you to everybody who made it such a good natured and enjoyable evening.
David
Thanks to David for managing the event