Golf Croquet
Fixtures contact: Roger Nicholls
The GC 4-Club Trophy is a competition between four local clubs: Leighton Linslade, Northampton, Watford and Wrest Park,
played Level in teams of 3 with a minimum aggregate handicap of 4. There are 4 matches, one hosted at each club, with each
match played in a tournament format in two all-play-all blocks of singles, with play-offs between the block leaders.
Each club is awarded points according to the performance of its 3 players, and the winner is the club
with the most points at the end of the season.
Last year Watford came 2nd.
All games: 
Level Play
| Date & venue |
Results (Watford names in red)Final place: Winner |
|---|
Mon 13 Jun
Wrest Park |
| Northampton | Pts |
|---|
| Les Heard (-1) | 8 |
| Steve Foster (2) | 1 |
| Martyn Palmer (6) | 5 |
| | 14 |
|
| Watford | Pts |
|---|
| Alan Clark (3) | 10 |
| Steve Dennis (3) | 7 |
| Stephen Webb (6) | 2 |
| | 19 |
|
| Wrest Park | Pts |
|---|
| George Collin (3) | 6 |
| Terry Collis (4) | 11 |
| Richard Keighley (4) | 4 |
| | 21 |
|
| Leighton Linslade | Pts |
|---|
| Roger Stroud (3) | 9 |
| David Ball (4) | 3 |
| Bill Ironside (7) | 12 |
| | 24 |
|
| --- Block games: --- |
|---|
| Alan Clark (3) |
beat |
Les Heard (-1) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| George Collin (3) |
beat |
Stephen Webb (6) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| Terry Collis (4) |
beat |
David Ball (4) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Steve Dennis (3) |
beat |
Steve Foster (2) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Richard Keighley (4) |
beat |
Martyn Palmer (6) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| Bill Ironside (7) |
beat |
Roger Stroud (3) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Les Heard (-1) |
beat |
George Collin (3) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| Terry Collis (4) |
beat |
Alan Clark (3) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| David Ball (4) |
beat |
Stephen Webb (6) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| Roger Stroud (3) |
beat |
Steve Foster (2) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Bill Ironside (7) |
beat |
Martyn Palmer (6) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Steve Dennis (3) |
beat |
Richard Keighley (4) |
7-1 |
|
|---|
| Terry Collis (4) |
beat |
Les Heard (-1) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Alan Clark (3) |
beat |
Stephen Webb (6) |
7-2 |
|
|---|
| George Collin (3) |
beat |
David Ball (4) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| Steve Foster (2) |
beat |
Richard Keighley (4) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Roger Stroud (3) |
beat |
Martyn Palmer (6) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| Bill Ironside (7) |
beat |
Steve Dennis (3) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Les Heard (-1) |
beat |
David Ball (4) |
7-2 |
|
|---|
| Alan Clark (3) |
beat |
George Collin (3) |
7-2 |
|
|---|
| Terry Collis (4) |
beat |
Stephen Webb (6) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Martyn Palmer (6) |
beat |
Steve Foster (2) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Roger Stroud (3) |
beat |
Steve Dennis (3) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| Bill Ironside (7) |
beat |
Richard Keighley (4) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| Les Heard (-1) |
beat |
Stephen Webb (6) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Alan Clark (3) |
beat |
David Ball (4) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Terry Collis (4) |
beat |
George Collin (3) |
7-2 |
|
|---|
| Bill Ironside (7) |
beat |
Steve Foster (2) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| Martyn Palmer (6) |
beat |
Steve Dennis (3) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| Richard Keighley (4) |
beat |
Roger Stroud (3) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| ----- Play-offs: ----- |
|---|
| Bill Ironside (7) |
beat |
Terry Collis (4) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Alan Clark (3) |
beat |
Roger Stroud (3) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Les Heard (-1) |
beat |
Steve Dennis (3) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| George Collin (3) |
beat |
Martyn Palmer (6) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Richard Keighley (4) |
beat |
David Ball (4) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| Stephen Webb (6) |
beat |
Steve Foster (2) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
|
Mon 4 Jul
Watford |
| Northampton | Pts |
|---|
| Les Heard (0) | 12 |
| Martyn Palmer (5) | 1 |
| Michael Tideswell (6) | 10 |
| | 23 |
|
| Watford | Pts |
|---|
| Geoff Johnson (2) | 5 |
| John Smallbone (3) | 11 |
| André Machell (4) | 6 |
| | 22 |
|
| Wrest Park | Pts |
|---|
| Terry Collis (3) | 7 |
| George Collin (3) | 9 |
| Richard Keighley (4) | 3 |
| | 19 |
|
| Leighton Linslade | Pts |
|---|
| Ross Bagni (0) | 8 |
| Roger Stroud (4) | 2 |
| David Ball (4) | 4 |
| | 14 |
|
| --- Block games: --- |
|---|
| Les Heard (0) |
beat |
Richard Keighley (4) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Michael Tideswell (6) |
beat |
Geoff Johnson (2) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| Terry Collis (3) |
beat |
Roger Stroud (4) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| John Smallbone (3) |
beat |
Martyn Palmer (5) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| André Machell (4) |
beat |
George Collin (3) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| Ross Bagni (0) |
beat |
David Ball (4) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| Michael Tideswell (6) |
beat |
Les Heard (0) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| Geoff Johnson (2) |
beat |
Terry Collis (3) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| Richard Keighley (4) |
beat |
Roger Stroud (4) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Ross Bagni (0) |
beat |
Martyn Palmer (5) |
7-1 |
|
|---|
| John Smallbone (3) |
beat |
George Collin (3) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| André Machell (4) |
beat |
David Ball (4) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| Les Heard (0) |
beat |
Geoff Johnson (2) |
7-2 |
|
|---|
| Michael Tideswell (6) |
beat |
Roger Stroud (4) |
7-2 |
|
|---|
| Terry Collis (3) |
beat |
Richard Keighley (4) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Martyn Palmer (5) |
beat |
André Machell (4) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| John Smallbone (3) |
beat |
Ross Bagni (0) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| George Collin (3) |
beat |
David Ball (4) |
7-0 |
|
|---|
| Les Heard (0) |
beat |
Roger Stroud (4) |
7-2 |
|
|---|
| Terry Collis (3) |
beat |
Michael Tideswell (6) |
7-1 |
|
|---|
| Geoff Johnson (2) |
beat |
Richard Keighley (4) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| George Collin (3) |
beat |
Martyn Palmer (5) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| John Smallbone (3) |
beat |
David Ball (4) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Ross Bagni (0) |
beat |
André Machell (4) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| Les Heard (0) |
beat |
Terry Collis (3) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Michael Tideswell (6) |
beat |
Richard Keighley (4) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| Geoff Johnson (2) |
beat |
Roger Stroud (4) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| David Ball (4) |
beat |
Martyn Palmer (5) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| John Smallbone (3) |
beat |
André Machell (4) |
7-1 |
|
|---|
| George Collin (3) |
beat |
Ross Bagni (0) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| ----- Play-offs: ----- |
|---|
| Les Heard (0) |
beat |
John Smallbone (3) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Michael Tideswell (6) |
beat |
George Collin (3) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| Ross Bagni (0) |
beat |
Terry Collis (3) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| André Machell (4) |
beat |
Geoff Johnson (2) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| David Ball (4) |
beat |
Richard Keighley (4) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Roger Stroud (4) |
beat |
Martyn Palmer (5) |
7-2 |
|
|---|
|
Mon 15 Aug
Leighton Linslade |
| Northampton | Pts |
|---|
| Les Heard (0) | 8 |
| Steve Foster (2) | 9 |
| Martyn Palmer (5) | 7 |
| | 24 |
|
| Watford | Pts |
|---|
| Kevin Connolly (2) | 11 |
| John Smallbone (3) | 4 |
| Stephen Webb (6) | 3 |
| | 18 |
|
| Wrest Park | Pts |
|---|
| Eric Audsley (0) | 2 |
| Terry Collis (3) | 6 |
| George Collin (3) | 12 |
| | 20 |
|
| Leighton Linslade | Pts |
|---|
| Ross Bagni (0) | 10 |
| Roger Stroud (4) | 5 |
| David Ball (5) | 1 |
| | 16 |
|
| --- Block games: --- |
|---|
| Martyn Palmer (5) |
beat |
Eric Audsley (0) |
7-1 |
|
|---|
| Kevin Connolly (2) |
beat |
Stephen Webb (6) |
7-2 |
|
|---|
| Ross Bagni (0) |
beat |
Terry Collis (3) |
7-2 |
|
|---|
| Les Heard (0) |
beat |
David Ball (5) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Roger Stroud (4) |
beat |
Steve Foster (2) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| George Collin (3) |
beat |
John Smallbone (3) |
6-3T |
|
|---|
| Kevin Connolly (2) |
beat |
Martyn Palmer (5) |
7-2 |
|
|---|
| Ross Bagni (0) |
beat |
Stephen Webb (6) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Terry Collis (3) |
beat |
Eric Audsley (0) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Les Heard (0) |
beat |
Roger Stroud (4) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Steve Foster (2) |
beat |
John Smallbone (3) |
7-1 |
|
|---|
| George Collin (3) |
beat |
David Ball (5) |
7-2 |
|
|---|
| Martyn Palmer (5) |
beat |
Terry Collis (3) |
7-1 |
|
|---|
| Kevin Connolly (2) |
beat |
Ross Bagni (0) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Eric Audsley (0) |
beat |
Stephen Webb (6) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Les Heard (0) |
beat |
John Smallbone (3) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| George Collin (3) |
beat |
Steve Foster (2) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| David Ball (5) |
beat |
Roger Stroud (4) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| Ross Bagni (0) |
beat |
Martyn Palmer (5) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| Kevin Connolly (2) |
beat |
Eric Audsley (0) |
7-2 |
|
|---|
| Terry Collis (3) |
beat |
Stephen Webb (6) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| George Collin (3) |
beat |
Les Heard (0) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Steve Foster (2) |
beat |
David Ball (5) |
7-2 |
|
|---|
| John Smallbone (3) |
beat |
Roger Stroud (4) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Stephen Webb (6) |
beat |
Martyn Palmer (5) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Kevin Connolly (2) |
beat |
Terry Collis (3) |
7-2 |
|
|---|
| Ross Bagni (0) |
beat |
Eric Audsley (0) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| Steve Foster (2) |
beat |
Les Heard (0) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| John Smallbone (3) |
beat |
David Ball (5) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Roger Stroud (4) |
beat |
George Collin (3) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| ----- Play-offs: ----- |
|---|
| George Collin (3) |
beat |
Kevin Connolly (2) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Ross Bagni (0) |
beat |
Steve Foster (2) |
7-2 |
|
|---|
| Les Heard (0) |
beat |
Martyn Palmer (5) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Terry Collis (3) |
beat |
Roger Stroud (4) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| John Smallbone (3) |
beat |
Stephen Webb (6) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| Eric Audsley (0) |
beat |
David Ball (5) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
|
Wed 7 Sep
Watford |
| Northampton | Pts |
|---|
| Les Heard (0) | 11 |
| Steve Foster (2) | 3 |
| Martyn Palmer (5) | 4 |
| | 18 |
|
| Watford | Pts |
|---|
| Brian Havill (1) | 6 |
| Geoff Johnson (2) | 7 |
| George Skinner (3) | 10 |
| | 23 |
|
| Wrest Park | Pts |
|---|
| George Collin (2) | 8 |
| Terry Collis (3) | 9 |
| Gill Brewer (7) | 1 |
| | 18 |
|
| Leighton Linslade | Pts |
|---|
| Ross Bagni (0) | 12 |
| Bill Ironside (5) | 5 |
| David Ball (5) | 2 |
| | 19 |
|
| --- Block games: --- |
|---|
| Steve Foster (2) |
beat |
Gill Brewer (7) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Terry Collis (3) |
beat |
Geoff Johnson (2) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Ross Bagni (0) |
beat |
Bill Ironside (5) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Les Heard (0) |
beat |
George Skinner (3) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| Brian Havill (1) |
beat |
Martyn Palmer (5) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| George Collin (2) |
beat |
David Ball (5) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Steve Foster (2) |
beat |
Bill Ironside (5) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Ross Bagni (0) |
beat |
Geoff Johnson (2) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| Gill Brewer (7) |
beat |
Terry Collis (3) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Martyn Palmer (5) |
beat |
Les Heard (0) |
7-2 |
|
|---|
| George Collin (2) |
beat |
Brian Havill (1) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| George Skinner (3) |
beat |
David Ball (5) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| Ross Bagni (0) |
beat |
Steve Foster (2) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Geoff Johnson (2) |
beat |
Gill Brewer (7) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Terry Collis (3) |
beat |
Bill Ironside (5) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Les Heard (0) |
beat |
George Collin (2) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| George Skinner (3) |
beat |
Martyn Palmer (5) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| Brian Havill (1) |
beat |
David Ball (5) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| Terry Collis (3) |
beat |
Steve Foster (2) |
7-2 |
|
|---|
| Bill Ironside (5) |
beat |
Geoff Johnson (2) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Ross Bagni (0) |
beat |
Gill Brewer (7) |
7-2 |
|
|---|
| Les Heard (0) |
beat |
Brian Havill (1) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| David Ball (5) |
beat |
Martyn Palmer (5) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| George Skinner (3) |
beat |
George Collin (2) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Geoff Johnson (2) |
beat |
Steve Foster (2) |
7-2 |
|
|---|
| Ross Bagni (0) |
beat |
Terry Collis (3) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| Bill Ironside (5) |
beat |
Gill Brewer (7) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| Les Heard (0) |
beat |
David Ball (5) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| George Collin (2) |
beat |
Martyn Palmer (5) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| George Skinner (3) |
beat |
Brian Havill (1) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| ----- Play-offs: ----- |
|---|
| Ross Bagni (0) |
beat |
Les Heard (0) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| George Skinner (3) |
beat |
Terry Collis (3) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| George Collin (2) |
beat |
Geoff Johnson (2) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| Brian Havill (1) |
beat |
Bill Ironside (5) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Martyn Palmer (5) |
beat |
Steve Foster (2) |
7-1 |
|
|---|
| David Ball (5) |
beat |
Gill Brewer (7) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
|
Season
totals |
| Club | Points |
|---|
| Watford | 82 |
| Northampton | 79 |
| Wrest Park | 78 |
| Leighton Linslade | 73 |
Statistics (Watford players)
| Name |
Totals
W-L |
| John Smallbone | 8-4 |
| Alan Clark | 5-1 |
| Kevin Connolly | 5-1 |
| George Skinner | 5-1 |
| André Machell | 3-3 |
| Brian Havill | 3-3 |
| Geoff Johnson | 5-7 |
| Steve Dennis | 2-4 |
| Stephen Webb | 2-10 |
Totals |
38-34 |
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