GC 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.

Watford match results by year:

All games: = Level Play
Date & venue Results (Watford names in red)Final place: Winner
Mon 13 Jun

Wrest Park
NorthamptonPts
Les Heard (-1)8
Steve Foster (2)1
Martyn Palmer (6)5
 14
WatfordPts
Alan Clark (3)10
Steve Dennis (3)7
Stephen Webb (6)2
 19
Wrest ParkPts
George Collin (3)6
Terry Collis (4)11
Richard Keighley (4)4
 21
Leighton LinsladePts
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
NorthamptonPts
Les Heard (0)12
Martyn Palmer (5)1
Michael Tideswell (6)10
 23
WatfordPts
Geoff Johnson (2)5
John Smallbone (3)11
André Machell (4)6
 22
Wrest ParkPts
Terry Collis (3)7
George Collin (3)9
Richard Keighley (4)3
 19
Leighton LinsladePts
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
NorthamptonPts
Les Heard (0)8
Steve Foster (2)9
Martyn Palmer (5)7
 24
WatfordPts
Kevin Connolly (2)11
John Smallbone (3)4
Stephen Webb (6)3
 18
Wrest ParkPts
Eric Audsley (0)2
Terry Collis (3)6
George Collin (3)12
 20
Leighton LinsladePts
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
NorthamptonPts
Les Heard (0)11
Steve Foster (2)3
Martyn Palmer (5)4
 18
WatfordPts
Brian Havill (1)6
Geoff Johnson (2)7
George Skinner (3)10
 23
Wrest ParkPts
George Collin (2)8
Terry Collis (3)9
Gill Brewer (7)1
 18
Leighton LinsladePts
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
ClubPoints
Watford82
Northampton79
Wrest Park78
Leighton Linslade73

Statistics (Watford players)
 
Name Totals
W-L
John Smallbone8-4
Alan Clark5-1
Kevin Connolly5-1
George Skinner5-1
André Machell3-3
Brian Havill3-3
Geoff Johnson5-7
Steve Dennis2-4
Stephen Webb2-10

Totals

38-34



Final position: Winner


Play starts at 9.30 am unless otherwise indicated.

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