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Golf Croquet
Open League

Golf Croquet

EACF Western Area

Fixtures contact: Geoff Johnson

This year's Open League has once again been split into two areas to make travel more manageable. There are no handicap restrictions. Last year's match format will be repeated: 2 doubles and 4 singles games for each player (match total: 20 games).

Last year Watford won in the league once again, beating Northampton in the Western Area by a whisker on the second tie-breaker, while the Eastern Area was uncontested again.

League tables by year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

Watford match results by year: [All] 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

All games: Level Play

Date	Opponents	Venue	Results (Watford names & scores first)Final place: Winner
Tue 15 Apr	Letchworth	Away	WON 13-5 [hoops: 120 - 79] (Net index points: +76) John Taylor (-1) & Geoff Johnson (2) beat John Noble (-1) & Colin Davies (2) 7-3 Eddie Chung (1) & Simon Hathrell (1) beat Kevin Connolly (-1) & Brian Havill (1) 7-3 John Taylor (-1) lost to John Noble (-1) 6-7 Eddie Chung (1) beat Kevin Connolly (-1) 7-4 Simon Hathrell (1) beat Brian Havill (1) 7-4 Geoff Johnson (2) beat Colin Davies (2) 7-2 John Taylor (-1) beat Kevin Connolly (-1) 7-6 Eddie Chung (1) beat John Noble (-1) 7-2 Simon Hathrell (1) beat Colin Davies (2) 7-5 Geoff Johnson (2) beat Brian Havill (1) 7-3 John Taylor (-1) beat Brian Havill (1) 7-3 Eddie Chung (1) lost to Colin Davies (2) 6-7 Simon Hathrell (1) beat John Noble (-1) 7-1 Geoff Johnson (2) lost to Kevin Connolly (-1) 5-7 John Taylor (-1) beat Colin Davies (2) 7-2 Eddie Chung (1) lost to Brian Havill (1) 6-7 Simon Hathrell (1) beat Kevin Connolly (-1) 7-6 Geoff Johnson (2) lost to John Noble (-1) 6-7
Sat 31 May	Newport	Away	WON 11-9 [hoops: 109 - 110] (Net index points: -24) Nick Archer (-2) & Larry Fisher (3) lost to Alex Lake (1) & Sue Bishop (4) 3-7 Simon Hathrell (1) & Eddie Chung (1) lost to Colin Taylor (3) & John Bishop (4) 4-7 Nick Archer (-2) beat Alex Lake (1) 7-5 Simon Hathrell (1) beat Colin Taylor (3) 7-5 Eddie Chung (1) beat John Bishop (4) 7-4 Larry Fisher (3) lost to Sue Bishop (4) 2-7 Nick Archer (-2) beat Colin Taylor (3) 7-4 Simon Hathrell (1) beat Alex Lake (1) 7-4 Eddie Chung (1) beat Sue Bishop (4) 7-1 Larry Fisher (3) lost to John Bishop (4) 5-7 Nick Archer (-2) beat John Bishop (4) 7-4 Simon Hathrell (1) beat Sue Bishop (4) 7-5 Eddie Chung (1) beat Alex Lake (1) 7-5 Larry Fisher (3) lost to Colin Taylor (3) 4-7 Nick Archer (-2) beat Sue Bishop (4) 7-6 Simon Hathrell (1) lost to John Bishop (4) 5-7 Eddie Chung (1) lost to Colin Taylor (3) 2-7 Larry Fisher (3) lost to Alex Lake (1) 2-7 Nick Archer (-2) & Larry Fisher (3) lost to Colin Taylor (3) & John Bishop (4) 5-7 Simon Hathrell (1) & Eddie Chung (1) beat Alex Lake (1) & Sue Bishop (4) 7-4
Fri 6 Jun	Wrest Park	Away	WON 11-9 [hoops: 119 - 102] (Net index points: -4) Nick Archer (-3) & Geoff Johnson (2) lost to Ross Bagni (0) & Eric Audsley (2) 6-7 Simon Hathrell (1) & Eddie Chung (1) beat Les Heard (1) & John Watson (1) 7-3 Nick Archer (-3) beat Ross Bagni (0) 7-3 Simon Hathrell (1) lost to Les Heard (1) 6-7 Eddie Chung (1) beat John Watson (1) 7-6 Geoff Johnson (2) beat Eric Audsley (2) 7-5 Nick Archer (-3) beat Les Heard (1) 7-0 Simon Hathrell (1) beat Ross Bagni (0) 7-3 Eddie Chung (1) beat Eric Audsley (2) 7-3 Geoff Johnson (2) beat John Watson (1) 7-5 Nick Archer (-3) lost to John Watson (1) 4-7 Simon Hathrell (1) lost to Eric Audsley (2) 6-7 Eddie Chung (1) lost to Ross Bagni (0) 4-7 Geoff Johnson (2) beat Les Heard (1) 7-5 Nick Archer (-3) beat Eric Audsley (2) 7-3 Simon Hathrell (1) lost to John Watson (1) 4-7 Eddie Chung (1) lost to Les Heard (1) 3-7 Geoff Johnson (2) lost to Ross Bagni (0) 3-7 Nick Archer (-3) & Geoff Johnson (2) lost to Les Heard (1) & John Watson (1) 6-7 Simon Hathrell (1) & Eddie Chung (1) beat Ross Bagni (0) & Eric Audsley (2) 7-3
Wed 2 Jul	Enfield	Home	WON 14-4 [hoops: 120 - 83] (Net index points: +33) Nick Archer (-2) & Geoff Johnson (2) beat Kim Taylor (0) & Nigel Owen (5) 7-5 Eddie Chung (1) & Simon Hathrell (1) beat Thomas Halliday (1) & Colin Carver (3) 7-2 Nick Archer (-2) beat Kim Taylor (0) 7-4 Eddie Chung (1) lost to Thomas Halliday (1) 6-7 Simon Hathrell (1) beat Colin Carver (3) 7-4 Geoff Johnson (2) lost to Nigel Owen (5) 5-7 Nick Archer (-2) beat Thomas Halliday (1) 7-3 Eddie Chung (1) beat Kim Taylor (0) 7-4 Simon Hathrell (1) beat Nigel Owen (5) 7-5 Geoff Johnson (2) beat Colin Carver (3) 7-4 Nick Archer (-2) beat Colin Carver (3) 7-3 Eddie Chung (1) beat Nigel Owen (5) 7-3 Simon Hathrell (1) lost to Kim Taylor (0) 6-7 Geoff Johnson (2) beat Thomas Halliday (1) 7-6 Nick Archer (-2) lost to Nigel Owen (5) 5-7 Eddie Chung (1) beat Colin Carver (3) 7-4 Simon Hathrell (1) beat Thomas Halliday (1) 7-3 Geoff Johnson (2) beat Kim Taylor (0) 7-5 Handicap change: Eddie Chung 1 to 0, Nigel Owen 5 to 4
Wed 3 Sep	Northampton	Home	WON 11-7 [hoops: 106 - 88] (Net index points: +20) Jason Carley (-3) & Simon Hathrell (1) beat Lionel Tibble (-2) & Glynis Davies (3) 7-3 Nick Archer (-2) & Eddie Chung (0) lost to Peter Tofield (0) & Mike Hills (0) 6-7 Jason Carley (-3) lost to Lionel Tibble (-2) 4-7 Nick Archer (-2) lost to Peter Tofield (0) 5-7 Eddie Chung (0) beat Mike Hills (0) 7-4 Simon Hathrell (1) beat Glynis Davies (3) 7-2 Jason Carley (-3) beat Peter Tofield (0) 7-5 Nick Archer (-2) beat Lionel Tibble (-2) 7-6 Eddie Chung (0) beat Glynis Davies (3) 7-6 Simon Hathrell (1) lost to Mike Hills (0) 3-7 Nick Archer (-2) beat Glynis Davies (3) 7-2 Eddie Chung (0) lost to Lionel Tibble (-2) 3-7 Simon Hathrell (1) lost to Peter Tofield (0) 5-7 Geoff Johnson (2) beat Mike Hills (0) 7-4 Nick Archer (-2) beat Mike Hills (0) 7-2 Eddie Chung (0) beat Peter Tofield (0) 7-2 Simon Hathrell (1) lost to Lionel Tibble (-2) 3-7 Geoff Johnson (2) beat Glynis Davies (3) 7-3

Final Area position: Winner

Matches start at 10.00 am unless otherwise indicated.

See also:

• Directions and contact details for clubs in the East Anglian region.
• EACF GC Open League score-sheet (2 courts) ( 50 kb)