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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, winning every match, while the Eastern Area was uncontested again.

League tables by year: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

Watford match results by year: [All] 2026 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)
Wed 29 Apr	Newport	Home	WON 16-2 [hoops: 119 - 73] (Net index points: +59) John Taylor (-1) & Geoff Johnson (2) beat Alex Lake (1) & Rod George (3) 7-2 Eddie Chung (0) & Simon Hathrell (1) beat Colin Carr (3) & Colin Taylor (3) 7-4 John Taylor (-1) beat Alex Lake (1) 7-5 Eddie Chung (0) beat Colin Carr (3) 7-5 Simon Hathrell (1) beat Colin Taylor (3) 7-3 Geoff Johnson (2) beat Rod George (3) 7-5 John Taylor (-1) beat Colin Carr (3) 7-3 Eddie Chung (0) beat Alex Lake (1) 7-6 Simon Hathrell (1) beat Rod George (3) 7-0 Geoff Johnson (2) beat Colin Taylor (3) 7-5 John Taylor (-1) beat Colin Taylor (3) 7-5 Eddie Chung (0) beat Rod George (3) 7-4 Simon Hathrell (1) lost to Alex Lake (1) 4-7 Geoff Johnson (2) beat Colin Carr (3) 7-6 John Taylor (-1) beat Rod George (3) 7-2 Eddie Chung (0) beat Colin Taylor (3) 7-3 Simon Hathrell (1) beat Colin Carr (3) 7-1 Geoff Johnson (2) lost to Alex Lake (1) 3-7
Fri 8 May	Leighton-Linslade	Away	WON 12-6 [hoops: 118 - 83] (Net index points: -60) Nick Archer (-2) & Simon Hathrell (1) beat John Watson (1) & Rose Gillett (5) 7-4 John Taylor (-1) & Eddie Chung (0) beat Judith Pengelly (3) & David Ball (4) 7-6 Nick Archer (-2) lost to John Watson (1) 6-7 John Taylor (-1) beat Judith Pengelly (3) 7-4 Eddie Chung (0) beat David Ball (4) 7-5 Simon Hathrell (1) beat Rose Gillett (5) 7-2 Nick Archer (-2) beat Judith Pengelly (3) 7-5 John Taylor (-1) beat John Watson (1) 7-4 Eddie Chung (0) lost to Rose Gillett (5) 6-7 Simon Hathrell (1) lost to David Ball (4) 6-7 Nick Archer (-2) beat David Ball (4) 7-1 John Taylor (-1) beat Rose Gillett (5) 7-2 Eddie Chung (0) lost to John Watson (1) 4-7 Simon Hathrell (1) lost to Judith Pengelly (3) 6-7 Nick Archer (-2) beat Rose Gillett (5) 7-2 John Taylor (-1) beat David Ball (4) 7-4 Eddie Chung (0) beat Judith Pengelly (3) 7-2 Simon Hathrell (1) lost to John Watson (1) 6-7
Wed 10 Jun	Enfield	Away	LOST 4-14 [hoops: 81 - 109] (Net index points: -137) Nick Archer (-2) & Arthur Reed (2) lost to Kim Taylor (0) & Colin Carver (3) 5-7 Eddie Chung (0) & Simon Hathrell (1) beat David Frost (1) & Thomas Halliday (2) 7-2 Nick Archer (-2) beat Kim Taylor (0) 7-4 Eddie Chung (0) lost to David Frost (1) 5-7 Simon Hathrell (1) beat Thomas Halliday (2) 7-2 Arthur Reed (2) lost to Colin Carver (3) 3-7 Nick Archer (-2) lost to David Frost (1) 4-7 Eddie Chung (0) lost to Kim Taylor (0) 3-7 Simon Hathrell (1) lost to Colin Carver (3) 6-7 Arthur Reed (2) lost to Thomas Halliday (2) 5-7 Nick Archer (-2) lost to Thomas Halliday (2) 2-7 Eddie Chung (0) lost to Colin Carver (3) 5-7 Simon Hathrell (1) lost to Kim Taylor (0) 3-7 Arthur Reed (2) lost to David Frost (1) 5-7 Nick Archer (-2) beat Colin Carver (3) 7-3 Eddie Chung (0) lost to Thomas Halliday (2) 1-7 Simon Hathrell (1) lost to David Frost (1) 4-7 Arthur Reed (2) lost to Kim Taylor (0) 2-7 Handicap change: Thomas Halliday 2 to 1
Wed 1 Jul	Northampton	Away	LOST 9-11 [hoops: 111 - 120] (Net index points: -5) Nick Archer (-2) & Geoff Johnson (2) lost to Lionel Tibble (-2) & Liz Bulbeck (5) 5-7 Eddie Chung (1) & Simon Hathrell (1) lost to Mike Hills (1) & Glynis Davies (2) 4-7 Nick Archer (-2) lost to Lionel Tibble (-2) 5-7 Eddie Chung (1) beat Mike Hills (1) 7-4 Simon Hathrell (1) lost to Glynis Davies (2) 4-7 Geoff Johnson (2) lost to Liz Bulbeck (5) 3-7 Nick Archer (-2) beat Mike Hills (1) 7-3 Eddie Chung (1) lost to Lionel Tibble (-2) 4-7 Simon Hathrell (1) beat Liz Bulbeck (5) 7-4 Geoff Johnson (2) beat Glynis Davies (2) 7-6 Nick Archer (-2) beat Glynis Davies (2) 7-4 Eddie Chung (1) beat Liz Bulbeck (5) 7-6 Simon Hathrell (1) lost to Lionel Tibble (-2) 5-7 Geoff Johnson (2) beat Mike Hills (1) 7-6 Nick Archer (-2) beat Liz Bulbeck (5) 7-6 Eddie Chung (1) beat Glynis Davies (2) 7-4 Simon Hathrell (1) lost to Mike Hills (1) 4-7 Geoff Johnson (2) lost to Lionel Tibble (-2) 4-7 Nick Archer (-2) & Geoff Johnson (2) lost to Mike Hills (1) & Glynis Davies (2) 5-7 Eddie Chung (1) & Simon Hathrell (1) lost to Lionel Tibble (-2) & Liz Bulbeck (5) 5-7
Wed 5 Aug	Letchworth	Home	DREW 10-10 [hoops: 116 - 111] (Net index points: -25) Nick Archer (-2) & Geoff Johnson (2) beat John Noble (-1) & Heather Bennett (3) 7-4 Eddie Chung (1) & George Skinner (2) beat Kevin Connolly (0) & Colin Davies (2) 7-5 Nick Archer (-2) beat John Noble (-1) 7-4 Eddie Chung (1) lost to Kevin Connolly (0) 4-7 George Skinner (2) beat Colin Davies (2) 7-6 Geoff Johnson (2) lost to Heather Bennett (3) 3-7 Nick Archer (-2) lost to Kevin Connolly (0) 4-7 Eddie Chung (1) lost to John Noble (-1) 6-7 George Skinner (2) lost to Heather Bennett (3) 6-7 Geoff Johnson (2) beat Colin Davies (2) 7-5 Nick Archer (-2) beat Colin Davies (2) 7-3 Eddie Chung (1) beat Heather Bennett (3) 7-4 George Skinner (2) lost to John Noble (-1) 6-7 Geoff Johnson (2) beat Kevin Connolly (0) 7-4 Nick Archer (-2) beat Heather Bennett (3) 7-1 Eddie Chung (1) lost to Colin Davies (2) 6-7 George Skinner (2) lost to Kevin Connolly (0) 5-7 Geoff Johnson (2) lost to John Noble (-1) 3-7 Nick Archer (-2) & Geoff Johnson (2) beat Kevin Connolly (0) & Colin Davies (2) 7-5 Eddie Chung (1) & George Skinner (2) lost to John Noble (-1) & Heather Bennett (3) 3-7
Sat 29 Aug	Wrest Park	Home
tba	Old Brentwoods	Home

Final Area position:

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)