GC Golf Croquet

The Tournament is an open one-day Golf Croquet Handicap Doubles competition staged at Watford and listed in the CqE fixtures calendar. It will be played according to Handicap Advantage2026 (Target Scores) rules.

Open GC Handicap Doubles Tournament
results by year:

Title: Open GC Handicap Doubles Tournament
Handicaps: GC: 12-
Date: Sunday 7 June
Capacity: 32
Manager: Simon Hathrell
Secretary: Eddie Chung
Email: click on link to send an email
Phone: 07806 639257
Address: please ask, or log in and obtain it from the CqE member's directory
Entries: Allocation: 5 April
Closing: 1 June
Those who wish to enter and pay online may do so through the CqE website in same way as entering a CqE Tournament. Alternatively, postal entries should be submitted together with entry fee using the standard CqE Tournament entry form.
Entry fee: £8 per person (all entrants).
Pay online (see above) or by cheque to the secretary, payable to "Watford (Cassiobury) Croquet Club".
Format: AMD, provisionally the standard Series format if full capacity.

Exceptions and additions to the standard CqE tournament regulations:

  1. Players must be prepared to play five or more games.
  2. Tea, soft drinks and biscuits are provided free of charge, but please bring your own lunch.
  3. Details of parking and other arrangements will be sent to participants before the event.

Report to follow after the event

Results:

Block A
Results vs.: MM+ŞK IB+CP KC+NA RB+SW WINS NET
SF%
Michael McGrath (6) &
Şebnem Kaya (8)
  6/6 - 1/7 7/7 - 5/11 7/7 - 4/7 3 +184
Ian Burridge (0) &
Catriona Peterson (10)
1/7 - 6/6   5/5 - 4/7 8/8 - 4/7 2 0
Kevin Currie (6) &
Nick Archer (-2)
5/11 - 7/7 4/7 - 5/5   9/9 - 3/6 1 -48
Robert Bateson (7) &
Stephen Webb (5)
4/7 - 7/7 4/7 - 8/8 3/6 - 9/9   0 -136
Block B
Results vs.: GG+BI JI+CR SS+EC MB+GJ WINS NET
SF%
Gwyn Grout (9) &
Bill Ironside (3)
  8/8 - 5/7 7/7 - 8/9 5/5 - 2/7 3 +111
John Ingham (7) &
Chris Robinson (9)
5/7 - 8/8   5/5 - 4/7 6/6 - 5/9 2 +58
Steve Scott (7) &
Eddie Chung (0)
8/9 - 7/7 4/7 - 5/5   7/7 - 7/8 1 -42
Michael Broadway (4) &
Geoff Johnson (2)
2/7 - 5/5 5/9 - 6/6 7/8 - 7/7   0 -127
Block C
Results vs.: JW+AW MG+GJ AH+LH PT+EB* WINS NET
SF%
John Watson (1) &
Anna Watson (12)
  7/7 - 4/7 7/7 - 7/10   2 +73
Mike Grossmith (6) &
Georgie Jones (9)
4/7 - 7/7   6/6 - 6/9   1 -10
Andrew Hobbs (-1) &
Lindsay Hobbs (6)
7/10 - 7/7 6/9 - 6/6     0 -63
Peter Tofield (1) &
Elizabeth Bulbeck (5) *
        - -
Block D
Results vs.: CK+GS CB+CM LH+JC YC+FS WINS NET
SF%
Cengiz Kaya (4) &
George Skinner (2)
  9/9 - 4/6 5/7 - 7/7 9/9 - 4/6 2 +37
Clare Barratt (6) &
Celia McGovern (9)
4/6 - 9/9   6/6 - 7/9 6/7 - 4/7 2 +18
Lois Hall (8) &
Jason Carley (-3)
7/7 - 5/7 7/9 - 6/6   6/9 - 6/6 1 -26
Yvette Currie (9) &
Frances Skinner (7)
4/6 - 9/9 4/7 - 6/7 6/6 - 6/9   1 -29

*Unable to continue or eliminated early.

Knock-out
QUARTER-FINALS SEMI-FINALS FINAL WINNERS
Block A Winner
Michael McGrath &
Şebnem Kaya
Michael McGrath &
Şebnem Kaya
7/7 - 3/7
Michael McGrath &
Şebnem Kaya
7/7 - 4/7
Clare Barratt &
Celia McGovern
7/7 - 5/7
Block B Runner-up
John Ingham &
Chris Robinson
Block C Runner-up
Mike Grossmith &
Georgie Jones
Mike Grossmith &
Georgie Jones
6/6 - 7/9
Block D Winner
Cengiz Kaya &
George Skinner
Block C Winner
John Watson &
Anna Watson
Clare Barratt &
Celia McGovern
7/7 - 3/7
Clare Barratt &
Celia McGovern
7/7 - 7/8
Block D Runner-up
Clare Barratt &
Celia McGovern
Block A Runner-up
Ian Burridge &
Catriona Peterson
Gwyn Grout &
Bill Ironside
7/7 - 3/8
Block B Winner
Gwyn Grout &
Bill Ironside
  THIRD PLACE
PLAY-OFF:
Gwyn Grout &
Bill Ironside
8/8 - 6/7
5th-8th PLACES 5th-6th PLACES 5th PLACE
John Ingham &
Chris Robinson
Cengiz Kaya &
George Skinner
9/9 - 5/6
Cengiz Kaya &
George Skinner
9/9 - 5/7
Cengiz Kaya &
George Skinner
John Watson &
Anna Watson
Ian Burridge &
Catriona Peterson
7/7 - 3/6
Ian Burridge &
Catriona Peterson
7th-8th PLACES 7th PLACE
John Ingham &
Chris Robinson
John Watson &
Anna Watson
7/7 - 6/7
John Watson &
Anna Watson
Plate
QUARTER-FINALS SEMI-FINALS FINAL WINNERS
Michael Broadway &
Geoff Johnson
Kevin Currie &
Nick Archer
8/8 - 3/7
Kevin Currie &
Nick Archer
8/8 - 3/7
Kevin Currie &
Nick Archer
9/9 - 5/6
Kevin Currie &
Nick Archer
  Lois Hall &
Jason Carley
Lois Hall &
Jason Carley
Yvette Currie &
Frances Skinner
Andrew Hobbs &
Lindsay Hobbs
9/9 - 4/6
Robert Bateson &
Stephen Webb
5/5 - 5/7
Andrew Hobbs &
Lindsay Hobbs
Steve Scott &
Eddie Chung
Robert Bateson &
Stephen Webb
7/7 - 7/9
Robert Bateson &
Stephen Webb
  THIRD PLACE
PLAY-OFF:
Lois Hall &
Jason Carley
7/7 - 4/7
13th-16th PLACES 13th-14th PLACES 13th PLACE
Michael Broadway &
Geoff Johnson
Michael Broadway &
Geoff Johnson
Steve Scott &
Eddie Chung
7/7 - 5/8
 
Yvette Currie &
Frances Skinner
Steve Scott &
Eddie Chung
7/7 - 4/5
Steve Scott &
Eddie Chung
15th-16th PLACES 15th PLACE
  Yvette Currie &
Frances Skinner
Yvette Currie &
Frances Skinner
Participants
Name Club H'cap
Kevin Currie &
Nick Archer
Watford 2
Michael Broadway &
Geoff Johnson
Enfield &
Watford
3
Peter Tofield &
Elizabeth Bulbeck
Northampton &
Stony Stratford
3
Andrew Hobbs &
Lindsay Hobbs
Dulwich 3
Lois Hall &
Jason Carley
Watford &
[no club]
3
Cengiz Kaya &
George Skinner
Watford 3
Steve Scott &
Eddie Chung
Watford 4
Ian Burridge &
Catriona Peterson
Nottingham 5
Robert Bateson &
Stephen Webb
Watford 6
Gwyn Grout &
Bill Ironside
Leighton Linslade 6
Michael McGrath &
Şebnem Kaya
Watford 7
John Watson &
Anna Watson
Leighton Linslade 7
John Ingham &
Chris Robinson
Northampton 8
Mike Grossmith &
Georgie Jones
Watford 8
Clare Barratt &
Celia McGovern
Winterborne Valley 8
Yvette Currie &
Frances Skinner
Watford 8