The Regional Golf Croquet Division 2 Championship was held on May 22nd at the Noosa Croquet Club courts in Noosa Waters. This had to be delayed as they were originally set for that period of terrible weather during March. Clubs all round the Sunshine Coast were represented. This was a very successful tournament won by Sue Green from the Bribie Island Club.
Good weather, great competition, a full Ruling of referees (the group decided this was the best collective noun for this group), and court conditions praised by all competitors made this a most successful event. The organiser are to be congratulated.
The Shield competition, for players with a medium handicap, also continues and the Noosa team travelled to Bribie Island on Monday 17th May. They had a good win, beating Bribie Island 8 wins to 2. All players had two wins each, the standout being Mike Studley who won all his three games for the day. Well done Mike. On 14th June the team travelled to Headland/Buderim and did not do so well, going down 8 – 2. Sally Stopps and Mike Studley each had one win. The Shield team will be near the top of the ladder.
On Monday 24th May, the Plate team (high handicaps) played Coolum Club at Noosa. The result was a very close. Games were level at the end of play, and a countback showed that both teams had the same number of hoops, so a tie was declared and the points shared. Teresa Martin, Susie Locke and Lorry Ryan all had two wins each for Noosa. On 21st June, the Plate team had a very good win against Caloundra at the Noosa courts. Sally Walker and Teresa Martin both went well with wins in both their 2 singles and the doubles!
The Pennant team of low handicappers played Headland at Headland on 7th June and lost 6 – 4. Niven Gugich, John Dark and Rob Moncrieff each won one singes game, and Niven Gugich and Rob Moncrieff also won their doubles game. On June 21st they played Nambour at Nambour and had a good 6 – 4 win. Rob Moncrieff and Galina Makarova did well. This will also put this team near the top of the ladder. All teams are doing well in this competition period, congratulations to all players.
