The pointy end of the 2024 inter-club golf croquet competitions has come and gone with considerable success enjoyed by the Noosa Club.
There are three divisions of this competition which is played between the six clubs of the Sunshine Coast Region in a season that typically extends from March through to August. Teams consist of four players with each match comprising a total of 10 games – four singles and two doubles.
The Plate competition is played by those who are new to competitive play, the Shield by players with mid-level handicaps, while the Pennant competition tests the mettle of the low handicap, most experienced players.
The final results for this year’s competition saw the Noosa Shield team retain the winner’s title that it won last year, the Pennant team was runner up in their competition, and the Plate team was third in theirs. Impressive results all round and cause for celebration at the Club which is in the 33rd year of its existence.
The Noosa Club has also recently conducted its own annual in-house championships in two of the three divisions with Galina Makarova as the first division winner and Dan Stewart crowned the second division champion. Dan’s win was particularly notable as he only picked up a mallet for the first time in October of last year. Such has been his progress that he moved from the Plate team soon after the start of the season to become a regular member of the successful Shield team.
The Club Plate championship has had to be postponed until later in the year as Noosa will be one of three co-hosts of the inter-state test matches between the six states of the nation as part of the Australian National Golf Championships that extend from August 28 through to September 8. Other National Championship competitions to be played during this time include the Gold Medal, the Men’s Australian Championship and the Women’s Championship.
It’s all systems go in preparation for these prestigious events.
