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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 came 4th in the Western Area, having won the League in the previous three years.

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

Watford match results by year: [All] 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
Wed 8 May	Letchworth	Home	WON 11-7 [hoops: 106 - 99] (Net index points: -34) Nick Archer (-3) & Geoff Johnson (2) beat John Noble (-1) & Heather Bennett (4) 7-4 John Taylor (-1) & Simon Hathrell (0) beat Kevin Connolly (0) & Colin Davies (3) 7-3 Nick Archer (-3) beat John Noble (-1) 7-2 John Taylor (-1) lost to Kevin Connolly (0) 2-7 Simon Hathrell (0) lost to Colin Davies (3) 4-7 Geoff Johnson (2) beat Heather Bennett (4) 7-6 Nick Archer (-3) beat Kevin Connolly (0) 7-4 John Taylor (-1) beat John Noble (-1) 7-6 Simon Hathrell (0) lost to Heather Bennett (4) 6-7 Geoff Johnson (2) lost to Colin Davies (3) 5-7 Nick Archer (-3) beat Colin Davies (3) 7-2 John Taylor (-1) beat Heather Bennett (4) 7-5 Simon Hathrell (0) beat John Noble (-1) 7-6 Geoff Johnson (2) lost to Kevin Connolly (0) 3-7 Nick Archer (-3) beat Heather Bennett (4) 7-6 John Taylor (-1) lost to Colin Davies (3) 6-7 Simon Hathrell (0) lost to Kevin Connolly (0) 3-7 Geoff Johnson (2) beat John Noble (-1) 7-6 Handicap change: Simon Hathrell 0 to 1, Colin Davies 3 to 2
Wed 5 Jun	Newport	Home	WON 12-6 [hoops: 99 - 68] (Net index points: -32) Nick Archer (-3) & Geoff Johnson (2) lost to Mat Hardy (0) & Alex Lake (3) 5-7 John Taylor (-1) & Simon Hathrell (1) beat Max Byfield (4) & * 7-1 Nick Archer (-3) beat Mat Hardy (0) 7-3 John Taylor (-1) beat Alex Lake (3) 7-4 Simon Hathrell (1) beat Max Byfield (4) 7-5 Nick Archer (-3) beat Alex Lake (3) 7-1 John Taylor (-1) beat Mat Hardy (0) 7-4 Geoff Johnson (2) lost to Max Byfield (4) 5-7 John Taylor (-1) lost to Max Byfield (4) 5-7 Simon Hathrell (1) lost to Alex Lake (3) 5-7 Geoff Johnson (2) beat Mat Hardy (0) 7-3 Nick Archer (-3) beat Max Byfield (4) 7-5 Simon Hathrell (1) lost to Mat Hardy (0) 3-7 Geoff Johnson (2) lost to Alex Lake (3) 6-7 *Newport's 4th player did not arrive. 4 singles games won by walk-over with +14 net hoops.
Wed 3 Jul	Wrest Park	Home	WON 12-6 [hoops: 110 - 79] (Net index points: +8) Nick Archer (-3) & Geoff Johnson (2) lost to Ross Bagni (0) & Bill Ironside (3) 3-7 John Taylor (-1) & Simon Hathrell (1) beat Les Heard (1) & George Collin (2) 7-3 Nick Archer (-3) lost to Ross Bagni (0) 5-7 John Taylor (-1) lost to Les Heard (1) 3-7 Simon Hathrell (1) beat George Collin (2) 7-2 Geoff Johnson (2) beat Bill Ironside (3) 7-2 Nick Archer (-3) beat Les Heard (1) 7-6 John Taylor (-1) beat Ross Bagni (0) 7-1 Simon Hathrell (1) beat Bill Ironside (3) 7-3 Geoff Johnson (2) beat George Collin (2) 7-1 Nick Archer (-3) beat George Collin (2) 7-6 John Taylor (-1) beat Bill Ironside (3) 7-3 Simon Hathrell (1) lost to Ross Bagni (0) 5-7 Geoff Johnson (2) lost to Les Heard (1) 4-7 Nick Archer (-3) beat Bill Ironside (3) 7-2 John Taylor (-1) beat George Collin (2) 7-4 Simon Hathrell (1) beat Les Heard (1) 7-4 Geoff Johnson (2) lost to Ross Bagni (0) 6-7
Wed 14 Aug	Northampton	Away	DREW 10-10 [hoops: 116 - 112] (Net index points: -43) Nick Archer (-2) & Geoff Johnson (2) beat Lionel Tibble (-2) & Mike Hills (2) 7-4 John Taylor (-1) & Eddie Chung (1) beat Peter Tofield (1) & Glynis Davies (2) 7-1 Nick Archer (-2) beat Lionel Tibble (-2) 7-4 John Taylor (-1) lost to Peter Tofield (1) 5-7 Eddie Chung (1) beat Glynis Davies (2) 7-4 Geoff Johnson (2) beat Mike Hills (2) 7-6 Nick Archer (-2) beat Peter Tofield (1) 7-4 John Taylor (-1) lost to Lionel Tibble (-2) 2-7 Eddie Chung (1) lost to Mike Hills (2) 6-7 Geoff Johnson (2) lost to Glynis Davies (2) 3-7 Nick Archer (-2) lost to Glynis Davies (2) 5-7 John Taylor (-1) lost to Mike Hills (2) 3-7 Eddie Chung (1) lost to Lionel Tibble (-2) 6-7 Geoff Johnson (2) beat Peter Tofield (1) 7-5 Nick Archer (-2) beat Mike Hills (2) 7-5 John Taylor (-1) beat Glynis Davies (2) 7-3 Eddie Chung (1) lost to Peter Tofield (1) 5-7 Geoff Johnson (2) lost to Lionel Tibble (-2) 5-7 Nick Archer (-2) & Geoff Johnson (2) beat Peter Tofield (1) & Glynis Davies (2) 7-6 John Taylor (-1) & Eddie Chung (1) lost to Lionel Tibble (-2) & Mike Hills (2) 6-7
Fri 6 Sep	Enfield	Away	WON 12-8 [hoops: 117 - 97] (Net index points: -12) Nick Archer (-2) & Geoff Johnson (2) lost to Thomas Halliday (1) & Peter Brock (3) 6-7 John Taylor (-1) & Simon Hathrell (1) lost to Kim Taylor (1) & David Frost (2) 3-7 Nick Archer (-2) beat Thomas Halliday (1) 7-1 John Taylor (-1) beat Kim Taylor (1) 7-3 Simon Hathrell (1) lost to David Frost (2) 5-7 Geoff Johnson (2) lost to Peter Brock (3) 3-7 Nick Archer (-2) beat Kim Taylor (1) 7-3 John Taylor (-1) beat Thomas Halliday (1) 7-4 Simon Hathrell (1) beat Peter Brock (3) 7-4 Geoff Johnson (2) beat David Frost (2) 7-5 Nick Archer (-2) lost to David Frost (2) 5-7 John Taylor (-1) beat Peter Brock (3) 7-2 Simon Hathrell (1) beat Thomas Halliday (1) 7-5 Geoff Johnson (2) lost to Kim Taylor (1) 5-7 Nick Archer (-2) beat Peter Brock (3) 7-2 John Taylor (-1) beat David Frost (2) 7-4 Simon Hathrell (1) lost to Kim Taylor (1) 5-7 Geoff Johnson (2) lost to Thomas Halliday (1) 1-7 Nick Archer (-2) & Geoff Johnson (2) beat Kim Taylor (1) & David Frost (2) 7-3 John Taylor (-1) & Simon Hathrell (1) beat Thomas Halliday (1) & Peter Brock (3) 7-5

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)