Golf Croquet
Fixtures contact: Geoff Johnson
The GC 4-Club Trophy is a competition between four local clubs: Leighton Linslade, Northampton, Watford and Wrest Park,
played Level in teams of 3 with a minimum aggregate handicap of 4. There are 4 matches, one hosted at each club, with each
match played in a tournament format in two all-play-all blocks of singles, with play-offs between the block leaders.
Each club is awarded points according to the performance of its 3 players, and the winner is the club
with the most points at the end of the season.
Last year Watford came 3rd.
All games: 
Level Play
| Date & venue |
Results (Watford names in red) |
|---|
Tue 19 May
Watford |
| Leighton Linslade | Pts |
|---|
| Bill Ironside (3) | 4 |
| Judith Pengelly (3) | 1 |
| David Ball (4) | 8 |
| | 13 |
|
| Northampton | Pts |
|---|
| Steve Foster (3) | 6 |
| Martyn Palmer (6) | 2 |
| John Ingham (9) | 7 |
| | 15 |
|
| Wrest Park | Pts |
|---|
| Les Heard (1) | 3 |
| Tim Brewer (4) | 5 |
| Gill Brewer (5) | 10 |
| | 18 |
|
| Watford | Pts |
|---|
| Geoff Johnson (2) | 11 |
| Brian Havill (2) | 9 |
| George Skinner (2) | 12 |
| | 32 |
|
| --- Block games: --- |
|---|
| Tim Brewer (4) |
beat |
Bill Ironside (3) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Geoff Johnson (2) |
beat |
Judith Pengelly (3) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| John Ingham (9) |
beat |
Brian Havill (2) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Gill Brewer (5) |
beat |
David Ball (4) |
7-1 |
|
|---|
| Steve Foster (3) |
beat |
Les Heard (1) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| George Skinner (2) |
beat |
Martyn Palmer (6) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Bill Ironside (3) |
beat |
Judith Pengelly (3) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Geoff Johnson (2) |
beat |
John Ingham (9) |
7-2 |
|
|---|
| Brian Havill (2) |
beat |
Tim Brewer (4) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| George Skinner (2) |
beat |
David Ball (4) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| Steve Foster (3) |
beat |
Gill Brewer (5) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| Les Heard (1) |
beat |
Martyn Palmer (6) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| John Ingham (9) |
beat |
Bill Ironside (3) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| Tim Brewer (4) |
beat |
Judith Pengelly (3) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Geoff Johnson (2) |
beat |
Brian Havill (2) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| David Ball (4) |
beat |
Steve Foster (3) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Gill Brewer (5) |
beat |
Martyn Palmer (6) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Les Heard (1) |
beat |
George Skinner (2) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| Geoff Johnson (2) |
beat |
Bill Ironside (3) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| Brian Havill (2) |
beat |
Judith Pengelly (3) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| John Ingham (9) |
beat |
Tim Brewer (4) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| David Ball (4) |
beat |
Martyn Palmer (6) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| George Skinner (2) |
beat |
Steve Foster (3) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Gill Brewer (5) |
beat |
Les Heard (1) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Brian Havill (2) |
beat |
Bill Ironside (3) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Judith Pengelly (3) |
beat |
John Ingham (9) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Geoff Johnson (2) |
beat |
Tim Brewer (4) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| David Ball (4) |
beat |
Les Heard (1) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| Martyn Palmer (6) |
beat |
Steve Foster (3) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| George Skinner (2) |
beat |
Gill Brewer (5) |
7-1 |
|
|---|
| ----- Play-offs: ----- |
|---|
| George Skinner (2) |
beat |
Geoff Johnson (2) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Gill Brewer (5) |
beat |
Brian Havill (2) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| David Ball (4) |
beat |
John Ingham (9) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Steve Foster (3) |
beat |
Tim Brewer (4) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Bill Ironside (3) |
beat |
Les Heard (1) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| Martyn Palmer (6) |
beat |
Judith Pengelly (3) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
|
Tue 16 Jun
Wrest Park |
| Leighton Linslade | Pts |
|---|
| John Watson (0) | 12 |
| Ross Bagni (0) | 11 |
| David Ball (4) | 6 |
| | 29 |
|
| Northampton | Pts |
|---|
| Peter Tofield (1) | 1 |
| Steve Foster (3) | 2 |
| John Ingham (7) | 8 |
| | 11 |
|
| Wrest Park | Pts |
|---|
| Les Heard (2) | 10 |
| Terry Collis (3) | 5 |
| Michael Tideswell (4) | 4 |
| | 19 |
|
| Watford | Pts |
|---|
| Eddie Chung (0) | 9 |
| John Smallbone (3) | 7 |
| André Machell (4) | 3 |
| | 19 |
|
| --- Block games: --- |
|---|
| John Watson (0) |
beat |
Eddie Chung (0) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| André Machell (4) |
beat |
Peter Tofield (1) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| John Ingham (7) |
beat |
Terry Collis (3) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| Ross Bagni (0) |
beat |
John Smallbone (3) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| David Ball (4) |
beat |
Steve Foster (3) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Les Heard (2) |
beat |
Michael Tideswell (4) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| John Watson (0) |
beat |
John Ingham (7) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Peter Tofield (1) |
beat |
Terry Collis (3) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Eddie Chung (0) |
beat |
André Machell (4) |
7-2 |
|
|---|
| Ross Bagni (0) |
beat |
Michael Tideswell (4) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| David Ball (4) |
beat |
John Smallbone (3) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Les Heard (2) |
beat |
Steve Foster (3) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| John Watson (0) |
beat |
Peter Tofield (1) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Eddie Chung (0) |
beat |
John Ingham (7) |
7-2 |
|
|---|
| Terry Collis (3) |
beat |
André Machell (4) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| Ross Bagni (0) |
beat |
Steve Foster (3) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| Les Heard (2) |
beat |
David Ball (4) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| John Smallbone (3) |
beat |
Michael Tideswell (4) |
7-2 |
|
|---|
| John Watson (0) |
beat |
André Machell (4) |
7-1 |
|
|---|
| John Ingham (7) |
beat |
Peter Tofield (1) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Eddie Chung (0) |
beat |
Terry Collis (3) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Ross Bagni (0) |
beat |
David Ball (4) |
7-2 |
|
|---|
| Michael Tideswell (4) |
beat |
Steve Foster (3) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Les Heard (2) |
beat |
John Smallbone (3) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| John Watson (0) |
beat |
Terry Collis (3) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| Eddie Chung (0) |
beat |
Peter Tofield (1) |
w/o |
|
|---|
| John Ingham (7) |
beat |
André Machell (4) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Ross Bagni (0) |
beat |
Les Heard (2) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| Michael Tideswell (4) |
beat |
David Ball (4) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| John Smallbone (3) |
beat |
Steve Foster (3) |
7-3 |
|
|---|
| ----- Play-offs: ----- |
|---|
| John Watson (0) |
beat |
Ross Bagni (0) |
7-6 |
|
|---|
| Les Heard (2) |
beat |
Eddie Chung (0) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| John Ingham (7) |
beat |
John Smallbone (3) |
4-3T |
|
|---|
| David Ball (4) |
beat |
Terry Collis (3) |
7-5 |
|
|---|
| Michael Tideswell (4) |
beat |
André Machell (4) |
7-4 |
|
|---|
| Steve Foster (3) |
beat |
Peter Tofield (1) |
w/o |
|
|---|
Peter Tofield became unwell and had to withdraw during the competition. |
Wed 15 Jul
Northampton |
|
Mon 17 Aug
Leighton Linslade |
|
Season
totals |
| Club | Points |
|---|
| Watford | 51 |
| Leighton Linslade | 42 |
| Wrest Park | 37 |
| Northampton | 26 |
Statistics (Watford players)
| Name |
Totals
W-L |
| Geoff Johnson | 5-1 |
| George Skinner | 5-1 |
| Eddie Chung | 4-2 |
| Brian Havill | 3-3 |
| John Smallbone | 2-4 |
| André Machell | 1-5 |
Totals |
20-16 |
|
Mary Rose
Open SC