Canterbury Croquet Association hosts a number of national and international events.
Results for national and international tournaments can be found on http://croquetscores.com
In 2016/17
Canterbury hosted the following tournaments, with successes by Canterbury players:
CNZ 0-3 championship: winner Ian Campbell
CNZ 4+ championship: Leo van Oosten
CNZ Arthur Ross Handicap championship: runner-up Ian Campbell
CNZ South Island AC Championship
CNZ South Island AC Championship Veterans: winner Ian Campbell, runner-up Peter Couch.
CNZ Southern Premier Silver Badge
2015/16
South Island Golf Croquet Championships
NZ Under-21 Golf Croquet Championship
2014/15
MAGAK
25-27 October 2014 at United
See report on United Croquet Club’s website
Yvonne Yeates GC Invitation
Friday 28 to Sunday 30 November 2014 at Fendalton Park
Winner: Hamish McIntosh
Runner-up: Duncan Dixon
See detailed results at www.croquetscores.com/2014/gc/yvonne-yeates-invitation
Duncan Dixon GC Invitation
Friday 28 to Sunday 30 November 2014 at United
Winner: Michael McLure (Nelson)
Runner-up: Sabri Mullaaliu (Auckland)
See detailed results at http://www.croquetscores.com/2014/gc/duncan-dixon-golf-croquet-invitation
Gordon Smith GC Invitation
Friday 28 to Sunday 30 November 2014 at St Martins
Winner: Edmund Fordyce (South Canterbury)
Runner-up: Richard Kimberley
See detailed results at www.croquetscores.com/2014/gc/duncan-dixon-golf-croquet-invitation
New Zealand Open
Saturday 10 to Sunday 18 January 2015 at United and Fendalton Park
Doubles winners: Chris & Jenny Clarke
Runners-up: Paul Skinley & Aiken Hakes
Singles winner: Ian Dumergue (Australia)
Runner-up: Greg Bryant (Wellington)
See detailed results at www.croquetscores.com/2015/ac/cnz-open-championships
Under 21 World Croquet Federation World Golf Croquet Championship
See report on United Croquet Club’s website
Winner: Josh Freeth (Canterbury, United)
Runner-up: Marwan El Sabarouti (Egypt)
See detailed results at www.croquetscores.com/2015/gc/wcf-u21-world-championships-1
GC Gold and Silver Stars
The CNZ Gold and Silver Stars Competition is a national golf croquet handicap tournament played at club, association and national level.
This season the CNZ Tournament Committee is conducting a handicap trial that will be applied to this competition only. Players on handicaps between 0 and 3 will have an effective handicap between -4 and 2 except for named players who will have an effective handicap of -5 or -6. Only one of the named players is in the national final – Chris Clarke who is playing with an effective handicap of -6.
A report of the national final is here
The winner of the Canterbury play-off, Chris Clarke, played in the national play-off on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 March 2015 at Fendalton Park. Results of the national play-off can be seen at CroquetScores.com.
Four Canterbury clubs entered representatives for the Canterbury play-off of the GC Gold and Silver Stars were played at Holmes Park on Friday 27 February 2015. The results are:
MT | DG | AP | CC | Games | Place | |
Murray Tamblyn (Fendalton Park) | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
Dormer Gardner (Holmes Park) | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | |
Adrienne Pavelka (St Martins) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
Chris Clarke (United) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
2013/14
GC Gold and Silver Stars
Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 October 2013 at United
Detailed results at www.croquetscores.com/2013/gc/cnz-gold-and-silver-stars
CNZ South Island Championship
Saturday 2 to Wednesday 6 November 2013 at United
Opens Doubles: www.croquetscores.com/2013/ac/cnzs-i-open-doubles
4+: www.croquetscores.com/2013/ac/cnzs-i-champs-4
Open: www.croquetscores.com/2013/ac/cnzs-i-open-champs
Plate: www.croquetscores.com/2013/ac/cnzs-i-open-champs-plate
The CA Silver Tray AC Invitation
Wednesday 19 to Sunday 23 March 2014 at United
Winner: Greg Bryant
Runner-up: Aiken Hakes
www.croquetscores.com/2014/ac/ca-silver-tray-invitation
Miss Edwina Thompson Silver Tray AC Invitation
Wednesday 19 to Sunday 23 March 2014 at Fendalton Park
Winner: Peter Filbee (South Taranaki)
Runner-up: Geoff Duckett
www.croquetscores.com/2014/ac/cnz-miss-edwina-thompson-invitation
Roger Murfitt AC Invitation
Wednesday 19 to Sunday 23 March 2014 at St Martins
Winner: Kevin Fellows (Wellington)
Runner-up: Keith Ebden (Auckland)
www.croquetscores.com/2014/ac/cnz-roger-murfitt-invitation