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John Beech Trophy Over the Border

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John Beech Trophy Crosses Border by Barbara Dutton (14 Apr 09)

The John Beech Handicap tournament is played at Easter. After the snow last year, this year’s competitors had an easier tournament weatherwise after Friday’s rain muddied the whites a bit. The next three days were fine and the competition went ahead at a cracking pace ably managed by James Hapgood from Edinburgh.

Twelve countrywide competitors battled it out with the following results:
Alice Fleck, Newcastle – Fastest game won in 79 minutes;
Betty Bates, Fylde – High bisque winner, handicap reduced to 16;
David Appleton, Tyneside – Most Games played;
David Walters, Bowdon – Low bisque winner:
Overall winner – James Hapgood, Edinburgh.

David Walters Wins 2009 Lancs Open Golf

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David Walters wins Lancashire Open Golf Croquet Championship by Geoff Young (6 Apr 09)

David Walters won the 2009 Lancashire Open Golf Croquet Championship with a gripping 7-4, 3-7, 7-3 victory over Tim King. The Heaton Park lawns were playing very well on a fine spring weekend. The twenty entrants played eight games each on the Saturday without time limits, double banked in ten rounds on four courts. Results for this are attached in Lotus spreadsheet format. The KO phase for top four in each block went:

Walters beat Ray Mounfield 7-6 7-4; Brian Story beat Freda Vitty 7-5 7-4; Ian Lines beat Paul Rigge 7-5 7-6: Tim King beat Derek Buxton 7-6 7-5; Walters beat Storey 7-6 7-4; King beat Lines 7-6 7-3. Then: Walters beat King 7-4 3-7 7-3

Losers’ Play-offs: For third place, Lines beat Storey 10-6. Vitty beat Mounfield 3-7 7-6 7-2; Rigge beat Buxton 7-2 2-7 7-3. Consolation doubles Richard Thompson and Anne Connop won 5/5 in round robin.

The Flying Circus Returns

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The “Flying Circus” Returns – Bob Burnett (20/02/09)

At a recent officers meeting of the Federation it was decided to re-introduce the idea of the coaching “Flying Circus”. You may remember, this was originally instigated by Neil Williams a number of years ago and was intended to take the coaches and coaching to the various clubs within the Federation. Clubs were able to identify areas and standards of play within their own clubs that would benefit most from coaching by the Federation Coaches. It proved very successful.

A number of Coach Qualification Courses have been run over recent years and so most clubs have at least a Club Coach on their books who is able to deal with people new to the game. The Flying Circus will provide a coach, of the appropriate level of expertise and experience, to move your players on by coming to your club and running a full day course.

Please refer to the FIXTURES BOOK pages 108- 109 for the complete details of which level is required by your members — from ‘Improvers (with Handicaps ’18 to 21 )–right through to Gold level– WE CAN DO IT !

The intention is to visit every club within the Federation during the 2009 season. In order to plan the programme we need to know the level required, the numbers involved and the dates when your members and lawns are available. We plan to publish the dates of courses on the NWFCC web site and make them open to all members of the Federation to attend. This will ensure that all players have the chance to attend a course of the level they require even if their own club is concentrating on a different standard of play. The Federation will fund the course and so there is no cost to the club (other than providing the coach with lunch).

Courses and venues already identified are: Southport GOLD 28th March (Advance coaching for experienced players, handicaps below 4) – Bob Burnett, Ian Lines & James Hawkins. Chester SILVER GILT Mon 18 May (Experienced players with handicap 4-8) – Christine Irwin & Don Williamson. Fylde SILVER 3rd May (Experienced players with handicaps 8-11) – Ken Cooper & Ray Lowe. Culcheth GOLF & SHORT Tue 12 May – David Barrett

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