Scottish Open 2015
18-19 July 2015, Meadows
If winning the other Open in balmy Scotland in July is the dream of golfers, then participating with the hope of winning at the Meadows is the dream of most Australian croquet players. To say croquet players in general have a better chance of success in our events than your average golfing hack in theirs only serves to demonstrate the amazing accessibility and true equality of our sport.
While a number of the Aussie contingent arrived with the prerequisite HABs most of us were solo and in fighting form with a whiff of fresh blood wafting up from Nottingham way. Alison Sharpe and I were lucky enough to have a bed at the lovely Murrayfield Drive. Sharpy brought her latest, and must be best, tale of her trip from London on the train, where she rescued a poor fellow covered in vomit on his way to an interview. Apparently she missed a few stray carrots behind his ear but sent him on his aromatic way suitably tissued off to the best of her ability. The story is always in the telling and needless to say we wept…
Brian Durward won the Adam Trophy in a closely fought final against Janice Duguid (last year’s winner) after both players had achieved 5 wins out of 5. Robert Inder came third with 4 out of 6 and achieved his first ever triple peel against David Houston who, earlier, was unlucky to lose a golden hoop against Janice.