26-27 August, Knightswood
The malignant deity, Achspoorin, who is responsible for so much of Glasgow's weather, had visited Knightswood for several days in advance of the Spalding Trophy weekend, to such an extent that lawn 1 was completely waterlogged, and only the willingness of the players to play rather than mope in the clubhouse stopped the manager from declaring lawn 3 to be unplayable. At least it proved possible not to have any of the ten participating pairs play on it more than once. And fortunately Anitscauld was absent.
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6-12 August 2017, Balgreen
Results
Event 1 (Open singles - Cramond Cup) - Campbell Morrison
Event 2 (4+ level advanced singles - Ian H. Wright Trophy) - Bob Darling
Event 3 (8+ handicap advanced singles - Silver Jubilee Salver) - John Campbell
Event 4 (Full bisque handicap singles - Walter B. Laing Cup) - James Thomson
Event 5X (Handicap doubles - Norton Wright Trophies) - Alan Wilson and Rosemary Saunders Robertson
Event 5Y (Consolation doubles) - Bob Darling and Allan Hawke
Event 6X (Unrestricted handicap singles - Edinburgh Croquet Cup) - Kevin Wright
Event 6Y (Consolation handicap singles - Milne Trophy) - Alan Wilson
Event 7 (Golf croquet handicap singles) - George Plant
Lauder Bowl (for player getting furthest without winning another trophy) - John Surgenor
Read more: Edinburgh Tournament 2017