Basil Townsend Quaich 2017

28 May 2016, Auchincruive

Kevin Wright, winner of the 2017 BTQWith a disappointing shortage of entries, this year the battle for the Basil Townsend Quaich was between two clubs: Auchincruive (Kevin Wright) and Glasgow (James Thomson).  Held in the beautiful grounds of Auchincruive, the weather was very kind, with no rain, and the sun even shone in the afternoon making it very pleasant for the supporters who had come to cheer on their players.

With both players having a handicap of 18 it was agreed  to play one game with no bisques and no time limit.  The game, played in an attacking manner, moved on very swiftly and after a couple of hours Kevin had established a significant lead. However with James shooting in very accurately from long distances, he managed to put together a good run of hoops reducing the deficit considerably and put himself back into contention. Kevin eventually managed to get back on the lawn, and after a couple of failed attempts, pegged out, retaining the trophy, albeit for Auchincruive this time! The game lasted just over 2½ hours and the final score was +9.

Kevin Wright

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Student GC Championships 2017

8-9 April 2017, Sheffield

The first – and soon to be annual – British Student Golf Croquet Championships were held in Sheffield and could boast the most appropriate weather imaginable. Teams from across the country – notably two from Scotland, our three players from St Andrews and another team from the University of Edinburgh came to the lawn at Parkhead Cricket club to compete in in singles and doubles over almost two full days. Naturally the University of Sheffield managed to put forward the highest numbers of players, and good teams were present from the universities of Nottingham, Cambridge and a few others.

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Aberdeen Tournament 2016

10-11 September 2016, Albury and Westburn

Jim Wilson of Keswick won the Aberdeen & Crathes handicap weekend beating Brian Durward in a close final. Both players had looked strong in their blocks, winning three games each, and Jim went on to beat the Block 4 winner, David Houston in one semi-final. Brian looked as though he was going to lose to Keswick bandit Tom Ryan in the other semi-final, but a turn after time to take his second ball around won him the applause of the admiring spectators and a spot in the final. With Jim’s train departure looming the time limit was reduced to an hour and a half but in fact this wasn’t needed with both players playing well. A missed pegout by Jim gave Brian a good chance towards the end when he hit the remaining ball, but a missed short roquet at penult was fatal and Jim hit and finished. Janice Duguid won the block runners up prize of a bottle of SCA wine, beating Brian Clark in the final.

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