NELSON Bay Croquet Club’s inaugural President’s Cup was held on Sunday, 30 October 2022.
This is a thirteen-point level play golf croquet tournament open to all members of the Club.
Sixteen members entered and were seeded into four blocks for a round-robin qualifying round with the winners of each block advancing to semi-finals and a final.
In seeded order, the blocks were: Block A: Trevor Black, Rod Peet, Allen Lees and Ralph Harrison; Block B: Peter Gordon, Rob Batho, Barry Elliott and Jan Puckeridge; Block C: Karen Lilly, David Smith, Col Chalkley and Marion Graff; Block D: David Wilson, Rae Uptin, Les Guzowski and Faby Batho.
Trevor Black won all three games to top Block A with Rod Peet runner-up.
Peter Gordon won all three games to top Block B with Barry Elliott runner-up.
David Smith won all three games to top Block C with Karen Lilly runner-up.
David Wilson won all three games to top Block D with Rae Uptin runner-up.
Club Captain Rae Uptin and President David Wilson played the closest game of the qualifying round with David ahead 6-5 when time ran-out, meaning he topped Block D.
In the semi-finals, Trevor beat David Wilson 6-5 in a tight contest while Peter beat David Smith 7-4.
Trevor played brilliantly in the final to run-out 7-3 winner over Peter, becoming the first winner of the President’s Cup.
For further information about the Club, visit nelsonbaycroquet.org.au or email nelsonbaycroquet@gmail.com.