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Abbey have withdrawn from the Golf Croquet League

SWF Individual Golf Croquet 18 May at Nailsea

In the handicap singles Margaret Lewis (Broadwas) beat Polly Reynolds (Nailsea) 7-4

In the level singles Janet Bedford of Broadwas played exceptionally well for her handicap (7) and won all her games in her block. In the final she lost 4-7 to Nailsea's Marcus Evans, who represented England at the World Golf Croquet Championships.

The doubles final was an all Nailsea affair, with Marcus Evans & Peter Dyke beating Jim Gregory & Polly Reynolds 7-1.

Team Short Croquet: Dyffryn won the first division of the team short croquet, and Cornwall were relegated. Broadwas won the second division and will play in the first division next year. Click here for team photos.

Referees. By request a list of qualified referees in the SWF area has been added to the site. Click here. Please let the webmaster have additions or corrections. This complements the list of SWF coaches and handicappers

Click here for Don Gaunt's easy guide to the changes in the Association Croquet laws.

Click here for a report on the SWF Handicapping Conference on 9 March 2008

Handicap Cards

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AGM 5th October: Click here for the new Committee

    Proposal A from the Committee  Defeated. Original wording stands but AGM will be held later in November.

            To change rule 7b of the Constitution of the South West Federation of Croquet Clubs

            RULE 7     GENERAL MEETINGS

            b. A Resolution for inclusion in the Agenda of the Annual General Meeting may be proposed by either the Committee or by a Member club

            (duly signed by  its Secretary or delegate) and must reach the Secretary in writing not later than the 30^th September.

             The Committee wish to change: "....must reach the Secretary in writing not later than the 30^th September."

            to "....must reach the Secretary in writing not later than the  31^st August."

            The reason for the change is to facilitate the preparation of the Agenda for the Annual General Meeting.

Proposal B from East Dorset

 To alter Rule 7c(3), [GAME FORMATS, ‘B’ LEAGUE] to

  “Both 26-point and 14-point games are played full-bisque, they are just scaled down in the 14-point version.  Appendix 3 defines the allocation of bisques.”  To alter the table in Appendix 3 of the League rules to the following: 

 

CA or Club Handicap	Allocation of Bisques 26 point game	Allocation of Bisques 14 point game (ED proposal)	Allocation of Bisques Dyffryn Amendment
16	2.5	1.5	3.5
18	4.5	2.5	4.5
20	6.5	3.5	5.5
22	8.5	4.5	6.5
24	10.5	5.5	7.5

 

An amendment by Dyffryn was accepted. 14 point games will now be played off a base of 9 and the number of bisques halved.

    Proposal C from Sidmouth.

    All club Association handicap systems should start at 24. Amended to 28 and passed.

    Proposal D from Sidmouth.

    “B” League teams should be restricted to players with no more than five years experience. Defeated.

    Proposal E from Budleigh Salterton.

    “B” League matches should have a handicap range of 24 to 18. Defeated.

    Proposal F from Budleigh Salterton.

    For Federation League Games, the games should be for handicaps 10 and below. Defeated.

    Proposal G from Lansdown.

    All clubs playing in the Golf Croquet League must ensure that all their players have a properly assessed Golf Croquet handicap.

     This was passed as a replacement for Rule 1c of the Golf Croquet League Rules.

    Proposal H from Lansdown.

    All players in a Golf Croquet League match must present their handicap cards to the opposition Captain at the beginning of the match. Defeated.