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Reg Bamford is the 2025 GC Open Champion (Photo: Brian Carroll)

Reg Bamford has won the Golf Croquet Open Singles Championship for the 13th time. The event is one of the most prestigious and popular tournaments to play in the Croquet Calendar and celebrated its 25th anniversary this year.

This year the tournament was held at Budleigh Salterton Croquet Club and was livestreamed to the Croquet England YouTube channel. 32 players began the tournament competing in four blocks, with four competitors from each block making the knock-out stages.

Top seed Reg Bamford was a strong favourite from the start, only dropping one block game to the second seed in that block. After overcoming previous winners, Aston Wade and Stephen Mulliner, in the quarter and semi finals, Reg faced the 2024 Champion, Jamie Burch, in the final. Jamie took the first game in the best of three match, but Reg showcased his usual consistency and accuracy to win the final two games.