GC B-Level (DG<1700) Series

The GC B-Level (DG<1700) Series is one of six tiers of Golf Croquet Series in the Croquet England Fixtures Calendar, each a season-long competition that groups together certain tournaments of a similar class. Players can achieve direct qualification to the National Final by way of performance in a qualifying tournament.

The hierarchy of Series tournaments is:

1. The Premier Series	4 Championship tournaments, leading to the English National Singles Championship Final (for the 'Ascot Cup').
2. The Open (Unrestricted) Series	13 Open tournaments (unrestricted), it is a straight 'points race'. There is no National Final.
3. The A-Level (DG<2000) Series	16 tournaments restricted to DGs<2000, leading to a National Final.
4. The B-Level (DG<1700) Series	24 tournaments restricted to DGs<1700, leading to a National Final.
5. The C-Level (7+) Series	25 tournaments restricted to handicaps 7+, leading to a National Final.
6. The D-Level (10+) Series	20 tournaments restricted to handicaps 10+, leading to a National Final.

See the GC Series page for the procedures regarding qualification for the Final.

The Croquet England Events page shows the current Calendar Fixtures for the B-Level (DG<1700) Series.

All tournaments in the Series will use the standard GC formats if possible. Head to the Managing a GC Tournament page to download the format suitable for your Series tournament.

Results from previous years are available in the Archive.

View all previous tournaments in this Series on the GC Grading System. See also information on the GC Grading System.

2026 B-Level (DG<1700) Series Tournaments Results

Tournament	Date	Winner (Qualifies for Final)	2nd (6 points)	3rd (4 points)	4th (2 points)	Plate Winner	Results on rankings?
Budleigh Salterton	12 April	MartinC Leach	Glynis Davies	Issy Poyntz	Jill Shaw	Frank Pearce	Yes
Sussex	25 April	Matthew Parsons	Vincent l'Strange	-	Nigel Moore & Tim Bick	Dan Rhodes-Chadder	Yes
Watford	04 May	Raghu Iyer	Carol Huntington	Cengiz Kaya	Andrew Maclay	Michael Tideswell	Yes
Camerton & Peasedown	05 May	Matthew Parsons	Pam Please	Feona Bickley	Claire Herring	Mike Pudney	Yes
Ryde - NEW	06 May	Matthew Parsons	Mike Pudney	Steve Hayns	Marian Manning	Martin Emmett	Yes
Pendle	09 May	Alan Dix	Eddie Wilson	ChrisX Williamson	Dave Hunt-Jackson	Ian Hammond
Wrest Park	13 May	Nicholas Barton	Simon Draper	Patricia Mulcahy	Nick Boxall	Michael Tideswell	Yes
East Dorset	16-17 May	Steve Flay	Kathie Gilden	Michael Tideswell	Claire Hunt	Mike Pudney	Yes
Chester	30 May	Ian Longstaff	Clare Rockall	Roger Booth	Eddie Wilson	Adam Britton
Bury	07 June	Paul Rockall	Glynis Davies	Bernard Lord	Margaret Crossland	-
Woking	10 June	Helen Lucas	Pam Please	Carol Huntington	Alan Dickerson	Simon Draper
Colchester	14 June
Hamptworth	20 June
Cheltenham	24 June
Hunstanton	28 June
Bath	02 July
Compton (Eastbourne)	04 July
Nottingham	09 July
Phyllis Court / Blewbury	29-30 July
Broadwas	30 July
Guildford	01 Aug
Ashby	08 Aug
Sidmouth	09 Aug
Nailsea	18 Aug
NATIONAL FINAL at Pendle	19-20 Sep

Points Totals 2026

Name	Wins	Points	Standing
Matthew Parsons	3		Qualified for National Final
Nicholas Barton	1		Qualified for National Final
Alan Dix	1		Qualified for National Final
Steve Flay	1		Qualified for National Final
Raghu Iyer	1		Qualified for National Final
MartinC Leach	1		Qualified for National Final
Ian Longstaff	1		Qualified for National Final
Helen Lucasv	1		Qualified for National Final
Paul Rockall	1		Qualified for National Final
Glynis Davies		12
Pam Please		12
Carol Huntington		10
Eddie Wilson		8
Simon Draper		6
Kathie Gilden		6
Vincent l'Strange		6
Mike Pudney		6
Clare Rockall		6
Feona Bickley		4
Roger Booth		4
Steve Hayns		4
Cengiz Kaya		4
Bernard Lord		4
Patricia Mulcahy		4
Issy Poyntz		4
Michael Tideswell		4
ChrisX Williamson		4
Tim Bick		2
Alan Dickerson		2
Nick Boxall		2
Margaret Crossland		2
Claire Herring		2
Claire Hunt		2
Dave Hunt-Jackson		2
Marrian Manning		2
Andrew Maclay		2
Nigel Moore		2
Jill Shaw		2