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Latest Competition News and Results

4th Aug: Jose Riva won the Championship of Surrey (AC - Championships)

27th Jul: WCF Simon Carter Golf Croquet World Championship (World Championship)

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Jose Riva won the Championship of Surrey

by Samir Patel at Surbiton Croquet Club
4th August (AC - Championships)

	Jose Riva	Jose Riva +26tp +2	Jose Riva +26tp +2sxp	Jose Riva +13 +17qp	Jose Riva +24qp +2tpo +26tp

Andy Dibben	Robert Wilkinson +3 +26tp
Robert Wilkinson
	Mark van Loon	Mark van Loon +4otp -17 +16

	Andy Myers

	Samir Patel	Samir Patel -15tp +22tp +4tp	Samir Patel -13otp +26qp +17qp

	Mark Ormerod

	Paul Castell	Christian Carter +2 +26stp

	Christian Carter

	David Maugham	David Maugham +2 +26tp	David Maugham -26tp +15tp +8	David Maugham +18 -8tpo +10tp

	Richard H Smith

Joel Taylor	Joel Taylor +20tp +5tp	Jeff Dawson +20tp +5tp
Ian Plummer
Chris O'Byrne	Jeff Dawson +20tp +5tp
Jeff Dawson
	Robin Brown	Robin Brown +26tp +8	Robin Brown +11tpo +14otp

	Graham Gale

	Alison Maugham	Mark Suter +25tp +26tp

	Mark Suter

Mark van Loon won the Plate, beating Mark Ormerod +10tp in the final.

WCF Simon Carter Golf Croquet World Championship

Competitors at the Opening Ceremony (Photo: Ray Hall)

by Dr Ian Vincent
27th July (World Championship)

The CA is hosting the WCF Simon Carter GC World Championship at the Sussex County, Compton, Tunbridge Wells and West Worthing clubs from 27th July to 4th August. Spectators are welcome at all venues.

The Championship was formally opened on Friday 26 July 2019, by Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, with representatives from the WCF, the CA and local dignitaries.

The Knockout stages are being broadcast live on YouTube from Thursday 1st August, complete with audio commentary.

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