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The GC A-Level (DG<2000) 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 A-Level (DG<2000) 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 A-Level (DG<2000) Series Tournaments Results

Tournament	Date	WINNER (Qualifies for National Final)	2nd (6 points)	3rd (4 points)	4th (2 points)	Plate Winner	Results on rankings?
Phyllis Court / High Wycombe	03-04 April	Ian Norris	Louise Smith	Roger Barnacle	Ross Bagni	Roger Goldring	Yes
Wrest Park	18-19 April	David Frost	Les Heard	Goerge Collin	Terry Collis	David Ball	Yes
East Dorset	25-26 April	Stephen Custance-Baker	Adrian Coward	David Dick1ns	Stephen Harbron	Simon Ancel	Yes
Bury - NEW	09-10 May	Chris Higgins	Sarah Clements	Edwin Bone	Mike Bilton	Robert Strover	Yes
Compton (Eastbourne)	15-16 May	TrevorJ Smith	Gerald O'Brien	Richard Brooks	Robert Cook	Michael Gentry	Yes
Roehampton - NEW	20-21 May	Simon Turner	Bridget Goodman	Alex Rose	Douglas Shand	Michael Gentry
Hamptworth	23-24 May	Andy Dochniak	Stephen Custance-Baker	Nick O'Connor	Alex Wood	Hugh Risebrow
Pendle	06-07 June
Watford	27-28 June
Crake Valley	01-02 July
Nailsea - NEW	04-05 July
Hunstanton	11-12 July
Ashby	18-19 July
Chester	01-02 Aug
Guildford	07-08 Aug
Colchester	15-16 Aug
NATIONAL FINAL at Ramsgate	26-27 Sep

Points Totals 2026

Name	Wins	Points	Standing
Stephen Custance-Baker	1		Qualified for National Final
Andy Dochniak	1		Qualified for National Final
Chris Higgins	1		Qualified for National Final
David Frost	1		Qualified for National Final
Ian Norris	1		Qualified for National Final
TrevorJ Smith	1		Qualified for National Final
Simon Turner	1		Qualified for National Final
Sarah Clements		6
Adrian Coward		6
Les Heard		6
Bridget Goodman		6
Gerald O'Brien		6
Louise Smith		6
Roger Barnacle		4
Edwin Bone		4
Richard Brooks		4
George Collin		4
David Dickins		4
Nick O'Connor		4
Alex Rose		4
Ross Bagni		2
Mike Bilton		2
Terry Collis		2
Robert Cook		2
Stephen Harbron		2
Douglas Shand		2
Alex Wood		2