GC Open Series

The GC Open (unrestricted) 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 gain points by way of performance in a Series tournament - the Open Series is a straight 'points race' with no National Final.

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	12 Open tournaments (unrestricted), it is a straight 'points race'. There is no National Final.
3. The A-Level (DG<2000) Series	15 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	27 tournaments restricted to handicaps 7+, leading to a National Final.
6. The D-Level (10+) Series	18 tournaments restricted to handicaps 10+, leading to a National Final.

See the GC Series page for the procedures regarding tournament allocation and accumulation of points.

The Croquet England Events page shows the current Calendar Fixtures for the Open (unrestricted) Series.

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

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.

2025 Open (Unrestricted) Series Tournaments Results

Tournament	Date	Winner (10 points)	2nd (6 points)	3rd (4 points)	4th (2 points)	Plate Winner (0 points)	Results on rankings?
Cheshire (Bowdon)	05-06 April	Angharrad Walters	Ian Burridge	Stephen Wright	Giles Pepperell	David Beddy	Yes
Cheltenham	12-13 April	James Death	Andy Dochniak	-	Simon Carter & Stephen Custance-Baker	Paul Gunn	Yes
Surbiton	26-27 April	Reg Bamford	Mark Avery	Andy Dochniak	Chris Roberts	Liz Farrow	Yes
Hunstanton	17-18 May	Albie Willett	Simon Carter	Andrew Hobbs	Ross Bagni	-	Yes
Wrest Park	31 May-01 June	Lionel Tibble	Helen Reeves	Kim Taylor	Mike Bilton	David Thirtle-Watts	Yes
Woking	09-10 June	Chris Roberts	Jeff Dawson	Konstantin Yudintsev	Tim Russell	Diana Wilson	Yes
Sidmouth	21-22 June	Steve Leonard	Gary Phipps	-	Martin French & StuartM Smith	Richard Gardiner	Yes
National Forest (Ashby)	28-29 June	Mark Buckley	Alison Murray	-	Arthur Rowe & PaulJ Williams	-	Yes
Wiltshire (Hamptworth)	12-13 July	Tim O'Donnell	Steve Leonard	Adrian Coward	Ian Shore	Stephen Custance-Baker	Yes
Budleigh Salterton	02-03 Aug	Tim Russell	Stuart M Smith	David Goacher	Richard Gardiner	David Thirtle-Watts	Yes
Watford	30-31 Aug	Kim Taylor	Mike Hills	Toby Toller	Konstantin Yudintsev	Kevin Connolly	Yes
Sussex	06-07 Sep	Miraslav Havlik	Andrew Hobbs	Alex Wood	Richard Brooks	Paul Green	Yes
Final Standings		Steve Leonard (16)	Kim Taylor (14)	Chris Roberts & Tim Russell (12)

Points Totals 2025

Name	Points
Steve Leonard	16
Kim Taylor	14
Chris Roberts	12
Tim Russell	12
Reg Bamford	10
Mark Buckley	10
James Death	10
Miraslav Havlik	10
Tim O'Donnell	10
Lionel Tibble	10
Angharrad Walters	10
Albie Willett	10
Andy Dochniak	10
Simon Carter	8
Stuart M Smith	8
Mark Avery	6
Ian Burridge	6
Jeff Dawson	6
Mike Hills	6
Andrew Hobbs	6
Alison Murray	6
Gary Phills (Australia)	6
Helen Reeves	6
Konstantin Yudintsev	6
Adrian Coward	4
David Goacher	4
Andrew Hobbs	4
Toby Toller	4
Alex Wood	4
Stephen Wright	4
Ross Bagni	2
Mike Bilton	2
Richard Brooks	2
Stephen Custance-Baker	2
Martin French	2
Richard Gardiner	2
Giles Pepperell	2
Alison Rowe	2
Ian Shore	2
PaulJ Williams	2