GC A-Level (DG<2000) Series
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:
4 Championship tournaments, leading to the English National Singles Championship Final (for the 'Ascot Cup'). | |
| 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. |
| 24 tournaments restricted to DGs<1700, leading to a National Final. | |
| 25 tournaments restricted to handicaps 7+, leading to a National Final. | |
| 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
|
2nd
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3rd
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4th
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Plate Winner |
Report links | 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 |
George Collin |
Terry Collis |
David Ball |
Yes | |
East Dorset |
25-26 April |
Stephen Custance-Baker |
Adrian Coward |
David Dickins |
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 |
Yes | |
Hamptworth |
23-24 May |
Andy Dochniak |
Stephen Custance-Baker |
Nick O'Connor |
Alex Wood |
Hugh Risebrow |
Yes | |
Pendle |
06-07 June |
Chris Higgins | Peter Tymms | Tony McCann | Robert Stover | - | Yes | |
Watford |
27-28 June |
Hugh Risebrow | Edwin Bone | David Frost | Margaret Page | Geoff Johnson |
Yes | |
Crake Valley |
01-02 July |
Sarah Clements |
Robert Strover |
Caroline Denny |
Jane Pringle |
Tony McCann |
Yes | |
Nailsea - NEW |
04-05 July |
Ivor Brand |
Stephen Custance-Baker |
Douglas Shand |
Paul Arbos |
Alison Murray |
Yes | |
Hunstanton |
11-12 July |
David Brammer | Andy Jones | Martin Daniels | Les Heard | Chris Higgins |
Yes | |
Ashby |
18-19 July |
Andy Sherwood |
Alex Aiton |
- |
John Picken & Christine Wood |
- | Yes | |
Chester |
01-02 Aug |
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Guildford |
07-08 Aug |
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Colchester |
15-16 Aug |
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NATIONAL FINAL at Ramsgate |
26-27 Sep |
Points Totals 2026
Name |
Wins |
Points |
Standing |
|---|---|---|---|
Chris Higgins |
2 |
Qualified for National Final (1) | |
David Brammer |
1 |
Qualified for National Final (2) | |
Ivor Brand |
1 |
Qualified for National Final (3) | |
Sarah Clements |
1 |
Qualified for National Final (4) | |
Stephen Custance-Baker |
1 |
Qualified for National Final - Not attending | |
Andy Dochniak |
1 |
Qualified for National Final (5) | |
David Frost |
1 |
Qualified for National Final (6) | |
Ian Norris |
1 |
Qualified for National Final (7) | |
Hugh Risebrow |
1 | Qualified for National Final (8) | |
Andy Sherwood |
1 | Qualified for National Final (9) | |
TrevorJ Smith |
1 | Qualified for National Final (10) | |
Simon Turner |
1 | Qualified for National Final (11) | |
Edwin Bone |
10 |
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| Les Heard | 8 | ||
| Robert Strover | 8 | ||
Alex Aiton |
6 |
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Adrian Coward |
6 |
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Bridget Goodman |
6 |
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Andy Jones |
6 |
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Gerald O'Brien |
6 |
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Louise Smith |
6 |
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Douglas Shand |
6 |
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Peter Tymms |
6 |
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Roger Barnacle |
4 |
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Richard Brooks |
4 | ||
George Collin |
4 | ||
Martin Daniels |
4 | ||
Caroline Denny |
4 | ||
David Dickins |
4 | ||
Tony McCann |
4 | ||
Nick O'Connor |
4 | ||
Alex Rose |
4 | ||
Paul Arbos |
2 | ||
Ross Bagni |
2 | ||
Mike Bilton |
2 | ||
Terry Collis |
2 | ||
Robert Cook |
2 | ||
Stephen Harbron |
2 | ||
Margaret Page |
2 | ||
John Picken |
2 | ||
Jane Pringle |
2 | ||
Alex Wood |
2 | ||
Christine Wood |
2 |
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