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:
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. | |
| 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. |
| 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 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
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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Plate Winner |
Report links | 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 |
Yes | |
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 |
Yes | |
Bury |
07 June |
Paul Rockall | Glynis Davies | Bernard Lord | Margaret Crossland | - | Yes | |
Woking |
10 June |
Helen Lucas | Pam Please | Carol Huntington | Alan Dickerson | Simon Draper |
Yes | |
Colchester |
14 June |
Graham Parker | Simon Bird | Simon Draper | Marilyn Wood | Chris Joslin |
Yes | |
Hamptworth |
20 June |
Feona Bickley | Jill Shaw | Paul New | Nigel Wulcko | Claire Herring |
Yes | |
Cheltenham |
24 June |
- cancelled - |
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Hunstanton |
28 June |
Simon Draper | Paul Rockall | Roddy Willett | Gary Lewis | Tim Barzycki |
Yes | |
Bath |
02 July |
Sally Helvey | Jill Bateman | Feona Bickley | Anwen Owens | - | Yes | |
Compton (Eastbourne) |
04 July |
Gerald O'Brien |
Tim Bick |
Christopher Mabley |
Jill Shaw |
Patricia Mulcahy |
Yes | |
Nottingham |
09 July |
Simon Draper | Pamela Dawson | Gary Lewis | Ian Hammond | Paul Rockall |
Yes | |
Phyllis Court / Blewbury |
29-30 July |
Carol Huntington |
Pete Falle |
Raghu Iyer |
Patricia Mulcahy |
Gavin Dancy |
Yes | |
Broadwas |
30 July |
Mike Pudney | Alan Hulme | Judy Crowe | Dan Rhodes-Chadder | Roger Booth |
Yes | |
Guildford |
01 Aug |
Ian Prince |
Richard Platt |
- |
Peter W Hall & Alan Dickerson |
Martin Burger |
Yes | |
Ashby |
08 Aug |
Judith Rowe | Paul Rockall | Eddie Wilson | Chris Jackson | - | Yes | |
Sidmouth |
09 Aug |
Peter Adams | Stephen Webb | Jill Bateman | Brent Watkins | Martin C Leach |
Yes | |
Nailsea |
18 Aug |
Chris Jackson | Jill Bateman | Brent Watkins | Mike Powell | Ruth Sisley |
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NATIONAL FINAL at Pendle |
19-20 Sep |
Points Totals 2026
| Name | Wins | Points | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Parsons | 3 | Qualified for National Final - not attending | |
| Simon Draper | 2 | Qualified for National Final (1) | |
| Peter Adams | 1 | Qualified for National Final (2) | |
| Nicholas Barton | 1 | Qualified for National Final (3) | |
| Feona Bickley | 1 | Qualified for National Final (4) | |
| Alan Dix | 1 | Qualified for National Final (5) | |
| Steve Flay | 1 | Qualified for National Final (6) | |
| Sally Helvey | 1 | Qualified for National Final (7) | |
| Carol Huntington | 1 | Qualified for National Final (8) | |
| Raghu Iyer | 1 | Qualified for National Final (9) | |
| Chris Jackson | 1 | Qualified for National Final (10) | |
| MartinC Leach | 1 | Qualified for National Final (11) | |
| Ian Longstaff | 1 | Qualified for National Final (12) | |
| Helen Lucasv | 1 | Qualified for National Final (13) | |
| Gerald O'Brien | 1 | Qualified for National Final - not attending | |
| Graham Parker | 1 | Qualified for National Final - not attending | |
| Ian Prince | 1 | Qualified for National Final (14) | |
| Mike Pudney | 1 | Qualified for National Final (15) | |
| Paul Rockall | 1 | Qualified for National Final (16) | |
| Judith Rowe | 1 | Qualified for National Final - not attending | |
| Jill Bateman | 16 pts | not attending | |
| Glynis Davies | 12 (2nd, 2nd) DG 1732 | Reserve no. 1 | |
| Pam Please | 12 (2nd, 2nd) DG 1624 | ||
| Eddie Wilson | 12 (2nd, 3rd, 4th) | ||
- DGrades as at 24 Aug - |
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| Jill Shaw | 10 | ||
| Tim Bick | 8 | ||
| Simon Bird | 6 | ||
| Pamela Dawson | 6 | ||
| Pete Falle | 6 | ||
| Kathie Gilden | 6 | ||
| Alan Hulme | 6 | ||
| Gary Lewis | 6 | ||
| Patricia Mulcahy | 6 | ||
| Vincent l'Strange | 6 | ||
| Richard Platt | 6 | ||
| Clare Rockall | 6 | ||
| Brent Watkins | 6 | ||
| Stephen Webb | 6 | ||
| Roger Booth | 4 | ||
| Judy Crowe | 4 | ||
| Alan Dickerson | 4 | ||
| Steve Hayns | 4 | ||
| Cengiz Kaya | 4 | ||
| Bernard Lord | 4 | ||
| Christopher Mabley | 4 | ||
| Paul New | 4 | ||
| Issy Poyntz | 4 | ||
| Michael Tideswell | 4 | ||
| Roddy Willett | 4 | ||
| ChrisX Williamson | 4 | ||
| Nick Boxall | 2 | ||
| Margaret Crossland | 2 | ||
| Peter W Hall | 2 | ||
| Ian Hammond | 2 | ||
| Claire Herring | 2 | ||
| Claire Hunt | 2 | ||
| Dave Hunt-Jackson | 2 | ||
| Chris Jackson | 2 | ||
| Marrian Manning | 2 | ||
| Andrew Maclay | 2 | ||
| Nigel Moore | 2 | ||
| Anwen Owens | 2 | ||
| Mike Powell | 2 | ||
| Dan Rhodes-Chadder | 2 | ||
| Marilyn Wood | 2 | ||
| Nigel Wulcko | 2 |
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