Bob Martin wins CAQ GC Men's Open Singles

CAQ GC Men's Open Singles – Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd March 2024

Wynnum had three members compete in the CAQ GC Men's Open Singles: Gordon Giles, Geoff Hull and Cameron Hipwell.

The players were allocated into three blocks, with blocks A & B played at Wynnum and block C played at Toombul on the Saturday. On the Sunday, the top two in each block and the two best third-place players competed in the Championship KO 8 finals, played at Wynnum for the Pam Shepherd Trophy. The remainder competed for the Carmel Donley Plate at Toombul.

The Championship final between Gordon Giles and Bob Martin was an interesting match, with some exceptional play by Bob, who finally won 7-4, 7-3 to take out the Pam Shepherd Trophy.

Meanwhile at Toombul, nine players competed in the Plate block, with Nigel Read (Nambour) winning the final from Mike Mabbutt (Eildon) to secure the Carmel Donley Plate.

The winners of each of the finals were:

- Championship W (7th – 8th Place) – Shared by Ross Rillie & Graham McLean - Championship Y (5th – 6th Place) – Geoff Hull - Sid Bates - Championship Z (2nd – 3rd Place) – Casey De-Vene - Dennis Green - Championship X & Pam Shepherd Trophy – Bob Martin (r/u Gordon Giles)

Results can be found on the croquetscores website: https://croquetscores.com/2024/gc/qld-mens-open-singles-2