Kathie Grant wins Stephens Easter AC Handicap Singles

The Easter weekend again saw three days of full courts at Stephens, first for Association Croquet Handicap Singles and then Golf Croquet Doubles on Monday.

For the AC Handicap Singles, it was very pleasing to have entries from eight clubs from Bundaberg to Southport. Competitive spirits were not dampened by the heavy rain on Saturday, and 22 of the 32 games over the two days were Pegged Out.

Player handicaps ranged from 0.5 to 13, so there were lots of bisques to keep track of in some games. In fact, it was the prospect of giving away such numbers of bisques (extra shots) that nearly discouraged Kathie Grant from entering. Fortunately, she was swayed by fellow Southport member Barbara Northcott's enthusiasm for the event. Kathie ended up winning the final of the main X section 26-2 against last year's runner-up, Lindsay David (Graceville).

As the winner found out, the '3 hour, stop on the bell' format gives the higher ranked players time to get back into games against players with lots of bisques. Everyone enjoyed staying for drinks and nibbles at the end of the event before heading home.

Photos

- Prize winners (L to R): - Winner of Y: Barbara Northcott (Southport) - Runner-up of X: Lindsay David (Graceville) - Winner of X: Kathie Grant (Southport) - The full field of enthusiastic players - Kathie in action - Barbara in action under heavy skies