Noosa Plate team wins the Sunshine Coast interclub by one game

It has been quiet round the Club during August. Covid has been sweeping through and there have been delays in a few competitions. However, the Interclub teams have continued their games, now finally at the end of the 2022 season.

The latest and most exciting bit of news is that our Plate team (the newer, higher handicap players) has finished its season and has, by the smallest of margins of one game, emerged in first place. The team had been a match behind Bribie and behind by two games, but their 7 to 3 win against Caloundra on Monday 29th August brought them to even on matches and one game ahead of Bribie. William Godsall had three wins and Teresa Martin and Susie Locke had two wins each.

Lorry Ryan is to be congratulated on her leadership of the team throughout the year, as well as for organising the results and recording of the whole competition, not an easy job. Well done to Lorry and all the Plate players.

Looks good for the future especially with some of those newer players waiting their chance as well.

The Shield team (medium handicaps) was last to finish the interclub year in second place to Bribie Island despite a very strong finish. Their game on 22nd August was a win against Headland-Buderim 6 games to 4 with Richard Bawden winning three of his games and Julie Terry winning two. On the 5th September they had a bad day against Caloundra, going down 6 games to 4. Sally Stopps and Cher Boyd managed two wins each, in the singles and the doubles. However on 12th September they redeemed themselves, beating Coolum 10 to 0, a very good win. On September 19th, the Shield team played its final game for the year against Nambour, which it won 8 games to 2. Once again, Cher Boyd and James Martin played well, winning 3 games each. So despite the strong finish to the year, the team had to be satisfied with its second place. Well done to everybody.

Internal club championships are continuing. The Jan van der Linden Golf Trophy has been fiercely contested, with results as follows:

Div. 1. Winner: Galina Makarova. Runner-up: Sheridan Stopps.

Div. 2. Winner: Lorry Ryan. Runner-up: Charlie Younger.

Div. 2. Doubles. Winners: Cher Boyd and Lois King. Runners-up: Teresa and James Martin.

The Club Championships are also running. One result to date: the Division 2 Golf Trophy, won by Ed Boyd with runner-up being Cher Boyd. A real family feud.

Division 2 Golf Trophy winner Ed Boyd and runner-up Cher Boyd.

The Pennant team (low handicappers) has now finished its season. It also did well, finishing second on the ladder to Headland-Buderim. Headland is a strong team, and it is no shame to go down to them. Some newer faces there will help in 2022. Galina Makarova has been the standout player for the year here, being very consistent, winning a few prizes along the way in Association Croquet. Galina Makarova also had a good win in the Nambour Swiss event (entries from a number of clubs and top players) during August. Well done Galina.

By Colin Hindson, Noosa. From the Croquet Newsletter, October 2022, pages 26-28.