Ross Rillie wins CAQ GC First Eights

CAQ GC First and Second Eights was held over the weekend with seeded entry based on World Rankings.

CAQ First Eights was held at Headland-Buderim with three players from Eildon: Bob Martin, Graham McLean and Wade Hart.

Second Eights was at Stephens with two entrants from Eildon: John Smith and Marilyn Nelson, the only woman in either field.

After two hard days of competition (and don't even talk about the long drive home some players had on a holiday weekend), the results were:

2nd Eights

Charlie Ernst (Southport) won with an excellent 11 wins, with runner-up Doug Houston (Headland-Buderim).

1st Eights

In a very tight finish, it came down to the last game of the tournament to decide the winner. Ross Rillie (Headland-Buderim) took the title from Bob Martin (Eildon) after 3rd-placed Greg Bury defeated Bob in the final game. Well done Ross and Bob.

Congratulations to all players, referees, organisers, volunteers, and the two host clubs.

Full results on Croquet Scores: https://croquetscores.com/2021/gc/2022-qld-first-eight-second-eight

Look out for Third and Fourth Eights in January at Caloundra.