Southport players collect national and club event results

Southport's top level Golf Croquet players had a busy April and May, with excellent results. Mary McMahon travelled to Cairnlea, Melbourne, for the Australian Open Doubles Championship. Playing with Gordon Giles from Wynnum, she won the Plate section of the event.

Mary then returned to Melbourne for the Golf Croquet Open Singles Championship, reaching the final group of 16 and placing sixth. She was the highest placed woman in the competition.

The annual Golden Mallet Competition for Division 2 or 3 Golf Croquet players was held on Sunday 27 April. Only 12 teams could be accommodated. Vivienne and Brian Tidmarsh from Wynnum won, with Southport players Brian Richardson and Glenn Wran second.

Vivienne and Brian Tidmarsh, winners of the Golden Mallet.

Glenn Wran and Brian Richardson, second in the Golden Mallet.

Pennants have begun for Association, Golf Croquet and Ricochet. At the CAQ Ricochet Singles Championship at Burleigh Heads Palm Beach, Kathie Grant placed second to Dave Luxmoore from BHPB.

Dave Luxmoore and Kathie Grant after the CAQ Ricochet Singles Championship.

Southport held its annual Gateball Triples Competition at the start of April. Six teams competed in good weather and sportsmanship. The winning team was Southport's Kerry Lamerton, Dianne Sweet and Robyn Barlow. Second place also went to Southport, with Barbara Northcott, Donna Nicholson and Kathie Grant. Keith McLeod made the presentations.

Kerry Lamerton, Keith McLeod, Robyn Barlow and Dianne Sweet after the Gateball Triples Competition.

A Southport Gateball team travelled to Rockhampton for its annual Gateball Competition and finished third in close matches. In June, Southport will host Mallet Sports on the Broadwater, with Ricochet first, then Gateball Teams and Doubles, then Golf Croquet.

By Barbara Northcott, Southport. From the Croquet Newsletter, May/June 2025, pages 34, 35.