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Sue Anderson wins Women's Open Singles and Pledger Award at Wynnum

Sue Anderson took the 2025 Women's Open Singles and the Pledger Award. Lisa Weightman won the Open Singles Handicap, and Shelly Johnson and Ron Schodel won the mixed doubles.

2 min read21 December 2025
Sue Anderson wins Women's Open Singles and Pledger Award at Wynnum

Well done, Sue Anderson

A smiling woman holds two wooden trophy plaques with a ribbon medal, beside another woman, in a room decorated with green tinsel

ell done Sue Anderson and her winning smile.


Lisa Weightman wins 2025 Open Singles Handicap

Open Singles Handicap winner 2025 is Lisa Weightman, seen here in action.


Shelly Johnson and Ron Schodel win 2025 mixed doubles

Four people smile in a clubhouse holding a wooden honours board with gold plaques, with a croquet club's wall boards behind them

Mixed doubles winners 2025 are Shelly Johnson and Ron Schodel, presented by previous winners Beryl Russel and David Ford.

Two smiling people in a clubhouse hold a wooden croquet trophy shield engraved with names, beside wall boards listing croquet club honours

Sue Anderson crowned 2025 Women's Open Singles champion

A smiling woman in a red floral top holds a croquet mallet in a room with a Wynnum Croquet Club honour board and green tinsel

Women's Open Singles champion 2025 is Sue Anderson, presented by Alison Love, WCC club president.


Sue Anderson wins the 2025 Pledger Award

Two women stand indoors holding a wooden plaque, with tinsel-decorated windows and framed photos behind them

The Pledger, awarded to the most improved player for 2025, was presented to Sue Anderson by Viv Tidmarsh.

The award is named after our treasured life member Phyllis Pledger, who celebrated her 100th birthday in August.


Lucky door prize winners at Wynnum

Smiling woman holding a cellophane gift basket with red ribbon at a table on a deck, with no croquet equipment visible

Lucky door prizes were kindly donated by Kara Cook MP, Joan Pease MP and Cr Alex Givney, and here are the happy winners.

An elderly smiling man sits at a table beside a large red-ribbon gift hamper, with no croquet equipment visible

Dessert selection at Wynnum's annual Christmas luncheon

Photo from the Wynnum croquet club's annual Christmas luncheon celebration

The dessert selection at our annual Christmas luncheon celebration.


Sun protection matters when playing croquet

Two men in Wynnum Croquet Club shirts, one in a sun hat and face covering, walk across a croquet lawn

Sun protection is important when playing croquet.

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WynnumTournamentOpen singles handicap 2025Mixed doubles 2025Women s open singles 2025Pledger award 2025Annual christmas luncheon
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