T’was a dark and stormy night when this final was played. Well not quite, but it was seriously rainy and gloomy – too dark to take any photos by the time the game ended. The start was delayed until 6pm due to traffic problems, until the teams were fully quorate. John Knight and Simon Ling had 2½ bisques taking on… Read more →
Club Competitons
Chris O’Byrne retains the Salver
The final final of Finals Weekend was the culmination of our Level Advanced Association competition, the Vulliamy Salver. Contested by the same 2 players as last year, the standard this year was notably improved by both Roger Tedstone and Chris O’Byrne, with both having won all their other block games, but with Roger having won the head-to-head at that stage.… Read more →
Frances Payne Final 2019
After a 2 year hiatus, Jamie Burch returned to Reigate Priory’s competitive scene with an appearance in the Level Golf competition. As a -4, he was strong favourite against Doug Dykes (3), as they played out their best of 3 final in front of a decent crowd. In the first game, Jamie showed his intent by taking the first hoop… Read more →
Candlesticks 2019 Final
Andy Gray and Michael Bye thrashed their opponents Chris & Chris +26 to win Reigate’s Association Doubles Handicap tournament. After some initial interplay between the two sides, Michael hit in from hoop 2 to corner 3, and with brilliant guidance throughout from Andy took a break to 4B, using 5 of the 7 bisques available. Having to contend with a… Read more →
Di’s Doubles Double!
Even with a different partner, Di won the 2019 Handicap Golf Doubles for the second year running! Having won all the games in their block, Di Langridge (9) and Chris O’Byrne (0) were up against Jill Dawson (10) and Mike Barnard (7) in the best of 3 final, in front of a small but involved crowd, with the recently reset… Read more →
Chris O’Byrne wins the Creed
Last year’s beaten finalist Chris O’Byrne managed to do one better in the Creed Memorial Cup this year, and take the trophy home*. With no semi-finals played in this Handicap Advanced Association competition, Chris and Simon Ling both won their respective blocks, to set up an interesting match in lieu of Simon receiving 11 bisques. Simon won the toss, and… Read more →
2019 Finals Timetable
The qualifiers have (nearly all!) been played, and the finalists confirmed, so here’s when the finals will be taking place. As always, spectators are very much encouraged to join for any or all of the games. Congratulations to all the finalists, and good luck! You can see all the results that led people to the finals in our Competitions section.… Read more →
Grass Roots Tournament
On June 15th 2019 we held our Annual Golf Croquet tournament for players with handicaps of 8 or above. With only 6 players entering, it was played as one block, with the top two going through to the final in July. Congratulations to Alan and Lorna for triumphing – with only 1 hoop separating them in their block game, the… Read more →
Handicap Golf Doubles
Our Annual Handicap Golf Croquet Doubles was played over 22-23 June, with 20 players paired together in approximate high/low handicap order. Thanks to Geoff’s stellar organising, everyone was very clear on when they were (and weren’t!) needed, and all questions had already been answered before the event, which meant everything ran very smoothly indeed! Great weather throughout the weekend, and… Read more →
Competitions Draw
The 2019 competitions have been drawn, and now they’re available on this site. We’ve also archived last year’s results, in case you’re interested… Read more →