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Reg Bamford wins his second Golf Croquet World Championship

Reg Bamford (ZAF) defeated Ahmed Nasr, Egypt’s strongest player and a former GC World Champion in 2004 and 2008, in the 2017 Golf Croquet World Championship final at the Victorian Croquet Centre, Melbourne on 5 March.  Bamford won 7-6, 5-7, 7-4, 3-7, 7-4 in a gripping final to regain the title he won in Cairo in 2013, also against Nasr who had beaten him in the 2008 final in Cape Town.

In the semi-finals, Bamford defeated Hamy Erian (EGY), the 2015 runner-up, by 7-4, 5-7, 7-6, 7-6 and Nasr defeated Felix Webby, NZL, the recently-crowned Under 21 GC World Champion, by 5-7, 7-2, 7-4, 6-7, 7-4.

New Statutes come into effect

Version 12.0 of the WCF Statutes came into effect on 1 January 2017 following their approval by the WCF Council on 25 December 2016.

The main features of the new Statutes include a re-organisation of content to improve logic and accessibility, deletion of redundant provisions relating to physical meetings and the establishment of an Association Croquet Laws Committee to perform an analagous role to that of the Golf Croquet Rules Committee.  The ACLC replaces the International Laws Committee which has had responsibility for the administration of the AC Laws since 2001. 

 

2017 GCWC player information

The following are the principal details in the Event Bid relevant to the Players.

Venues

Headquarters: Victorian Croquet Centre, 65 Nobel Banks Drive, Cairnlea, Victoria 3023, tel: +61 3 8361 8887

 

The Block Stage will be held at the VCC and the following clubs.

Alexandra Croquet Club: Prince of Wales Park, Gillies Street North, Lake Gardens, Ballarat, Victoria 3355

Belmont Croquet Club:  161 Francis Street, Belmont Melways, Geelong, Victoria

Essendon Croquet Club: 34A Brewster Street, Essendon, Victoria 3040

Williamstown Croquet Club: 104 Victoria Street, Williamstown, Victoria 3016

 

Balls: Dawson International

Hoops: Atkins Quadway set to 1/32 inch (0.8mm) subject to WCF Sports Regulations paragraph 8.1

Lights: floodlighting is available at the VCC and Essendon but will only be used if absolutely necessary

Practice: available on Friday, 24 February 2017 (further details to follow)

Welcome Ceremony: 1730 on Friday, 24 February 2017 at the VCC

 

 

2017 GCWC entry list

2017 Golf Croquet World Championship

Entry List as at 18 February 2017

    RANKING PLACES  
1   Wendy Dickson Australia
2   Greg Fletcher Australia
3   Barry Haydon Australia
4   Geoffrey Jamieson Australia
5   Peter Landrebe Australia
6   Chris McWhirter Australia
7   John van der Touw Australia
8   Alix Verge Australia
9   Hisham Abousbaa Egypt
10   Sherif Abousbaa Egypt
11   Nihal Ahmed Egypt
12   Mostafa Eissa Egypt
13   Ahmed El Mahdi Egypt
14   Hamy Erian Egypt
15   Salah Hassan Egypt
16   Khaled Kamal Egypt
17   Mohamed Karem Egypt
18   Tarek Mamdouh Egypt
19   Ahmed Nasr Egypt
20   Walid Wahban Egypt
21   Mohamed Walid Egypt
22   Hisham Yassin Egypt
23   John-Paul Moberly England
24   Stephen Mulliner England
25   John Christie New Zealand
26   Jenny Clarke New Zealand
27   George Coulter New Zealand
28   Mike Crashley New Zealand
29   Duncan Dixon New Zealand
30   Joshua Freeth New Zealand
31   Felix Webby New Zealand
32   Reg Bamford South Africa
33   Sherif Abdelwahab United States
34   Mohammad Kamal United States
35   David Walters Wales
       
    WILD CARD PLACES  
36   Edward Wilson Australia
       
    MEMBERSHIP PLACES  
37   Peter Freer Australia
38   Lester Hughes Australia
39   Terry Hopkins Australia

 

40

   Anne Quinn Australia
41   Alison Sharpe Australia
42   Charles Sharpe Australia
43   Lawrie Simpson Australia
44   John Richardson Canada
45   Amr El Ibieri Egypt
46   Mohamed Nasr Egypt
47   Richard Brooks England
48   Kieran Murphy Ireland
49   Hamish McIntosh New Zealand
50   Hemi McLaren New Zealand
51   Roar Michalsen Norway
52   Manuel Marcos Spain
53   Joakim Norback Sweden
54   Arthur Graf Switzerland
55   Cheryl Bromley United States
56   Matt Griffith United States
57   Ian Burridge Wales
       
    REPLACEMENT RANKING PLACES
58   Kevin Beard Australia
59   John Levick Australia
60   Peter Nicholson Australia
61   Omar Fahmy Egypt
62   Hossam El-Bibani Egypt
63   Nadine El Menoufi Egypt
64   Maram Nabil Egypt
65   Khaled Tharwat Egypt
66   Evan Newell Ireland
67   Dennis Bulloch New Zealand
68   Lachlan Hughes New Zealand

2017 Golf Croquet World Championship entry fee payment

The entry fee for the 2017 GCWC is £108 (based on nine days at £12 per player per day).  The fee must be paid by midnight 26 October 2016, meaning that the amount must be in the WCF bank account by that time.  Two methods of payment are available.

1.   For those players or bodies with access to a UK bank account, direct electronic transfer to the WCF’s account at Barclays Bank is strongly encouraged.  The sort code and account number are

2.  For all others, please pay by Paypal by using the button below.  The WCF meets all associated costs.

 

Number of Entrants

2017 GCWC Replacement Ranking List

2017 Golf Croquet World Championship

Replacement Ranking List as at 6 December 2016

This is based on the maximum grade achieved in the last 12 months.

Any player who has played at least 10 ranked games in the last 12 months may apply to the Secretary-General to be added to the list.

The list closes at midnight on Sunday, 8 January 2016.  Any later withdrawals will be filled by creating extra Qualifying Places.

    Player Country Rank MaxGrd Games
1   Nadine El Menoufi Egypt 122 2329 45
2   Graham Whiteway Australia 209 2211 48
3   Ronald McBride Australia 214 2204 180
4   Kenn Boal Australia 221 2196 10
5   John Arney Australia 228 2190 82
6   Nelson Morrow New Zealand 229 2179 76
7   Gail Hopkins Australia 234 2189 122
8   David Wise Australia 237 2184 147
9   Rosemary Landrebe Australia 239 2181 20
10   Brett McHardy Australia 240 2180 109
11   Geoff Young New Zealand 243 2176 63
12   Dallas Cooke New Zealand 269 2117 89
13   Virginia Arney Australia 274 2148 69
14   Stephen Thornton Australia 288 2142 85
15   Bernie Pfitzner Australia 297 2111 108
16   Jim Saunders Australia 311 2098 123
17   Ian Petersen Australia 316 2097 63
18   David Hanbidge Australia 322 2094 95
19   Mark Stephens Ireland 338 2082 11
20   Ross Rillie Australia 350 2077 99
21   Michael Albert United States 353 2048 37
22   Joe Dimech Australia 354 2073 20
23   Charles Quinn Australia 356 2073 54
24   Janine McHardy Australia 370 2058 107
25   Patricia Watts Australia 374 2070 103
26   Donald Reyland New Zealand 382 2053 65
27   Torben Bak Australia 417 1959 88
28   Phyllis Young New Zealand 431 2007 96
29   Peter Coles Australia 456 2015 43
30   Anna Miller Australia 479 1998 85
31   Sue Roberts New Zealand 502 1974 87
32   Barry Jennings Australia 545 1928 132
33   Ron Johnstone Australia 548 1926 51
34   Bob Doepel Australia 614 1883 14
35   Rosemary Newsham Australia 623 1876 73
36   Kate Logan Australia 643 1864 110
37   Stephen Jackson United States 690 1827 59
38   Shirlene McBride Australia 698 1822 150
39   Murray Tinker Australia 713 1812 39
40   Annie Henry New Zealand 736 1802 48
41   Susan Anderson Australia 741 1800 59