The Southern Croquet Federation Golf Croquet 10+ Competition takes place over a number of one day events throughout the season, at clubs across the region. The events are open to any members of SCF clubs and are designed to provide a day’s friendly and competitive play for entrants new to tournaments and high handicappers who already have experience of competition.
Each event is a level-play tournament for 8 players and during the day, each player will be expected to play five games. In the morning, the competitors will be divided into two blocks of four to play a 13-point game against each person in their block. In the afternoon, there will be two further rounds of 13-point games arranged as a knockout, to determine the overall placings. Each event will have a Tournament Manager to organise proceedings and to ensure that the tournament comes to a satisfactory conclusion. This may include varying the format of play and other details of the event if necessary “at the manager’s discretion” (AMD). The events will be run in accordance with Croquet England (CqE) Tournament Regulations. That means that players should wear predominantly white clothing. Flat-soled shoes are required. It should also be noted that play will normally continue in the event of rain unless the courts become unplayable and so players should be prepared with rainproof clothing (which need not be white). Play will be suspended at the direction of the manager in the event of a thunderstorm.
The entry fee will be £10 per player for each event.
This brief guide has information that may be useful for players attending their first event and tells you more about what to expect and what will be expected of you, including notes on the etiquette of play. More details of how these SCF GC10+ competition events and run are consistent with the full CqE Tournament Regulations
You may enter as many of the events as you wish. Please note that your entry will be acknowledged but your place in an event may not be confirmed at once. For each event, places will be allocated and entries confirmed 8 weeks before it takes places. Details of how allocation takes place are in the competition details. Once your place is confirmed, payment of the entry fee will be required within 7 days. Players not allocated a place will be added to a Reserve List and may be invited later in the event of a withdrawal. If an event is not fully subscribed when places are allocated, further entries will be accepted up until 1 week before the event takes place.
At the end of the season, the competition trophy will be awarded to the most successful player overall.
This years competition with details of how to enter is shown below along with information on previous years.
If you have any questions about the competition, please email