Sport
21 March, 2026
Premier group trophy taken out by tournament organiser
LOCAL players were to the fore when Boort Lakeside Croquet Club held its annual golf croquet tournament last weekend.
The event organiser Ian Potter partnered with Glenda Kelly from Echuca Moama to win the Group 1 Hi/Lo Doubles event on Sunday.
Hi/Lo pairs players at different ends of the croquet rankings in an event aimed to produce close results.
The weather was glorious on both days, with Little Lake Boort providing a stunning backdrop to play.
The event, which attracted 72 players from Victoria and NSW, took place on the croquet club’s three lawns as well as on six temporary surfaces at the neighbouring tennis club.
Potter and Kelly took out their category ahead of another Boort player, Daryl Henderson, and his partner Paul Allen from Castlemaine. Boort’s Denise McDougal and Robyn Devlin from Horsham were runners up in Hi/Lo Group 5.
Saturday saw the singles events played, with Jeff Gork from Ballarat Western beating Mooroopna’s John Young in Level 1.
Phil Hensman from Red Cliffs won the Level 2 event, which attracted 28 players, and Level 3 went to Mark James from Golden Square.
Hi/Lo Group 2 went to John Alstin (Echuca Moama) and Lorraine Powell (Swan Hill), Group 3 was won by Alan Breen (Echuca Moama) and Cathy Charlesworth Swan Hill), while Group 4 winners were Andrew Whitchurch (Mildura) and Jenny Vander Zande (Echuca Moama).
Tony Brand (Sandringham) and Allan Whitchurch (Mildura) took out Group 5, and Group 6 was won by Peter Granland (Ballarat Western) and John Graham (Echuca Moama).
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