On 21st June, Southport played against Pendle and Craven in the second round of the Longman Cup. Following a long and hard afternoon of play, Southport clinched a 4:3 win to progress to the quarter final.
Every year June is a month to look forward to as preparations are made to host the annual Festival of Croquet when members of the North West Federation are invited to take part in a fun and friendly weekend of croquet.
We all had fingers and toes crossed for fine weather and the Southport sun gods didn’t disappoint.
From the preparation and setting up of both North and South lawns, erecting gazebos and taking delivery of porta loos it’s always a busy week for our volunteers.
This year proved to be a glorious event enjoyed by new and experienced croquet players alike. We are always grateful to our team captains, helpers and providers of light refreshments for their contributions over the weekend which makes the event a great success with clubs returning year after year.
Saturday 12th July saw the return of our popular annual doubles event organised by John Marsh.
The format of the game is 40 players where the highest handicap is paired with the lowest, second highest with the second lowest and so on.
This years winners were Stuart Reid and Maureen Spratt.
On 19th July the level play golf team competed in the quarter final of the National Murphy Shield against Pendle & Craven. Southport came away with a 5:2 win and now look forward to the semi- final against Watford.
While the LPG team were battling on the lawns at Pendle – Southport were hosting their 2nd BBQ of the year. Due to a wet start in the morning, Gazebos were erected in case of a shower which created a very social and friendly dining experience.
On 23rd and 30th July, there was an exchange of skills between balls and bowls. A group from Victoria Park Bowling Club were partnered with croquet players for a game of golf croquet followed by light refreshments – the invitation was reciprocated the following week.
As the event proved to be very popular, we hope this will become an annual event on our social calendar.
Internal matches and league matches are in full swing 😉
For updates on league match results you can check by using the following link.