Strong start helps Warragul

Warragul set up their win over Wonthaggi 2 before lunch during round 11 of golf croquet pennant.

Warragul won seven of the eight singles game to set up its win, eight games and 81 hoops to six games and 76 hoops.

Peter Boothman won both his singles matches, winning 7/6 and 7/4, but lost his first two doubles 7/3 and 7/4 before steadying to win his final doubles match 7/6 to secure victory for Warragul.

Colin Walker had mixed fortunes in the singles, winning 7/4 and losing 7/6. He lost two doubles matches 7/5 and 7/4, but won partnering Boothman.

Tony Butterworth won both his singles matches, prevailing 7/6 and 7/3, but went down in all three doubles 7/3, 7/4 and 7/3.

Mary Cornwall also won both singles matches, scoring 7/2 and 7/3, but lost all three doubles 7/5, 7/4 and 7/3.

Warragul travel to Korumburra today.

Drouin

After a week’s break due to the Melbourne Cup, the Gippsland Golf Croquet pennant competition resumed and saw the Drouin team travel to Phillip Island to play the top of the ladder team.

Phillip Island’s santa anna greens, running very fast, gave the home team an edge for competition conditions and the singles rounds saw Drouin struggle to come to grips with the quick running surface.

Heather Bullen, stepping up into first position, managed to win both her singles games, with the scores of 7/5 against Pat Wilsmore and 7/4 against David Mann.

Harvey Langford and Nanette Fry had close first round contests, but both went down with scores of 7/6 against the Island’s Margaret Horvath and Pam Lake. In his second-round match, Harvey lost 7/5 to Pam Lake and Nanette lost 7/4 to Margaret Horvath.

Kathleen Willems found the going tough and went down 7/2 and 7/3 against David Mann and Pat Wilsmore.

Phillip Island led six games, 51 hoops to Drouin’s two games, 40 hoops at the completion of the singles rounds.

At the commencement of the doubles, Drouin had adjusted more to the lightning fast greens and of the six doubles played, there were four 7/6 game results.

However, the losses in the single rounds could not be recovered., with Drouin going down five games, 76 hoops to Phillip Island nine games, 88 hoops.

Drouin are away to Wonthaggi 2 today. Doubles results: H Bullen (7)/K Willems (8) lost to P Wilsmore (4)/D Mann (6) 7/6; H Langford (9)/N Fry (9) def M Horvath (8)/P Lake (9) 7/6; N Fry/K Willems lost to P Lake/D Mann 7/3; H Langford/H Bullen def M Horvath/P Wilsmore 7/4; H Bullen/N Fry def P Wilsmore/P Lake 7/6; K Willems/H Langford lost to D Mann/M Horvath 7/6.