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Visit from Al Noor Mosque
Visit from Al Noor Mosque The Al Noor Mosque, scene of the horrific 15 March shooting. is less than a 10-minute walk from United. We wanted to support them and get to know our neighbours, so we invited them to … Continue reading
Club Golf Croquet doubles
A Golf Croquet doubles competition was held over a few weeks in September 2018 organised by club captain Pam Hurst. The premier division (0-6) had three pairs and was played as a block. Tony O’Donnell and Bruce McLay won their … Continue reading
2018 Spring Programme
Click here for a calendar view of events. Sat 15th September 2018 Noon: Pizza lunch 12:30pm: Weeding session 12:45pm Third round of knock-out play. Winners declared, and cups presented. Sun 16th September 2018 8:30am: Spring Tournament for GC. Manager: Tony O’Donnell, Singles open … Continue reading
New GC Rules
The World Croquet Federation has approved the fifth edition of the GC Rules. New Zealand will use these rules from the beginning of the 2018-19 season. The new rules are in the full yearbook and are also being published as … Continue reading
AC United Weekend Tournament 24/25 September
The regular AC United Weekend Tournament was held on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 September, managed by Chris Clarke. As usual, it was run with an open event and a handicap event. The weather on Saturday was cloudy and cool … Continue reading
The second United Weekend Golf Croquet Weekend Tournament
The second United September Golf Croquet weekend tournament was held on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th September 2016. An AC event has been run in September for several years and will be held 24th and 25th September. The new Golf … Continue reading
The new season opens
Saturday 3 September marked the official club start to the summer croquet season. The day started with a BBQ lunch after which the club captain updated us with the season’s competitions. Chris and Jenny Clarke arranged for the shield … Continue reading
Our new world champion
United Club member Josh Freeth today became the Under 21 Golf Croquet World Champion beating Egyptian Marwan El Sabarouti. The best-of-three final went to the wire with scores of 5-7, 7-6, 7-6. Josh was 4-6 down in the last game … Continue reading
A successful MAGAK weekend
The MAGAK event started in 2007. Sponsored by Kathie and Malcolm Grant, it comprises one days coaching followed by a 3-day open event. This years event was held in the South Island for the first time at United. Jenny and … Continue reading
United Weekend Tournament
The regular United Weekend Tournament was held on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 September. The forecast rain did not appear, with only a couple of brief showers. There were 11 entries in the Open event which was won by Michael … Continue reading
