Good luck to the Aus team in Capetown....Hope you enjoy the experience,
Kevin, as much as I did in NZ. Those Egyptians are indeed a cut above
the average golf croquet player...in fact a different dimension.

We look forward to your reports . Thanks

Good hitting

Doron (and Jan)



On 01/03/2008, at 9:33 AM, Kevin Beard wrote:

>
> Kevin Beard
> 1st March 2008
>
> The 8th World Golf Croquet Championships are being held in Cape Town,
> South Africa from 8th-16th March 2008.  Details of the event can be
> found on the World Croquet Federation web site
> (http://www.wcfcroquet.org/Tournaments/gcwc2008.html).  I don't have
> an URL for the results at this stage.
>
> Australia has 5 representatives that are endorsed and supported by the
> ACA.  All 5 play both Golf Croquet and Association Croquet and all did
> well in the Australian Golf Croquet Championships in Newcastle in
> September last last year
> (http://www.croquet-australia.com.au/Results/2007/HunterGC/
> index.html).  The players are:
>
> Owen Edwards, Melbourne,
> Tony Hall, Canberra
> Kevin Beard (wild card),Melbourne
> John Levick (wild card), Newcastle
> Ron Johnstone (wild card), Sydney
>
> We are travelling with two supporters that I know of - Ron's wife Ros
> and my mum, Ellie.  If anyone knows of other Australians that are
> going, please let me know.
>
> I will send reports to this list as regularly as I can.  Tony Hall has
> organised everything for us, so there is a 99% chance our
> Hotel/Country Club will have broadband!  Tony has even arranged for
> Owen, John, himself and myself to play in a warm-up tournament in
> Johannesburg before we go on to Capetown.
>
> The Championships are going to be so good.  I just can't wait to see
> the Egyptians in action.
>
> Kevin
>
>