State Pennants
State Pennants 2020
The Golf State Pennants are an annual competition organised by Croquet NSW. The first rounds of matches are played in regions: Hunter, Northern Sydney, South Coast/ACT and South/West Sydney.
Regional matches need to be concluded by 11th November for Division 2 and 4th November for Division 3 with the winning teams from each region being invited to play in a final series to determine the Division Champions. The final round-robin series will be at CNSW HQ at Mackey Park, Tempe (Sydney) 16th-17th November (Division 2) and 9th-10th November (Division 3).
Teams comprise 4 players and each match against another club consists of two team members in a doubles match and the other two team members in singles matches. All three matches are best of three 13-point games with no specified time limits.
Games / Results
Division 2
Nelson Bay Samurai
versus Maitland (home), 2nd March, Won 2-1
Sandy Tawa 7-4 / 7-5, Cheryl Lloyd 7-1 / forfeit, Karen Lilly / Peter Gordon 6-7 / 5-7
versus Nelson Bay Kingsley (home), tbc
versus Newcastle National Park A (home), tbc
versus EDSACC (away), tbc
Nelson Bay Kingsley
versus Nelson Bay Kingsley (home), tbc
versus Maitland (away), tbc
versus EDSACC (away), tbc
versus Newcastle National Park B (home), tbc
Division 3
Nelson Bay Fingal
versus Toronto Tornados (home), 1st March, Won 2-1
Jan Puckeridge 7-4 / 5-7 / 7-4, Warren Sharp 7-6 / 6-7 / 7-6, Kay Smith / Barry Elliott 2-7 / 5-7
versus Nelson Bay Birubi (home), tbc
versus Maitland (away), tbc
versus EDSACC (home), tbc
versus Toronto Typhoons (away), tbc
versus Newcastle National Park (away), tbc
Nelson Bay Birubi
versus EDSACC (away), 1st March, Won 2-1
Liz Friend 3-7 / 7-1 / 7-5, Rae Uptin 7-5 / 7-2, Sherry Gordon / Rae Black 7-5 / 3-7 / 2-7
versus Toronto Typhoons (home), 4th March, Won 2-1
Liz Friend 7-5 / 7-2; Rae Uptin 7-4 / 7-6; Rae Black /Sherry Gordon 7-5 / 6-7 / 2-7
versus Toronto Tornados (away), 10th March, Won 2-1
Liz Friend 7-5 / 7-2; Rae Uptin 7-4 / 7-6; Rae Black /Sherry Gordon 7-5 / 6-7 / 2-7
versus Nelson Bay Fingal (home), tbc
versus Maitland (home), tbc
versus Newcastle National Park (home), tbc
Rae Uptin runs a hoop for Division 3 Birubi
Division 3 Birubi against Maitland
Kay Smith in action for Division 3 Fingal
Division 3 Fingal against Toronto Tornados
The State Pennant shirts were provided with the assistance of a grant from Port Stephens Council (plus a payment from the selected players) - the Club also thanks Total Work Wear for their sponsorship.
