GC A-Level (0+) Series
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The GC A-Level (0+) Series is one of six tiers of Golf Croquet Series in the Croquet England Fixtures Calendar, each a season-long competition that groups together certain tournaments of a similar class. Players can achieve direct qualification to the National Final by way of performance in a qualifying tournament.
The hierarchy of Series tournaments is:
- The Championship Series................... - 8 Championship tournaments, leading to the English National Singles Championship Final (for the 'Ascot Cup').
- The Open (Unrestricted) Series........... - 12 Open tournaments (unrestricted), it is a straight 'points race'. There is no National Final.
- The A-Level (0+) Series................. - 15 tournaments restricted to handicaps 0+, leading to a National Final.
- The B-Level (4+) Series..................... - 24 tournaments restricted to handicaps 4+, leading to a National Final.
- The C-Level (7+) Series..................... - 27 tournaments restricted to handicaps 7+, leading to a National Final.
- The D-Level (10+) Series................... - tournaments restricted to handicaps 10+, it is a straight 'points race'. There is no National Final.
See the GC Series page for the procedures regarding tournament allocation and qualification for the Final.
The Croquet England Events page shows the current Calendar Fixtures for the A-Level (0+) Series.
All tournaments in the Series will use the standard GC formats if possible. Head to the Managing a GC Tournament page to download the format suitable for your Series tournament.
2024 A-Level (0+) Series Tournaments Results
| Tournament | Date |
Winner
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
4th
|
Tournament report links |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
List of Ranked events in this Series | |||||||
Results on rankings? | |||||||
Phyllis Court / High Wycombe |
06-07 April |
Paul Gunn |
Helena Jansson |
Roger Goldring |
Rick Lilley |
YES | |
Wrest Park |
20-21 April |
Tony Butcher |
Ross Bagni |
Mike Bilton |
Peter Tofield |
YES | |
East Dorset |
27-28 April |
Richard Gardiner |
Mark Hamann |
Andy Dochniak |
Liz Drury |
YES | |
Bury |
04-05 May |
Jon Carrington |
Tony McCann |
Richard Leach |
Martyn Seal |
YES | |
Hamptworth |
25-26 May |
Ross Bagni |
Richard Gardiner |
Helen Reeves |
Andy Sherwood |
YES | |
Sidmouth |
01-02 June |
Andy Dochniak |
Helena Jansson |
Louise Smith |
Richard Gardener |
YES | |
Pendle |
08-09 June |
- cancelled - |
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Crake Valley |
15-16 June |
David Cornes | Tom Grievson | Christine Wood | Julie Tremble | YES | |
Woking |
15-16 June |
Bridget Goodman |
Bernie Philips |
Konstantin Yudintsev |
Phil Davies |
YES | |
Watford |
29-30 June |
Geoff Johnson | Ross Bagni | Andy Jones | Peter Tofield | YES | |
Hunstanton |
13-14 July |
Colin Spencer | David Cornes | David Boxell | Beryl Hughes | YES | |
Ashby |
20-21 July |
Mike O'Brian | John Picken | Peter Tofield | Billy Cook | YES | |
Colchester |
20-21 July |
- cancelled - |
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Chester |
03-04 Aug |
Tony McCann | Sarah Clements | Rick Davies | KIm Taylor | YES | |
Guildford & Godalming |
16-17 Aug |
Ross Bagni | Douglas Shand | Bernie Phillips | Robert Cook | YES | |
NATIONAL FINAL at Sidmouth |
28-29 Sep |
Michael Bilton | Richard Gardiner | Louise Smith | Andy Dochniak | YES |
Points Totals 2024
| Name | Wins |
Points |
|---|---|---|
| Ross Bagni | 2 | Qualified for National Final (1) |
| Tony Butcher | 1 | Qualified for National Final (2) |
| Jon Carrington | 1 | Qualified for National Final - not attending |
| David Cornes | 1 | Qualified for National Final - not attending |
| Andy Dochniak | 1 | Qualified for National Final (3) |
| Richard Gardiner | 1 | Qualified for National Final (4) |
| Bridget Goodman | 1 | Qualified for National Final - not attending |
| Paul Gunn | 1 | Qualified for National Final (5) |
| Geoff Johnson | 1 | Qualified for National Final (6) |
| Tony McCann | 1 | Qualified for National Final (7) |
| Mike O'Brian | 1 | Qualified for National Final - not attending |
| Colin Spencer | 1 | Qualified for National Final - not attending |
| Helena Jansson | 12 - Qualified for National Final - not attending | |
| Bernie Philips | 10 - Qualified for National Final (8) | |
| Peter Tofield | 8 - Qualified for National Final - not attending | |
Sarah Clements |
6 - Qualified for National Final (9) | |
| Tom Grievson | 6 - Qualified for National Final (10) | |
| Mark Hamann | 6 - Qualified for National Final - not attending | |
| John Picken | 6 - Qualified for National Final (11) | |
| Douglas Shand | 6 - Qualified for National Final - not attending | |
23 August - An update from Director Chris Roberts: * The following players all have 4 Series points (all achieved by one third place finish). A ballot (drawn-lots) was undertaken on 22 August, at West Worthing CC, in the presence of players from the home club (including Andrew Stewart, Trustee of CqE) and visitors from Phyllis Court CC. This is the result: | ||
Konstantin Yudintsev |
4 - Qualified for National Final (12) | |
| Mike Bilton | 4 - Qualified for National Final (13) | |
| Richard Leach | 4 - Qualified for National Final - not attending | |
| Roger Goldring | 4 - Qualified for National Final - not attending | |
| Helen Reeves | 4 - Qualified for National Final - not attending | |
| Andy Jones | 4 - Qualified for National Final (14) | |
| Rick Davies | 4 - Qualified for National Final - not attending | |
| David Boxell | 4 - Qualified for National Final (15) | |
| Christine Wood | 4 - Qualified for National Final - not attending | |
| Louise Smith | 4 - Qualified for National Final (16) | |
| 12 September - An update from Director Chris Roberts: * The following players all have 2 Series points (achieved by one fourth place finish). This evening, a card draw was conducted, via Zoom and recorded on-line, by Richard Bilton (GCTC Chairman) and Chris Roberts (GCTC Director of the A-Level Series) to decide order in which further Reserves, are to be called-up in, if places become available. The players are now listed below in order resulting from that draw. All players wil be contacted with this news, and any who say that will not be taking up any offerd place, will be marked accordingly as 'not attending'. | ||
| Andy Sherwood | 2 - - - - Reserve no.1 | |
| Martyn Seal | 2 - not attending | |
| Kim Taylor | 2 - - - - Reserve no.2 | |
| Julie Tremble | 2 - not attending | |
| Rick Lilley | 2 - not attending | |
| Liz Drury | 2 - - - - Reserve no.3 | |
| Beryl Hughes | 2 - - - - Reserve no.4 | |
| Phil Davies | 2 - not attending | |
| Robert Cook | 2 - not attending | |
| Billy Cook | 2 - not attending | |
Previous Seasons' Results
If you spot any errors in this history, please contact competition Director Chris Roberts. The previous winners of the Series are listed on the Roll of Honour webpage.
2023 A-Level (0+) Series Tournaments Results
| Tournament | Date |
Winner
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
4th
|
Tournament report links |
Results on rankings? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wrest Park |
22-23 April |
Les Heard |
Kim Taylor |
Glynis Davies |
John Taylor |
Yes | |
Bury |
13-14 May |
Nigel Matthews |
Richard Leach |
Martyn Seal |
Glynis Davies |
Yes | |
Phyllis Court / High Wycombe |
20-21 May |
Paul Gunn |
Kim Taylor |
Mike Bilton |
Helana Jansson |
Yes | |
Hamptworth |
27-28 May |
Dianna Wilson | Mike Wilson | Edwin Bone | John Gosden | Yes | |
Sidmouth |
03-04 June |
John Taylor |
Kevin Connolly |
Marc Colson |
Richard Gardiner |
Yes | |
Crake Valley |
17-18 June | Glynis Davies |
Mike Bilton |
Giles Pepperell |
Jane Pringle |
Yes | |
Woking |
17-18 June |
John Taylor |
DavidH Boyd |
Kevin Connolly |
Lynn Pearcy |
Yes | |
Watford - NEW |
01-02 July |
John Taylor |
Kim Taylor |
Kevin Connolly |
David Frost |
Yes | |
Hunstanton |
15-16 July |
Mark Buckley |
Alison Murray |
Kevin Connolly |
Mike Bilton |
Yes | |
Ashby |
22-23 July |
Andy Sherwood |
Christine Wood |
Ray Bassett |
Tony McCann |
Yes | |
Colchester |
22-23 July |
- Cancelled - | |||||
Pendle |
29-30 July |
- Cancelled - | |||||
Chester |
05-06 Aug |
Giles Pepperell |
Martyn Seal |
Andrew Carpenter |
Roger Edwards |
Yes | |
East Dorset |
05-06 Aug |
Andy Dochniak | Mike Bilton | Mark Hamann | Paul Moon | Yes | |
Guildford & Godalming |
18-19 Aug |
Peter Balchin |
Andrew Carpenter |
Charlie Sale |
Andy Jones |
Yes | |
NATIONAL FINAL at East Dorset |
23-24 Sep | GILES PEPPERELL |
Mark Buckley | Peter Balchin | Dianna Wilson | Yes |
Points Totals 2023
| Name | Wins |
Points |
|---|---|---|
John Taylor |
3 |
Qualified for National Final - not attending |
Peter Balchin |
1 |
Qualified for National Final (1) |
Mark Buckley |
1 |
Qualified for National Final (2) |
Glynis Davies |
1 |
Qualified for National Final (3) |
Andy Dochniak |
1 |
Qualified for National Final (4) |
Paul Gunn |
1 |
Qualified for National Final (5) |
Les Heard |
1 |
Qualified for National Final (6) |
Nigel Matthews |
1 |
Qualified for National Final (7) |
Giles Pepperell |
1 |
Qualified for National Final (8) |
Andy Sherwood |
1 |
Qualified for National Final (9) |
Diana Wilson |
1 |
Qualified for National Final (10) |
Mike Bilton |
18 points - Qualified for National Final (11) | |
Kevin Connolly |
18 points - Qualified for National Final - not attending | |
Kim Taylor |
18 points - Qualified for National Final (12) | |
Andrew Carpenter |
10 points - Qualified for National Final (13) | |
Martyn Seal |
10 points - Qualified for National Final - not attending | |
| The following players were ordered according to the competition's conditions and then approached with regard to being awarded playing places and being on the reserves list. - Where ties could not be broken by the competition's conditions, random baallots were conducted to order those players. | ||
| Alison Murray | 6 points - Qualified for National Final (14) | |
| DavidH Boyd | 6 points - Qualified for National Final (15) | |
| Mike Wilson | 6 points - Qualified for National Final - not attending | |
| Christine Wood | 6 pionts - Qualified for National Final - not attending | |
| Richard Leach | 6 points - Qualified for National Final - not attending | |
| Mark Hamann | 4 points - Qualified for National Final (16) | |
| Marc Colson | 4 | |
| Edwin Bone | 4 | |
| Charlie Sale | 4 | |
| Ray Bassett | 4 | |
| Roger Edwards | 2 | |
| David Frost | 2 | |
| Richard Gardiner | 2 | |
| John Gosden | 2 | |
| Helena Jansson | 2 | |
| Andy Jones | 2 | |
| Tony McCann | 2 | |
| Paul Moon | 2 | |
| Lynn Pearcy | 2 | |
| Jane Pringle | 2 | |
2022 A-Level (0+) Series Tournaments Results
| Tournament | Date |
Winner
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
4th
|
Tournament report links |
Results on rankings? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wrest Park |
23-24 April |
Ross Bagni |
Mike Hills |
John Taylor |
Ron Carter |
Yes | |
Bury - NEW |
14-15 May |
Tony McCann |
David Cornes |
Charles Sale |
Peter Tymms |
Yes | |
Phyllis Court / High Wycombe |
21-22 May |
Steve Thornton |
Duncan Catterall |
Robin Coates |
Ross Bagni |
Yes | |
Hamptworth |
28-29 May |
Andrew Loakes |
Stephen Custance-Baker |
Colin Britt | Marc Colson | Yes | |
Sidmouth |
04-05 June |
Stephen Custance-Baker | Colin Britt |
Andrew Loakes |
Stephen Pearson |
Yes | |
Crake Valley |
18-19 June | David Cornes |
Glynis Davies |
Christine Wood |
Mike Bilton |
Yes | |
Woking |
18-19 June |
Colin Britt |
Ron Carter |
Stephen Custance-Baker |
Tom Halliday | Yes | |
Hunstanton |
16-17 July |
Stephen Custance-Baker | Mike Bilton | John Taylor | John Hague | Yes | |
Ashby |
23-24 July |
Arthur Rowe | Glynis Davies | Mike O'Brian | Tim Brooker | Yes | |
Colchester - NEW |
30-31 July |
Duncan Brinkley | David Frost | Bridget Goodman | Jill Waters | Yes | |
Chester |
06-07 August |
- Cancelled - | |||||
East Dorset - NEW |
06-07 August |
Andrew Loakes |
Stephen Custance-Baker |
Dom Aarvold |
Mark Buckley |
Yes | |
Guildford & Godalming |
02-03 Sep |
Thomas Halliday | John Gosden | Ross Bagni | Chris Jackson | Yes | |
Pendle |
10-11 Sep |
Charles Sale | Paul Dowdall | Mike Bilton | Tom Grievson | Yes | |
NATIONAL FINAL at Wrest Park |
24-25 Sep | MIKE HILLS |
David Cornes | Andrew Loakes | Glynis Davies | Yes |
Points Totals 2022
| Name | Wins |
Points |
|---|---|---|
Stephen Custance-Baker |
2 |
Qualifies for National Final (1) |
Andrew Loakes |
2 |
Qualified for National Final (2) |
Colin Britt |
1 |
Qualified for National Final - not attending |
Ross Bagni |
1 |
Qualified for National Final (3) |
Duncan Brinkley |
1 |
Qualified for National Final (4) |
David Cornes |
1 |
Qualified for National Final (5) |
Thomas Halliday |
1 |
Qualified for National Final (6) |
Tony McCann |
1 |
Qualified for National Final (7) |
Arthur Rowe |
1 |
Qualified for National Final - not attending |
Charles Sale |
1 |
Qualified for National Final (8) |
Steve Thornton |
1 |
Qualified for National Final - not attending |
Mike Bilton |
12 points - Qualified for National Final (9) | |
| Glynis Davies | 12 points - Qualified for National Final (10) | |
Ron Carter |
8 points - Qualified for National Final - not attending | |
John Taylor |
8 points - Qualified for National Final - not attending | |
Duncan Catterall |
6 points - Qualified for National Final - not attending | |
Paul Dowdall |
6 points - Qualified for National Final - not attending | |
David Frost |
6 points - Qualified for National Final (11) | |
John Gosden |
6 points - Qualified for National Final - not attending | |
Mike Hills |
6 points - Qualified for National Final (12) | |
Dom Aarvold |
4 points - Qualified for National Final - not attending | |
Robin Coates |
4 points - not attending | |
Bridget Goodman |
4 points - Qualified for National Final (13) | |
Mike O'Brian |
4 points - not attending | |
Christine Wood |
4 points - Qualified for National Final (14) | |
| Following some withdrawals, a random draw took take place on 16 September, to determine the order in which the players named below would be invited to take up the remaining 2 of the 16 places in the National Final. | ||
| Peter Tymms | 2 points - Qualified for National Final - not attending | |
Tim Brooker |
2 points - Qualified for National Final - not attending | |
Tom Grievson |
2 points - Qualified for National Final (15) | |
Stephen Pearson |
2 points - Qualified for National Final - not attending | |
Mark Buckley |
2 points - Qualified for National Final - not attending | |
Marc Colson |
2 points - Qualified for National Final (16) | |
| Chris Jackson | 2 points | |
Jill Waters |
2 points | |
| John Hague | 2 points |
2021 A-Level (0+) Series Tournaments Results
For the inaugural season (2021), there was no National Final for this Series. It was instead a straight points race.
| Tournament | Date |
Winner
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
4th
|
Tournament report links |
Results on rankings? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wrest Park |
24-25 April |
Paul Gunn |
Paul Durkin |
Ron Carter |
Tony Butcher |
Yes | |
Phyllis Court / High Wycombe |
30 Apr-01 May |
Paul Gunn |
Andrea Huxley |
Ron Carter |
Stephen Harbron |
Yes | |
Hamptworth |
15-16 May |
Louise Smith |
Neil Humphreys |
Paul Gunn |
Jonny Claxton |
Yes | |
Sidmouth |
05-06 June |
Aston Wade | Louise Smith | Colin Britt | Stephen Pearson | Yes | |
Crake Valley |
19-20 June | Paul Durkin |
Charlie Sale |
David Cornes |
Jane Pringle |
Yes | |
Woking |
19-20 June |
Tony Butcher |
Jane Humphreys |
Paul Gunn |
Geoff Johnson | Yes | |
Hunstanton |
17-18 July |
John Hague |
John Gosden |
Chris Jackson |
Mike Bilton |
Yes | |
Ashby |
24-25 July |
Paul Gunn |
Mike Bilton |
Ray Mounfield |
Tony McCann |
Yes | |
Chester |
07-08 August |
James Thomas |
John Hampson |
Philip Blake |
Tony McCann |
Yes | |
Sussex County |
14-15 August |
Colin Britt |
Neil Humphreys |
Liz Farrow |
Stephen Custance-Baker |
Yes | |
Guildford & Godalming |
03-04 Sep |
Peter Balchin |
Neil Humphreys |
Paul Gunn |
Jane Humphreys | Yes | |
Pendle |
11-12 Sep |
- Cancelled - |
|||||
Ryde |
25-26 Sep |
Tony Butcher |
Geoff Johnson |
Stephen Hayns |
Roy Tillcock |
Yes | |
Final Standings |
PAUL GUNN (42 points) |
Tony Butcher (22) |
Neil Humphreys (18) |
Paul Durkin & Louise Smith (16) |
Points Totals 2021
| Name | Points |
|---|---|
| Paul Gunn | 42 |
| Tony Butcher | 22 |
| Neil Humphreys | 18 |
| Paul Durkin | 16 |
| Louise Smith | 16 |
| Colin Britt | 14 |
| Peter Balchin | 10 |
| John Hague | 10 |
| James Thomas | 10 |
| Aston Wade | 10 |
| Mike Bilton | 8 |
| Ron Carter | 8 |
| Jane Humphreys | 8 |
| John Gosden | 6 |
| John Hampson | 6 |
| Andrea Huxley | 6 |
| Charlie Sale | 6 |
| David Cornes | 4 |
| Philip Blake | 4 |
| Stephen Haynes | 4 |
| Liz Farrow | 4 |
| Chris Jackson | 4 |
| Tony McCann | 4 |
| Ray Mounfield | 4 |
| Christine Wood | 4 |
| Jonny Claxton | 2 |
| Stephen Custance-Baker | 2 |
| Stephen Harbron | 2 |
| Geoff Johnson | 2 |
| Stephen Pearson | 2 |
| Jane Pringle | 2 |
| Roy Tillcock | 2 |
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