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The winning Novice team:Clam Jam, Julian Tennant, Mathew Flemmer and Max Betteridge (absent, Luke Harrington).

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At last, fine weather for the last week of Rose Gardens Spring Business House Competition!

The bad weather had seen play postponed on two occasions so the finals were two weeks later than planned. This had some unexpected outcomes with some members of school teams playing in their best suits, between school end of year functions.

The winning school age team was Dark Lords on a countback from Awatapu Daisy Chains. Awatapu Girl troopers won the consolation event from Intermediate Normal Golf Croqueters. The Crims beat Clam Jam in the final of the Novices Competition and the Experienced Competition was won by Gentle Dentals after several years of trying and not quite making it.

Despite the weather, it was a successful event and all look forward to better weather for the Autumn Competition starting in February.

The Rose Gardens Croquet Club
Business House Golf Croquet - Spring 2009
Final Round

School Age Competition Winners: Dark Lords.

Final Event: Awatapu Daisy Chains 1, Dark Lords 1; Freyberg Clam Jams 1, IN Blue Mallets 1.

Consolation Event: Awatapu Girl Troopers 2, GHS White 0 (by default); IN Golf Croqueters 2, GHS Black 0 (by default).

Final Points Competition Event: Dark Lords 4 (+10), Daisy Chains 4 (+7), Blue Mallets 2 (-3), Clam Jams 2 (-14).

Consolation Event: Girl Troopers 5, Golf Croqueters 3 (+14), White 3 (-12), Black 1.

Novices Competition Winners:  Clam Jam.  Runners up: The Crims.

Final Clam Jam 2, Crims 0; Runners up: The Crims

Play offs 3/4 Dynamics 2, The Enforcers 0; 5/6 The Hunters 1.5, First in Art 0.5; 7/8 Pacificers 2, Blinded By Science 0 (by default), 9/10 Crombie Cuties 1 (12), Tooth Fairies 1 (10); 11/12 The Chatters 2, The Sitting Ducks 0.

Experienced Competition Winners: Gentle Dentals.

Final Round: Gentle Dentals 2, Croberg 1; Crafties 1, Josh's Lot 1; Whakarongo Mates 2, Clam Jam 0 (by default); The KOs 1, Pots and Pans 0; Grasshoppers 1, Mad Libs 1.

Final Points: Gentle Dentals 11, Crafties 8, Whakarongo Mates 8, Croberg 6, Josh's Lot 6, Clam Jam 5, KOs 5, Mad Libs 5, Grasshoppers 4, Pots & Pans 2.

Association Croquet Interclub
In their postponed round nine match with Takaro, played on Monday, Feilding won 4-0. They now lead the table with 27 points from Rose Gardens on 23. With only one round to play and a maximum of four points available to each team, it would be a brave person who would bet on anyone but Feilding winning this year's Interclub. However, it's not over yet!