WCF GCWC U21s
THE FINAL by Lester Hughes
Good morning from a sunny warm breezy Cairnlea
22 Feb 2017 11:19AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Sorry Im a bit this morning
22 Feb 2017 11:19AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
George is playing Blue and black Felix is red and yellow
22 Feb 2017 11:20AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
They are in game one 3 all
22 Feb 2017 11:21AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
We are on court two
supervising ref is Bev Smith
Mallet boy is Peter Freer
ball boys Josh, Edward and Duncan
Sherif Abdelwahab is pacing the boundary with his Boom camera
22 Feb 2017 11:25AM (Tournament); 4 Readers
George peeled Felix thru hoop 8
Felix 4 George 3
22 Feb 2017 11:26AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Similar at hoop 8
Felix 5 George 3 a little bad luck there
22 Feb 2017 11:27AM (Tournament); 7 Readers
George hit what looked like a good shot up to hoop 9 but these lawn with a fresh cut in this breeze - what looks goo off the mallet often isn't
22 Feb 2017 11:29AM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Small rally at nine until Felix jams an angled red thru
Felix 6 George 3
22 Feb 2017 11:30AM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Red makes big clearance at hoop 10
Black responds to save the hoop
now yellow responds from cnr1 clearing blue from in front
22 Feb 2017 11:32AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
That was a great shooting sequence
22 Feb 2017 11:32AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Yellow misses a well repositioned blue
22 Feb 2017 11:32AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
oops red missses
22 Feb 2017 11:33AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
black rolls up
yellow in back of hoop not a scorer yet
but forces a fail jump attemp from blue
22 Feb 2017 11:33AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
red plays in
22 Feb 2017 11:34AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Black fails a very angled jump
22 Feb 2017 11:34AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Yellow pushes thru now a 1 yard runner
22 Feb 2017 11:34AM (Tournament); 13 Readers
blue clears red
red plays back in
black clears yellow
yellow plays back but to far
22 Feb 2017 11:35AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
blue plays in
red with easy clearance on black - shame the yellow is no good
22 Feb 2017 11:36AM (Tournament); 13 Readers
black playing back in needs to stay away from yellow ... safe toward eastB - smart by George
22 Feb 2017 11:36AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Yellow fails to block 7 yard hoop from blue - both fail
22 Feb 2017 11:37AM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Red takes position
Black takes yellow
Yellow very short coming back - these conditions will test them
22 Feb 2017 11:39AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
This on going rally at hoop 10 which started great clearances has now got a bit ugly
22 Feb 2017 11:40AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
a 7 yard miss from blue at red control now with Felix
22 Feb 2017 11:41AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
that control results in yellow running an easy 1 yarder to take game one
22 Feb 2017 11:42AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Duncan taps the hoops as the lads take a drink
22 Feb 2017 11:44AM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Word is Edward won the 3rd and 4th playoff with Josh 7- 3, 7 - 2
22 Feb 2017 11:45AM (Tournament); 13 Readers
George jags a nice inoff at hoop 1
George 1 Felix 0
22 Feb 2017 11:45AM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Felix fails a little jaws push (tough on these lawns) George runs a 7 yarder
George 2 Felix 0
22 Feb 2017 11:48AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
George quick as a flash runs hoop 3 with his black that had cleared yellow on the previous hoop
George 3 Felix 0
Slow down George I can not keep up
22 Feb 2017 11:49AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Felix has lost his way a little trys another block instead of clearing which fails as it will in these conditions
leaving George to run a 5 yarder with blue... nails it
George on fire 4 Felix 0
22 Feb 2017 11:51AM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Red good to H5 black misses
22 Feb 2017 11:51AM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Yellow blocks Blue hits yellow
22 Feb 2017 11:51AM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Red runs easy hoop5 down to 4 yards behind hoop 6
Felix on the board 1 George 4
22 Feb 2017 11:52AM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Black trying to hide from red goes a yard to far
yellow plays in
22 Feb 2017 11:52AM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Blues plays in looks close to yellows line????
22 Feb 2017 11:53AM (Tournament); 14 Readers
The play for red is still to take black which it does
22 Feb 2017 11:53AM (Tournament); 14 Readers
George checking if yellow can get to hoop past blue
22 Feb 2017 11:54AM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Black rolls up hoop blocked now but yellow can take both blue and black out and does
22 Feb 2017 11:55AM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Blue rolls back but canon fodder for yellow
22 Feb 2017 11:55AM (Tournament); 16 Readers
red rolls in
Black rolls in?????
22 Feb 2017 11:55AM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Yellow gets both oppo balls again
22 Feb 2017 11:56AM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Blue with a great 14 yard clearance on red - and we are back to a 50-50
22 Feb 2017 11:57AM (Tournament); 18 Readers
except black to stop in front
22 Feb 2017 11:57AM (Tournament); 15 Readers
We have Felix with his red and yellow in front
George needing middle ball hits now to get control
22 Feb 2017 11:58AM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Black hits yellow guts!
22 Feb 2017 11:58AM (Tournament); 14 Readers
yellow plays back
Blue hit Red
Red plays back
22 Feb 2017 11:59AM (Tournament); 14 Readers
black clears yellow
yellow plays back
22 Feb 2017 11:59AM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Still on hoop 6 Felix still in control
22 Feb 2017 12:00PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Yellow runs
Felix 2 George 4 that was a hard fought hoop
22 Feb 2017 12:01PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Im going to try and find a shady spot
22 Feb 2017 12:02PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
No luck on the shade
Felix now on fire runs an angled hoop 7
Felix 3 George 4
22 Feb 2017 12:08PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
After a short rally at hoop 8
Felix runs red past blue and thru hoop !!!
22 Feb 2017 12:08PM (Tournament); 7 Readers
Felix 4 George 4
22 Feb 2017 12:09PM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Felix white hot now he has given up blocking and is hitting and running again
22 Feb 2017 12:10PM (Tournament); 9 Readers
After failed hoop shots by both players at hoop 9 Felix steps up and hammers yellow thru
22 Feb 2017 12:11PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Felix now in the lead 5 vs Georges 4
oh the changing fortunes of golf croquet
22 Feb 2017 12:12PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
I can see Chris Clarke with his camera up on the balcony so between him and Sherif still stalking the boundary we should get some great footage
22 Feb 2017 12:13PM (Tournament); 11 Readers
George nails blue thru hoop 10
5 all
22 Feb 2017 12:14PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Felix misses a long bomb at hoop 11 handing control to George
22 Feb 2017 12:15PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
George takes advantage as he runs h11 black
George back in front 6 Felix 5
22 Feb 2017 12:16PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
black and blue now on southB with red and yellow in front at 12 - looking like we are heading to 13
22 Feb 2017 12:17PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Yup Yellow runs to southB
22 Feb 2017 12:17PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Blue all the way to northB
Red perfect 1 foot position - WHAT A SHOT!!!!!!!!!
22 Feb 2017 12:18PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
blues fires at it and misses
yellow rolls to northB
22 Feb 2017 12:19PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Blue jumping...... misses
Red with easy hoop and runs it - great fight back by Felix in that game
Felix 2 games George 0 games in this best of five final
22 Feb 2017 12:20PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Some more overseas stars arriving Mohamed Nasr and Hamy Erian saying hello
22 Feb 2017 12:26PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
a quick start here 1 each
22 Feb 2017 12:26PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
If anyone has any questions - I have my email on = [email protected]
22 Feb 2017 12:27PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Rallying at hoop 3
22 Feb 2017 12:29PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
red very angled with black in perfect spot
22 Feb 2017 12:29PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Felix takes black out but red rolls dead on to non scoring side
22 Feb 2017 12:30PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
Black plays back into a semi running/hiding from red position - nice shot
22 Feb 2017 12:31PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
ahh not quite hidden red cracks it
Black clearing yellow which didn't quite get over the boundary
22 Feb 2017 12:32PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
Yellow misses blue from 20 yards
Blue runs to southB
22 Feb 2017 12:33PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
George 2 Felix 1
22 Feb 2017 12:34PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
The larger part of the crowd are lined up behind the glass in the club house
22 Feb 2017 12:34PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Felix always in control at hoop 3 - runs it with yellow
Felix 2 George 2
22 Feb 2017 12:36PM (Tournament); 10 Readers
The borrow and wind hurt George at hoop6 as his black rolls up onto his well placed blue
22 Feb 2017 12:36PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
I dont think he has any good option
22 Feb 2017 12:37PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
he frees it into a runner as Felix now sizes up reds chances of running
obviously no good as he clears black
22 Feb 2017 12:38PM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Black misses yellow
Yellow taps blue away from it good spot
blue back on spot
red plays to 8 inches in front
22 Feb 2017 12:39PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
black short and wide
yellow hits blue to cnr1
22 Feb 2017 12:40PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Blur misses coming back
22 Feb 2017 12:40PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
blue
22 Feb 2017 12:40PM (Tournament); 13 Readers
hoop tapped thank you DD
red runs thru by a yard not what Felix hoped for
22 Feb 2017 12:41PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Felix 3 George 2
22 Feb 2017 12:41PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Thanks for the feedback Rosemary
22 Feb 2017 12:42PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
George runs a nice angled hoop 6 with black from 7 yards out to tie it up
3 all
22 Feb 2017 12:44PM (Tournament); 14 Readers
After a difficult failed jump by black
yellow runs hoop 7 down to a good defensive position at hoop 8
Felix 4 George 3
22 Feb 2017 12:47PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Felix looks the goods here now running hoop 8 with red
Felix 5 George 3
Felix 2 games to 0 up
22 Feb 2017 12:49PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Sorry just chatting with Stephen M
22 Feb 2017 12:53PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Sorry just chatting with Stephen M
22 Feb 2017 12:53PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Sorry just chatting with Stephen M
22 Feb 2017 12:53PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
George is in control at hoop 9
Reds nice hit on blue swings balance slightly
22 Feb 2017 12:55PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Blue forced to take yellow
A middle ball from red makes this a 50-50
no splits black back in front
George in control still
22 Feb 2017 12:56PM (Tournament); 15 Readers
red slightly hampered by hoop 8 misses black
22 Feb 2017 12:57PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Black runs hoop 9 down to northB
22 Feb 2017 12:58PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
George 4 Felix 5
22 Feb 2017 12:58PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Felix in control at hoop 10
22 Feb 2017 12:59PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Running with yellow...
22 Feb 2017 12:59PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
clean as you like
Felix only one hoop away from being world champ 6 George 4
22 Feb 2017 1:00PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
George in control of Hoop 11
22 Feb 2017 1:01PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Red with a 14 yard clearance ....
22 Feb 2017 1:01PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Casting ....
22 Feb 2017 1:01PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
to windy Felix backs off
22 Feb 2017 1:02PM (Tournament); 17 Readers
A big gust - backs off again
22 Feb 2017 1:02PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Fires - misses
22 Feb 2017 1:02PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
George runs with black leaving yellow stuck behind hoop good pressure shot
22 Feb 2017 1:03PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
George 5 Felix ^
22 Feb 2017 1:03PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Oops
George 5 Felix 6
22 Feb 2017 1:04PM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Black to tie it up... misses completely
22 Feb 2017 1:05PM (Tournament); 19 Readers
now Felix has control and the vibe is ominous for George
22 Feb 2017 1:05PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
both Blue and black close together on southB
Red and yellow in running spots
black shooting... misses
22 Feb 2017 1:06PM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Yellow for world Champ - bangs it thru!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
22 Feb 2017 1:07PM (Tournament); 21 Readers
Hugs all round on the lawn
Well done to both young men great play.
Felix Webby is the new under 21 Golf Croquet World Champion!!!!!!!!
22 Feb 2017 1:10PM (Tournament); 16 Readers
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