Cranberry Classic
August 11, 2024
Sandwich Croquet Club
On August 11, 2024, the Sandwich Croquet Club held its Second Cranberry Classic – a half day 16 player singles event with no playoffs (four blocks of four players in each) with each player getting three games. One of the things that made this a unique event was that it was not flight specific – it was One Flight. The handicap range was 1.5 to 12 with similarly handicapped players put into their own blocks (i.e. the four strongest players were in Block 1, the next four strongest in Block 2, etc). This allowed the highest handicap players to have as good a chance to win the tournament as the lowest.
Criteria in determining who won the event was (in order of importance) wins, net points, and gross points. There were four players going undefeated: John Clark (10) coming in first and Courtney Green (2.5) coming in second. Ed Gardella (6 ~ last years winner) and Mike Sayler (12) came in third.
Notable handicap tracking point gains: Kathleen Green (5) and Mike Sayler (12) both gained 14 tracking points.
Special thanks to Ed Gardella and Mike Sayler for court setup and Kathleen Green for superb Tournament Management.
Bob Kroeger, Tournament Director and Scheduler
l to r: Ed Gardella, John Clark, Courtney Green & Mike Sayler
Final Order
1. John Clark
2. Courtney Green
3. Ed Gardella
3. Mike Sayler
5. Kathleen Green
5. George Claffey
5. Karen Manning
5. Wister Wood
9. Peter Grey
9. Denys Shorthouse
9. Larry Schmutz
9. Jean Lynch
13. Jay DiGeronimo
13. Bobbi Shorthouse
13. Karen Kay
13. Clint Howard