Golf Medals & Eights

The Medals events morphed into the Eights.

The first attempt was called Tiers.

Then it was called Eights for two groups then four Sixes.

And now it's four Eights. The Gripp Trophy is awarded to the winner of the Fourth Eight

This trophy was won by Mrs W (Edith Augusta) Gripp in 1930, a member of South Brisbane Croquet Club. In the days before the Australian Croquet Council (now ACA) was established, the states of Australia affiliated to the British Croquet Association (BCA).

In return for their affiliation the BCA donated a British Gold Medal and a British Silver Medal for each state. States or provinces in New Zealand and South Africa received the same. The British Gold Medal and British Silver Medal events ran from 1924 to 1939.

In 1930 Mrs Arnold won the British Gold Medal (Qld). In 1930 our trophy winner Mrs Gripp was placed second in the British Silver Medal run by the QCA (now called CAQ) and was awarded this trophy donated by BCA.

The trophy has been in the CAQ office since 2007 when the South Brisbane Croquet Club closed down.

Men's

2009 Terry Ericson

2010 Terry Ericson

2011 Terry Ericson

2012 Greg Bury

Women's

2010 Gaye Pitman

2011 Gaye Pitman

2012 Kathleen Colclough

Division 1

2013 Peter Nicholson R/U Geoff Jamieson

2014 Terry Ericson R/U Peter Nicholson

2015 Geoff Jamieson R/U Tom Komene

2016 Lawrie Simpson R/U Ross Rillie

2017 Lawrie Simpson R/U Gordon Giles

2018 Ross Rillie R/U Geoff Jamieson

Division 2

2011 CAQ GC Handicap Doubles Elizabeth & Fred Van Vugt

2012 Fred Van Vugt R/U Lawrie Simpson

2013 Lawrie Simpson R/U Geraldine Trivett

2014 Bruce McAlister R/U Tung Nguyen

2015 Geraldine Trivett R/U Graham Wemyss

2016 Graham McLean R/U Geraldine Trivett

2017 Richard Pickvance R/U Graham McLean

2018 Randall Whyte R/U Ian Reed

2019 Tier 1 Lawrie Simpson R/U Gordon Giles

Tier 2 Ron Schodel R/U Geraldine Trivett

Tier 3 Deirdre Giles R/U Megan Stuart

Tier 4 Bob Hall R/U Zachary Kominar

2020 No competition

2021 Tier 1 Lawrie Simpson

2 Bill Habner

3 Michael Young

4 Francesca De Wytt

2022 First Eight Ross Rillie

Second Eight Charlie Ernst

First Six Casey De Vene

Second Six Jeremy Tasker

Third Six Jannene Wall

Fourth Six Stephen Lockhart

2023 First Eight Mary McMahon

Second Eight Graham McLean

Third Eight Alison Oatway

Women’s Eight Mary McMahon

2024 First Eight Gordon Giles

Second Eight Greg Bury

Third Eight Desley Bischoff

Fourth Eight Nigel Read

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