Arizona Croquet Club

18th annual

US OPEN 2005

December  7-11 (Wednesday-Sunday)

Overview:

The US Open croquet tournament is an annual event hosted by the American Croquet Association (ACA).  The ACA was founded by Stan Patmor to provide representation for American players in the Croquet Association in England.  This tournament is played at Mission Hills Croquet Clubs in Rancho Mirage, California (just outside Palm Springs) and is held annually during the first week of December.  Tournament rules follow the Laws of Association Croquet as played throughout the British Commonwealth.  The US Open is both competitive and social.   In most years, there are 2 flights of play.  The Championship Open flight is available to players of all handicaps.
In recent years, a secondary event has been added called the Plate Event and players dropping out of the Open or B Flights are eligible to play in the Plate Event.  This event has been quite competitive and offers the player an additional game or two which is useful at establishing their World Ranking.

Here is more Information concerning the US Open:

p.s It is a lot of FUN!

Results:

US Open 2005


Wednesday 12/7/05 Open Flight:

7:30 time slot:

Jerry Stark bt Paul Bennett +3 Mike Orgill bt Arthur Bagby +8

Leo Nikora bt Charlie Smith +2 Jerry Guest ( GB ) bt Tim Wheeler +22

Rich Lamm bt. Johnny Mitchell +26 Ren Kraft bt Jim Butts + 3

Tony LeMoignan bt Rory Kelley +26 Martin Selman bt Dave Collins +3

9:30 time slot:

Jim Bast bt Gordon Smale +3 Jerry Stark bt Arthur Bagby +17

Paul Bennett bt Mike Orgill +19 Leo Nikora bt Jerry Guest +8

Len Lyon bt Elaine Fong +1 Rich Lamm bt Jim Butts +25tp*

Ren Kraft bt Johnny Mitchell+12 Rory Kelley bt Dave Collins +24

12:15 time slot:

Jim Bast bt Tim Wheeler +18 Jerry Stark bt Gordon Smale +11

Leo Nikora bt Paul Bennett +13 Arthur Bagby bt Charlie Smith +19

Martin Selman bt Elaine Fong +16 Rich Lamm bt Len Lyon +26tp*

Johnny Mitchell bt R. Kelley +12 T. LeMoignan bt. Jim Butts +24

2:15 time slot:

Jerry Guest bt Mike Orgill +26 Jim Bast bt. Charlie Smith +9

Tim Wheeler bt Gordon Samle +4 Dave Collins bt. Ren Kraft +5

T. LeMoignan t Elaine Fong +21 Marttin Selman bt Len Lyon +3


Thursday 12/8/05 Open Flight:

7:30 time slot:

Paul Bennett bt Gordon Smale +26tp* J. Stark bt Jim Bast +26tp*

Arthur Bagby bt. Tim Wheeler +26 Johnny Mitchell bt Len Lyon +2

Rich Lamm bt Elaine Fong +26tp* Jim Butts bt Martin Selman +11

Tony LeMoignan bt Dave Collins +13 Jerry Guest bt Charlie Smith +23

9:30 time slot:

Jerry Stark bt Leo Nikora +15 Mike Orgill bt Jim Bast +8

Charlie smith bt Gordon Smale +14 Jerry Guest bt Arthur Bagby +3

Rich Lamm bt Rory Kelley +13 Ren Kraft bt Elaine Fong +10

T. LeMoignan bt Len Lyon +22 Jim Butts bt Dave Collins +3

12:15 time slot:

Paul Bennett bt Arthur Bagby +26 Leo Nikora bt Tim Wheeler +21

page 2 US OPEN 2005 Open Flight

12:15 time slot:

Jerry Stark bt Charlie Smith +26tp* Mike Orgill bt Gordon Smale +9

Johnny Mitchell bt Jim Butts +21tp* Rory Kelley bt Martin Selman +26tp*

Rich Lamm bt T. LeMoignang +26tp* Ren Kraft bt Len Lyon +19tp*

2:15 time slot:

Mike Orgill bt Leo Nikora +19 Jerry Guest bt Jim Bast +8

Paul Bennett bt Tim Wheeler +23 Rory Kelley bt Ren Kraft +17

Dave Collins bt Elaine Fong +24 Johnny Mitchell bt Martin Selman +18


Friday 12/9/05 Open Flight:

7:30 time slot:

Jerry Stark bt Jerry Guest +17 Paul Bennett bt Charlie Smith +12

Leo Nikor bt Jim Bast +26tp* Arthur Bagby bt Gordon Smale +2

Rich Lamm bt Dave Collins +21 T. LeMoignan bt Johnny Mitchell+25tp*

Rory Kelley bt Elaine Fong +26 Jim Butts bt Len Lyon +7

9:30 time slot;

Jerry Stark bt Time Wheeler +26 Jerry Guest bt Paul Bennett +26

Arthur Bagby bt Leo Nikora +11 Mike Orgill bt Charlie Smith +9

Rich Lamm bt Martin Selman +7 Johnny Mitchell bt Dave Collins +26tp*

Rory Kelley bt Jim Butts +16 T. LeMoignan bt Ren Kraft +26tp*

12:15 time slot:

Jerry Stark bt Mike Orgill +15tp* Paul Bennett bt Jim Bast +18tp*

Jerry Guest bt Gordon Smale +16 Charlie Smith bt Tim Wheeler +5

Rich Lamm bt Ren Kraft +25tp* JohnyMitchell bt Elaine Fong +26tp*

Len Lyon bt Dave Collins +12 T. LeMoignan bt Martin Selman+12

2:15 time slot:

Leo Nikora bt Gordon Smale +15 Mike Orgill bt Tim Wheeler +13

Jim Bast bt Arthur Bagby +1 Rory Kelley bt Len Lyon +1

Martin Selman bt Ren Kraft +22 Jim Butts bt Elaine Fong +26


7:30 Repassage & Finals

Jerry Guest Bt. Martin Selman +12 Rory Kelley bt Leo Nikora +25

Paul Bennett bt Johnny Mitchell +16 Tony LeMoignan bt Mike Orgill +13

9:30 Repassage & Finals

Rory Kelley bt Jerry Guest +1 Tony LeMoignan bt Paul Bennett +1

Rich Lamm bt Jerry Stark +15

9:20 PLATE

Len Lyon bt Jim Bast +1 Dave Collins bt Gordon Smale +6

Charlie Smith bt Elaine Fong +22 Tim Wheeler bt Ren Kraft +2

12:15 Repassage & Finals

Tony LeMoignan bt Rory Kelley +3tp*

Rich Lamm bt Jerry Stark +26

12:30 PLATE

Arthur Bagby bt. Len Lyon +17 Martin Selman Bt Dave Collins +13

Johnny Mitchell bt Charlie Smith +24 Jim Butts bt Tim Wheeler+15

2:15 Repassage & Finals

Jerry Stark bt Tony LeMoignang +18

2:30 PLATE

Jerry Guest bt. Arthur Bagby +26 Leo Nikora bt Martin Selman +1

Paul Bennett bt Johnny Mitchell+26 Jim Butts bt Mike Orgill +5

Sunday

8:00 Repassge & Finals

Jerry Stark bt Rich Lamm+13

8:00 PLATE

Jerry Guest bt Leo Nikora +16 Paul Bennett bt Jim Butts +26

10:30 Repassage & Final

Jerry Stark bt Rich Lamm+25

10:15 PLATE

Paul Bennett bt Jerry Guest +3




US Open 2005

“ B Flight “


Robert Coleman bt Roswitha Smale +7

Avia Katz bt Cindy Bagby +4

Phillis Butts bt Pat Apple +7

Marilyn O’Neil bt David Cartwright +7

Rcik Schiller bt Mary Rodenberg +11

Robert Coleman bt Marty Ormsby +14

Bob Haden bt Judy Dahlstrom +10

Bob Kays bt Pat Apple +5

Cindy Bagby bt Roswitha Smale +3

Rick Schiller bt Avia Katz +4

David Cartwright bt Judy Dahlstrom +8

Marty Osmby bt Mary Rodenberg +8

Bob Kays bt Bob Haden +1


Avia Katz bt Marty Osmby +11

Cindy Bagby bt Mary Rodenberg +3

Bob Kays bt David Cartwright +4

Bob Haden bt Marilyn O’Neil +22

Roswitha Smale bt Rick Schiller +1

Robert Coleman bt Mary Rodenberg +18

Phillis Butts bt Judy Dahlstrom +3

Bob Haden bt Pat Apple +17

Rick Schill btMarty Osmby +7

Avia Katz bt Roswitha Smale +15

Bob Kays bt Judy Dahstrom +12

David Caratwright bt Phillis Butts +7

Robert Coleman bt Cindy Bagby +6

Marilyn O’Neil bt Philis Butts +13


Rick Schiller bt Robert Coleman +5 Roswitha Smale bt Mary Rodenberg +3

Pat Apple bt Judy Dahlstrom +4 Phillis Butts bt Bob Haden +9

Marty Osmby bt Cindy Bagby +8 Avia Katz bt Robert Coleman +2

M. O’Neil bt Bob Kays +1 David Cartwright bt Pat Apple +2

Rick Schiller btCindy bagby +4 Avia Katz bt Mary Rodenberg +16

Judy Dahlstrom bt M. O’Neil +14 Bob Haden bt David Caratwright +2

Roswitha Smale bt Marty Osmby +1 Bob Kays by Phillis Butts +3


Rick Shiller bt Phillis Butts +4 Roswitha Smale bt M O’Neil +4

R Colean bt D. Cartwright +6 Bob Haden bt Marty Osmby +6

P Apple bt Cindy Bagby +1 Judy Dahlstrom bt M Rodenberg +4

Rick Schiller bt R. Smale +7 Robert Colman t Bob Haden +5

Phillis Butts bt Pat Apple +5 Judy Dahlstrom bt M. O’Neil +1

Rick Schiller bt Bob Kays +6 Avia Katz t Robert Colman +2

US Open 2005 “ B Flight “ continued

Phillis Butts bt Roswitha Smale +2 Marty Osmby bt Bob Haden +1

Marty Osmby bt Phillis Butts +3 ( Plate )

Bob Kays bt Robert Colman +10 ( Third place )

Rick Schiller bt Avia Katz +11 ( finals )


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last updated  21 December 2005