2026-27 Club Competitions
Summerset Winter Cup
This is a doubles advantage play competition. Members entered into the competition enter invidually and once entries are closed they are drawn into pairs. This season there were twenty-four individual entries resulting in twelve pairs. The pairs were drawn into two groups of six with the format being one round of five games with the pair finishing top in each group going into a best of three final. Games in both groups were hotley contested. The pair of Jenny Forrest & Tony Polknghorne finished top of Group A winning all five of their games. Group B was a lot tighter with two pairs on four wins. Through the countback process Pam Badcock & Sue Aiken edged out Sherry Pedley & Toni Brider.
The final featured two competitive pairs fighting for every hoop, the first game was decided at the 13th hoop with Jenny & Tony winning. The second game went to the 14th hoop with both pairs on their last peg. Eventually Jenny & Tony sealed the Cup victory by taking the second game 7 - 6.
Summaries Of the Round Robin Play.
Olly's Shield
This club competition was a mixed gender singles handicap advantage
play competition with handicaps ranging from 2 to 14. Eighteen members took
part playing initial rounds in three round robin groups of six.
During the round robin rounds the handicap system levelled
out the competition with several low handicap players suffering at the hands of
a higher handicap player. At the end of the round robin rounds Group A had an outright
top player Jenny Forrest on five wins from five games. Group B had two players
on 4 wins with Jill Bray finishing top on countback. Group C had three players
on 3 wins with Pam Badcock finishing on top on countback.
A three-way final was played on Wednesday the 14th.
Following a draw to see who would contest the first game of the finals, Jenny
Forrest & Pam Badcock played a very tight game with Jenny winning.
Following a second draw Jenny Forrest played Jill Bray and again a very tight
game saw Jenny winning. Having beaten
both of the other two opponents Jenny was declared the winner 2026.
Summaries Of the Round Robin Play.
