It’s a hit with Letizia Palmer
Croquet is loads of fun especially if you are playing for pizza and a coveted trophy – and that’s what more than 40 employees of Letizia Palmer did on a sunny Friday afternoon in May. It was the fourth visit for this Mt Lawley-based chartered accountancy business, who have created a dedicated trophy that aptly aspires its […]
Forrest Park player wins State B Grade Singles
Ed Parravincini steps up to win the 2025 State B Grade Golf Croquet Singles over the weekend of 26 and 27 April 2025. Ed is a former club B grade champ. It was a close finish to the top. After block play, five players were all competing for the finals playoff but it was Ed […]
On the courts in April
It was another impressive turnout of croquet talent in this year’s Golf Croquet State Open Doubles tournament at Forrest Park on 5/6 April. As usual, the club rallied its volunteers to get the courts ready and keep the players well fed and hydrated over the two days of play – so it’s a huge […]
Let’s play croquet – 2025
The new year has kicked off at Forrest Park Croquet Club with two new competitions – the Beaucott Property Challenge Ladder, and the Summer Singles comp. The Challenge Ladder is in place between December to end July, followed by a finals weekend in August. Prizes have been kindly donated by Beaucott Property in Mt Lawley. […]
Chris McWhirter, Club Champion for 2024
Chris McWhirter took out the coveted Club Champion title over the weekend of 27/28 July 2024, with runner-up Brett McHardy and in third place, Torben Bak. While these three State-level players may dominate the trophy board, the other nine competitors this weekend never gave up a hoop willingly, and the games were closely contested. As […]
Who will be Number 1?
Forrest Park will hold its club championship over the weekend of 27/28 July 2024. The winner of this coveted comp goes into the Champion of Champions comp on 3/4 August, competing against other club champions from around WA. With several Forrest Park members who are in the State team and/or A graders, this will be closely contested.
Fun at the club
World Croquet Day 2024, in early May, was celebrated by club members wearing ‘Outrageous Dress’ – and how creative (and colourful) everyone turned out to be! The courts were alive with colour, laughter and everyone had loads of fun! A BBQ lunch followed.
2023 STATE C GRADE DOUBLES – FORREST PARK PLAYERS TAKE 2ND, 3RD AND 4TH PLACES
Forrest Park is absolutely delighted to see its newest members, Linda and Richard Lobb, runners-up in the State C Grade Doubles Championships at Halls Head in July 2023, winning 8 out of their 11 games.
2023 B GRADE PENNANTS WINNERS – FORREST PARK
Forrest Park won the B Grade Pennants competition in November, winning five out of their six matches.
GOLF CROQUET STATE OPEN DOUBLES
The State Open Doubles championship was held on the weekend of 6-7 April 2024. Seventeen teams from around WA competed – not only players from several Perth clubs but also Hyden, Busselton, Bunbury, Waroona, Dunsborough, York, Pinjarra and Mandurah. What a turn-out!
