Richard Brooks wins the Montevideo Cup for the Fourth Time

A field of 10 players competed for this one day level GC event on 11th May, with handicaps ranging from -1 to 5. The weather was glorious but also quite draining by the end of the day.

The format was two blocks of 5 with some cross block games, followed by a semi-final and a final.

Richard Brooks (on the left) being presented the trophy from Michael Gentry the Tournament Manager

In Block A, Richard Brooks (Sussex County) was the undisputed winner in his block with an unblemished record, with Jon Diamond (Tunbridge Wells) as runner-up with 3 wins. The other block finished with Dan Crocombe (Tunbridge Wells) on top with 4 wins and Mark Buckley (Leicester)  finishing with 3 wins. This was a very good result for Dan as he was the highest handicap player in the group.

The semi-finals went according to handicap, albeit after some close games, with Richard and Jon contesting the final.

Mark and Dan had a close game for third place which Mark took on the golden hoop which left the final to be decided.

The game started very nip and tuck until Richard took a 5 – 3 lead. Jon fought back to take the game to the final hoop where Richard held his nerve to take the trophy!

Full results are here => https://croquetscores.com/2024/gc/montevideo-cup/a