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The Gold Coast’s Southport croquet club is expanding to hold international tournaments
The Southport croquet club on the Gold Coast is expanding so that it can host more national and international tournaments — and that is great news for long-time club member Beryl Phillips.
Key points:
- The most active croquet club in Queensland expanding with another green
- The club formed in 1935 men allowed to join in the 1960’s when there was a tea charge of five cents
- Croquet skills have been described as a “form of chess and snooker standing up”
Beryl plays gateball — the Japanese version of croquet —at the club that boasts million-dollar views over the ocean.
Gateball is a short, fast, 30-minute game that the 92-year-old plays twice a week.
“I first joined when I retired. I was hassled into it but I thoroughly enjoy it,” she said.
“I…
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