2-8 August 2020
The Edinburgh Tournament will be held again this year at Balgreen, where we will have the use of four bowling greens. Every effort will be made by the manager, given sufficient notice, to accommodate requests for leave in order to allow players to attend Festival events. Combined with good tram and bus links from the club to the airport and the city centre, this makes the event an ideal opportunity for a week of sporting and cultural activity.
The tournament includes AC singles class events, AC handicap singles and doubles events and a GC handicap singles event. All enquiries to the tournament secretary. Individual event timings will be published in due course.
James Thomson who died in February 2019 aged 54 very much enjoyed taking part in the Edinburgh Tournament. As well as commissioning a new trophy for the main handicap event (6X), James also wanted to encourage the social aspects of the Edinburgh Tournament. To that end James left a substantial legacy that on an annual basis will be used to subsidise an appropriate social gathering for all tournament participants. More detail to follow at the time of the Tournament.
Parking is available on site. For those without a car the club has good public transport links. Visitors to Edinburgh will probably find it most convenient to stay near a tram station. Some suggestions for accommodation are:
- Premier Inn, York Place (tram stop: York Place)
- Premier Inn, Princes Street (tram stop: Princes Street)
- Apex Haymarket (tram stop: Haymarket)
Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available in the pavilion, but we regret that we are unable to provide lunch and players are asked to bring their own.
Event Details
Manager: Alan Wilson
Event 1: Open Singles
| Trophy: | The Cramond Cup |
| Holder: | John Surgenor |
| Event Type: | Level Advanced AC |
| Format: | Probably American Blocks |
| Handicap Restriction: | Max 20 |
| Entry Fee: | See Tournament Conditions |
Event 2: Singles
| Trophy | Ian H Wright Trophy |
| Holder: | Event not held in 2019 |
| Event Type: | Level Advanced AC |
| Format: | Probably American Blocks |
| Handicap Restriction: | Min 4 |
| Entry Fee: | See Tournament Conditions |
Event 3: Handicap Singles
| Trophy: | Silver Jubilee Salver |
| Holder: | Kathy Brown |
| Event Type: | Handicap Advanced |
| Format: | Probably American Blocks. Advanced with Bisques |
| Handicap Restriction: | Min 8 |
| Entry Fee: | See Tournament Conditions |
Event 4: Handicap Singles
| Trophy: | Walter B Laing Cup |
| Holder: | Event not held in 2019 |
| Event Type: | Handicap |
| Format: | Probably American Block, Full-Bisque (base TBD) |
| Handicap Restriction: | Min 14 |
| Entry Fee: | See Tournament Conditions |
Event 5: Handicap Doubles
| Trophy: | 5X: Norton Wright Trophies 5Y: Edinburgh Y Doubles Tankards |
| Holders: | 5X: Dennis Bulloch and Brian Cosford 5Y: Janice and Hamish Duguid |
| Event Type: | Doubles Handicap AC |
| Format: | Knockout and Consolation |
| Handicap Restriction: | Combined handicap 5 or above |
| Entry Fee: | £7.00 per player (students £4.00 per player) |
| Closing Date: | 3 August 2020 |
Event 6: Handicap Singles Unrestricted
| Trophies: | 6X: The James Thomson Memorial Trophy 6Y: Milne Trophy |
| Holders: | 6X: Alan Wilson (Edinburgh Cup) 6Y: Brian Cosford |
| Event Type: | Handicap AC |
| Format: | Knockout and Swiss Consolation |
| Entry Fee: | See Tournament Conditions |
Event 7: GC Handicap Singles Unrestricted
| Trophies: | Golf Croquet Trophy |
| Holder: | Event not held in 2019 |
| Event Type: | Handicap GC |
| Format: | Probably American Blocks |
| Entry Fee: | £8.00 (students £5.00) |
| Closing Date: | 4 August 2020 |
Tournament Conditions
- Unless otherwise stated the allocation date for all events is 27th May and the closing date is 19th July.
- Players may enter only one of Events 1-4.
- Entry fees: For events 1,2,3,4 and 6, if entering two events, there is a combined entry fee of £32 or an entry fee of £20, if only entering one. The corresponding fees for students are £16 and £10 respectively.
- Players in the AC games will be guaranteed a minimum of two games per day, conditions permitting.
- Stated handicap limits may be altered AMD.
- Every effort will be made to allow leave in connection with Festival events if the Manager is given early notice.
- The Automatic Handicap System will be used in its Scottish form, in which handicap changes occur at the end of each day and the maximum handicaps are 24 for AC and 20 for GC (but players with higher handicaps may enter and play off 24/20).
- Play will start at 9.30 each morning and players should be prepared to continue playing until dusk, unless leave has been granted in advance.