6 June 2011, Kinross
There were six entries for this year's Kinross 11+ tournament. Five were within the handicap range 11 - 14 together with a welcome newcomer to the tournament scene in Alistair Malcolm from the host club who, it was agreed, would play off his club handicap of 24.
The weather forecast proved correct for the day with dry but overcast conditions in the morning improving to a pleasantly warm afternoon. Overnight rain had left the lawns playing slowly - 7 plummers downhill on lawn 1.
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21-22 May 2011, Carrickmines
The SCA beat the CAI by 14 games to 11 to regain the Appleton Trophy. The match was still in the balance going into the final round on Sunday afternoon, ensuring there was everything to play for. Unfortunately both the Queen, leaving the day before, and President Obama, arriving the day after, missed an exciting weekend's croquet in Ireland and the magnificent hospitality of the Irish, including a state banquet in The Gables on the Saturday evening. The match was tied at 6-6 on Saturday evening, Hamish Duguid perhaps feeling a bit sore having been comfortably ahead in his game against Gerard Osborne-Burke, only to find Gerard cantering around 7 hoops in the time turn to win +1T. James Hopgood, sporting a particularly dazzling pair of new white gloves, got off to a good start partnering Alasdair Adam, completing all four peels of a quad, but then missed the peg out. However Alasdair and James went on to win their doubles game.
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