Another State Championship for Nelson Bay Croquet Club News Of The Area Port Stephens Sport by News Of The Area - Modern Media - December 8, 2020 The seven competing doubles pairs. NELSON Bay Croquet Club members Pamela Barnwell and Derek Bull contested the NSW Golf Croquet Open Doubles tournament played on 26 and 27 November 2020 at the Croquet NSW Headquarters courts at Tempe in Sydney. Pam and Derek qualified for the semi-finals after finishing third in a very competitive round-robin stage in which no doubles pair was undefeated. In the semi-final, they beat Pauline Markwell & Stephen Burns (Coogee/RSGC) 7-4 7-5, after losing 6-7 in a tight game to this pair in the round-robin. In the final, they beat Ron & Ros Johnstone (Cooks River/Sutherland) 7-5 7-4 to become NSW Open Golf Croquet Champions. By David WILSON Pam Barnwell and Derek Bull.