Christensen is an experienced association croquet player and those skills have enabled him to crossover effortlessly to the golf croquet code.
No doubt he is ready to progress to the higher level and looks certain to be competing in the premier division in the near future.
Kay Bridge competed in her second UNITE tournament. She had previously competed in the junior division (2015) and despite competing at the higher level, came away with four singles wins, certainly a satisfactory result at this level.
Murray Shaw and Janet Sole competed in their first regional tournament and won six and four games respectively in the junior division. They also made a clean sweep of their doubles matches.
George Smith and Neville King competed in the premier division against a bevy of top class players including 2016 New Zealand representative, Dallas Cooke.
Smith, for the second year in a row, recorded five wins including the scalps of former New Zealand champion Geoff Young and 2116 UNITE champion Dave Roberts.
He also managed to become the first Northlander to gain a zero handicap.
King scored his best results with three singles wins and combined with Smith to win three of their doubles, certainly better than the previous three years when only one solitary win had been recorded.
The UNITE tournament will be hosted in Northland in 2018 and it will be a great opportunity for local enthusiasts to see some top class play and hopefully some of the exciting young talent like 17-year-old Angus Coulter from the Bay of Plenty, who took out this year's championship.
