Reginald Bamford
Reg Bamford (born 11 October 1967 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a croquet world champion from London, England. Although resident in England, he plays croquet for his native South Africa.
Since 2001, he has dominated world croquet. He is the only player to have won both versions of the World Championships (Golf Croquet and Association Croquet) and held both titles simultaneously in 2013. He won the Association Croquet World Croquet Championship five times (2001, 2005, 2009, 2012 and 2020), [1] and the WCF World Golf Croquet Championship twice (2013 and 2017). He was runner-up on two occasions (2018 in AC and 2012 in GC) and semi-finalist on two occasions (2014 and 2016 in AC). He has won the British AC Open Championship 11 times and the British GC Open Championship 12 times, being the premier events in the UK of each code.
He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and businessman, who founded and runs 1st Contact and Sable International, companies that offer services to expats and high-net-worth individuals. He is known throughout the Antipodean and South African communities in London. He has two sons and is married to Adrienne.
Career statistics [1]
Major tournament performance timeline
| Tournament | 1984 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championship | A | A | QF | 1R | QF | 2R | QF | |||||||
| Open Championship | 1R | SF | A | A | A | A | A | W | W | W | 2R | SF | QF | W |
| Men's Championship | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | F | A | A | A | A | W |
| Win-Loss | 0-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 10-0 | 11-2 | 6-1 | 1-1 | 5-2 | 2-1 | 9-0 |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championship | W | 2R | W | 1R | W | W | SF | SF | F | W | 5 / 15 | 42 - 10 | 80.8 | |||||||||||
| Open Championship | F | 1R | SF | F | SF | SF | F | F | SF | SF | W | W | W | W | F | QF | QF | W | F | 11 / 28 | 94 - 17 | 84.7 | ||
| Men's Championship | W | W | W | A | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 6 / 8 | 33 - 2 | 94.3 | |
| Win-Loss | 8-1 | 10-0 | 9-1 | 4-1 | 7-1 | 8-1 | 3-1 | 4-1 | 3-2 | 7-1 | 5-0 | 5-0 | 11-1 | 7-1 | 4-1 | 1-1 | 4-2 | 4-0 | 4-1 | 3-1 | 5-0 | 22 / 51 | 169 - 29 | 85.4 |
Major Championship Finals: 29 (20 titles, 9 runners-up)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1993 | Men's Championship | Chris Clarke | +tpo, +tp, +tp |
| Winner | 1993 | Open Championship | David Maugham | -25tp, +26tp, +19, -11tp, +26tp |
| Runner-up | 1994 | Men's Championship | Michael Taylor | +26tp, -26tp, -26tp |
| Winner | 1994 | Open Championship | Chris Clarke | +16tp, +26 |
| Winner | 1995 | Open Championship | Robert Fulford | +24tp, +26tp, -26tp, -26tp, +26tp |
| Winner | 1999 | Men's Championship | Stephen Mulliner | -17, -17tp, +26tp, +10, +16tp |
| Winner | 1999 | Open Championship | Robert Fulford | +26tp, -26tp, -26tp, +26tp, +26tp |
| Winner | 2000 | Men's Championship | Toby Garrison | +26tp, +1, -26tp, +26tp |
| Runner-up | 2000 | Open Championship | Stephen Mulliner | +25tp, -9tpo, -20tp, -20tp |
| Winner | 2001 | Men's Championship | Robert Fulford | +3, -8tp, +8, -20tp, +17qnp |
| Winner | 2001 | World Championship | Robert Fulford | -16tp, +17sxp, -3, +26sxp, +26qp |
| Winner | 2002 | Men's Championship | David Goacher | +17sxp, +15sxp, +17octp |
| Winner | 2002 | Open Championship | Chris Clarke | +12, +26sxp, +26sxp |
| Runner-up | 2003 | Open Championship | Robert Fulford | -26tp, -12, -18tp |
| Winner | 2004 | Men's Championship | Peter Trimmer | -8tp, +17sxp, +26sxp, -19tp, +26sxp |
| Winner | 2005 | World Championship | Robert Fulford | +17tp, +26sxp, +17sxp |
| Runner-up | 2006 | Open Championship | Robert Fulford | +2qp, -25sxp, -26qnp, +8sxp, -1 |
| Runner-up | 2007 | Open Championship | Robert Fulford | -26tp, -25sxp, +16tp, -26sxp |
| Winner | 2009 | World Championship | Ben Rothman | +13tp, +22, +18tp |
| Winner | 2010 | Open Championship | Robert Fletcher | +16 -17tp +17tp -26tp +12tpo |
| Winner | 2011 | Open Championship | Robert Fulford | -18tp, +26sxp, +17, +26sxp |
| Winner | 2012 | World Championship | Robert Fletcher | -12tpo, +17tp, -26tp, +17tp, +26qp |
| Winner | 2012 | Open Championship | Robert Fulford | +25sxp, -14tp, +24sxp, +24sxp |
| Winner | 2013 | Open Championship | Samir Patel | +26sxp, +25sxp, +15qnp |
| Runner-up | 2014 | Open Championship | Robert Fulford | -16, -5qp, -18qp |
| Winner | 2017 | Open Championship | Robert Fulford | -25sxp, -3, +20sxp, +26sxp, +19sxp |
| Runner-up | 2018 | World Championship | Paddy Chapman | -7tp, +26tp, +26tp, -15tp, -17tp |
| Runner-up | 2019 | Open Championship | James Death | -18tp, -18tp |
| Winner | 2020 | World Championship | Matthew Essick | +14tp, -12, +17tp, +26tp |
The 2001 World Championship and Open Championship were a combined event.