It looked like the Egyptians might be in danger of finally losing the WCF Laidlaw Golf Croquet World Championship this past weekend in South Africa. Local favorite Reg Bamford took on Ahmed Nasr in the finals with a home crowd behind him but fell in four games during the best-of-five final.

For Nasr, it was his second world championship with his other title coming in 2004. The Egyptians now have won all eight of the golf croquet championships.

FINAL SCORE

Ahmed Nasr (EGY) bt Reg Bamford (RSA)
7-6, 7-4, 2-7, 7-2

Sources: www.croquetworld.com / www.wcfcroquet.org