{"id":20451,"date":"2026-04-22T18:41:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T01:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edmondspetanqueclub.org\/?p=20451"},"modified":"2026-04-22T18:42:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T01:42:03","slug":"green-and-gold-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edmondspetanqueclub.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/green-and-gold-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Green and Gold 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Cold hands and warm hearts at the 2026 Green and Gold Tournament<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By: Margaret Evans and Ron Trompeter. Photos by Howard Heflin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On March 28, 2026, the Edmonds Petanque Club (EPC) hosted in Edmonds Civic Park its 3rd Annual Green and Gold Tournament. &nbsp;This tournament is designed to introduce interested members to tournament play and to provide an environment in which EPC members can become more connected and learn from each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participation is voluntary and the classification of the player as Green (less experienced) or Gold (more experienced) is determined by each individual participant. &nbsp;Club leadership then groups the participants into teams, each consisting of two Golds and one Green, and then creates a schedule of matches to be played in four timed sessions during the morning and afternoon of the tournament. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edmondspetanqueclub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260328-093.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edmondspetanqueclub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260328-093-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edmondspetanqueclub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260328-093-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.edmondspetanqueclub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260328-093-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>This year&#8217;s G and G Winners: Tom Nunn, Mary Bigham, and Forest Hertlein<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year we congratulate the winners, Forest Hertlein , Tom Nunn, and Mary Bigham, who each received a bottle of wine, and the runners-up, Sharon Reams, Tu Hoang, and David Steward, who each received an EPC cap. 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