Championship Doubles Finalists: Lawrie Simpson, Cheryl Bromley, Macey White and Bo Prillaman
A RECORD 32 PLAYERS
The National Croquet Center in West Palm Beach, Florida was the site of the 5th Annual USCA Florida Golf Croquet Tournament January 12–14, 2018. A record 32 players took to the lawns for three days of singles and doubles competition with a total of 119 matches played! It was wonderful to see a number of new faces enter the ranks as well as others from across the country and southern hemisphere with Lawrie Simpson of Australia traveling the farthest and logging the most frequent flyer miles!
White and Todorovich. Click to Zoom.The first two days consisted of block play with each player facing off against the other competitors in their respective blocks. The top two players in each block then advanced to the Championship Knockout quarterfinals, and the 3rd/4th place finishers moved into the First Flight Knockout quarterfinals. Remaining players had the option to play additional matches in the Plate consolation.
Despite dodging rain showers from time to time and with a few matches running much longer than expected, the second day wrapped up with some places in the semi-finals left to be determined early the next morning.
Sunday’s action featured solid play and beautiful shot-making as the tournament winded down to its conclusion. Individual scores may be found on www.croquetscores.com. Congratulations to our newly crowned Champions for 2018!
Championship Singles
Champion – Macey White
Finalist – Michael Todorovich
3rd Place tie (semi-finalists) – Cheryl Bromley, Gil Flowers
5th Place tie (quarterfinalists) – Lawrie Simpson, Stephen Jackson, Hal Denton, Bo Prillaman)
First Flight Singles
Champion - David McCoy
Finalist - George O’Neill
3rd Place tie (semi-finalists) – Sandra Knuth Walsh, Jeff Morrison
5th Place tie (quarterfinalists) – Steven Mednick, Diane Walker, Terry Howatt, Doug Coller
Championship Doubles
Champions – Macey White & Bo Prillaman
Finalists – Lawrie Simpson & Cheryl Bromley
3rd Place tie (semi-finalists) – Rich & Corky Dell, George O’Neill & Steven Mednick
First Flight Doubles
Champions – Diane Walker & Jeff Morrison
Finalists – Sandra Knuth Walsh & Adrienne Lucke
3rd Place tie (semi-finalists) - Jan Fisher & Jack Davant, Pat Colt & Sam Orleans
First Flight Doubles Finalists: Sandra Knuth Walsh, Adrienne Lucke, Diane Walker and Jeff Morrison
First Flight Singles Finalists: George O’Neill and David McCoy