Croquet England’s International Committee has announced a two-day Golf Croquet Test Match against Team USA, set to take place August 5-6, 2025, at the Budleigh Salterton Croquet Club. The match will serve as a warm-up to the 2025 Solomon Trophy, one of the sport’s most prestigious international test rivalries, which follows immediately from August 7-12 at the same venue.
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Team USA’s Tom Balding Gets a Score Against Egypt
Relentless US Team Bolts to 6-0 Lead: 2025 GCWTC
An eagerly anticipated final at the 2025 PFC Mallets Golf Croquet World Teams Championship was set to pit the legendary Egyptian squad against America’s new wave of GC stars in what was sure to be an epic back-and-forth battle. But Team USA had something a little different mind as they clawed and dazzled their way to a 6-0 lead on the lawns at the Northern Tasmanian Croquet Centre in St. Leonards, Tasmania.
Read MoreCAI Announces 2025 International Event Selections
The Croquet Association of Ireland (CAI) has unveiled its selections for a series of international croquet events in 2025, highlighting a blend of seasoned talent and emerging stars. The announcements were made by the CAI Selection Committee, underscoring the nation's rich tradition in croquet — a sport with deep historical roots in Ireland dating back to the 1830s.
Read MoreNew Zealand Wins 2016 Golf Croquet WTC
The WCF Golf Croquet World Team Championship concluded this past weekend in England with New Zealand claiming the Tier 1 title by virtue of a 7-5 win over Egypt. Full match scores here:
Read MoreWCF Golf Croquet WTC: Day Three
By Eric Sawyer | Today was not our day. A confluence of misfortunes bit us on the butt. We lost to Egypt, as expected. Except we got steam-rolled by The Force, 6-0. The only close match was Ben's spirited loss to world champion Ahmed Nasr in three games, with two games going to hoop 13.
Read MoreWCF Golf Croquet WTC: Day Two
By Eric Sawyer | I should have expected it. Those plucky Irishman. We ended up in a tie with them, 3-3.
Ben and Sherif were dominant in their doubles match. But Danny and David lost their second straight doubles match. We then split singles 2-2, with Ben and David winning their matches and Sherif and Danny losing their matches. Danny's loss was a bit of a surprise to me; David's win was huge!
Morning Coffee: GC December to Remember
Well, really it's a GC November-December to remember, but you get the idea. Somewhere in the background the U.S. Open came off, but most of the action has been centered around the GC World Team Championships which took up a big chunk of the calendar for the past two weeks with two divisions (16 total teams). Egypt took Division 1 and Wales just wrapped up the Division 2 event with a 4-3 win over Belgium. You can read more about that one below and I especially encourage you to read the CAI (Croquet Association of Ireland) report.
Morning Coffee: WCF Launches New Look Website
The World Croquet Federation launched their new website over the weekend. The best features include a rotating photo slideshow near the top of the hope page and a deeper list of new items alongside. Most importantly, the news items now generate unique URLs that can be direct linked. Now instead of posting full WCF statements, I'll be excerpting and linking.
Read MoreIreland Wins Carter Challenge 13-8
From the Croquet Ireland website:
McInerney & Williams beat Davies & Lawrence +17 +3
Johnston & Murphy beat Bent & Wilhoite -4 +23 TP(M) +11
Cunningham & Newell lost to Gillmarten & Rothman -5 TP(R) -1
2011 Carter Challenge: Ireland Leads 8-5
The Croquet Ireland website is reporting an 8-5 lead for Ireland after day two for the Carter Challenge.
Results from Day 2
IRL (5-3) Kieran Murphy beat Ricky Wilhoite +5 +21