The 2023 Volume 3 Digital Edition of the USCA's Croquet News magazine is now available for viewing as an eMag. This Fall issue features extended coverage of the 2023 WCF AC World Championship which saw 12 US players participate in the event. In addition, the issue also showcases the USCA's 2023 National Croquet Day winners and the Annual Club Directory. Going deeper into the edition, readers will also find the usual line-up of departments plus a member profile on Brian Hovis.
Read More2023 Croquet News Volume 3: AC Worlds
The 2023 Volume 3 Digital Edition of the USCA's Croquet News magazine is now available for viewing as an eMag. This Fall issue features extended coverage of the 2023 WCF AC World Championship which saw 12 US players participate in the event. In addition, the issue also showcases the USCA's 2023 National Croquet Day winners and the Annual Club Directory. Going deeper into the edition, readers will also find the usual line-up of departments plus a member profile on Brian Hovis.
Read More2023 Croquet News Volume 2: USCA Annual Awards
The 2023 Volume 2 Digital Edition of the USCA's Croquet News magazine is now available for viewing as an eMag. This Summer issue features the 2022 USCA Annual Awards winners along with coverage of the 2023 AC National Championships and Croquet Week. In addition, readers will enjoy our usual tactics columns for American Six Wicket and Golf Croquet plus our member profile on John Warlick.
Read MoreGriffith Scores 2017 USCA 9W Title
The 2017 USCA 9 Wicket Nationals played out in a beautiful setting along the Missouri River at English Landing Park in Parkville, Missouri, in hot for September conditions on extremely challenging turf. It was estimated that 16 players participated in doubles and singles in Championship and First Flight over September 22-24, 2017.
Read MoreCroquet Poll: 2015 US Player of the Year
We've waited quite some time, but the results of the 2015 USCA Grand Prix have not been made public. So, this poll which ran in January last year has been delayed. The USCA traditionally announces their Player of the Year based on the winner of the Grand Prix. This Croquet Network poll is intended to provide a people's US player of the year choice. The nominees are based on the following:
Read MoreUSCA Visits the Capitol
The United States Croquet Association has designated October 4, 2015 as "9 Wicket Croquet Day." In celebration, the USCA is hosting the National 9 Wicket Championship October 2-4, 2015, on the National Mall at West Potomac Park, Washington, D.C. The view from the courts should be spectacular with the Lincoln, Washington and Jefferson Monuments all in view. Registration will be at Ohio Drive SW and West Basin Dr. SW.
There will be Championship flights in singles and doubles play for the National Championship title. Three time singles and doubles champion George Cochran will be returning with his winning soubles partner John Warlick. Another past Singles winner, Stephen Morgan of Capital Croquet Club will also be vying for the title.
Croquet Poll: 2014 US Player of the Year
With Jeff Soo and Ben Rothman battling to a tie with three US national titles each in 2014, we thought we would start the year off by letting the readers vote in the first annual Croquet Network US Player of the Year Poll to get the people's choice. We're also including any player that gained a USCA national title in 2014 along with some of the top finishers in the 2014 USCA Grand Prix, so you have plenty of options to vote for the best performance:
Read MoreMorning Coffee: Soo Claims 2014 Grand Prix
TIGHT GP RACE FOR 2014: With 2014 in the books, that brings another USCA Grand Prix to a close. The standings show that Jeff Soo edged out Ben Rothman with 22,225 points to Rothman's 19,515. Based on Rothman's three national titles (USCA Singles, GC Singles and GC Doubles) versus Soo's two titles (AC Singles and USCA Doubles), it could again spell controversy for the USCA which uses the Grand Prix to select the USCA Player of the Year.
Read MoreMorning Coffee: USCA 9W Nationals Primer
The USCA returns to Kansas City today to host the 2014 Nine Wicket National Championship at Liberty Memorial. It is arguably the most visible setting the sport has enjoyed since the days of Wimbledon. I suppose there is Central Park, but even those courts are sort of hidden away. Players will be in wide-open view near the Memorial and the National WWI Museum which all rests at the southern part of downtown Kansas City.
Read More2011 USCA Nine-Wicket Nationals-Day Two Report
The rain hit Nine-Wicket Nationals on Saturday, but play continued on with both championship and first flight doubles action. First flight wrapped up their segment with Greg Adams and Troy White taking first place in the round-robin format. Ron and Debbie Millican took second place in the flight.
This morning is playoff and championship action, but there is steady rain falling, likely making for miserable condition's at the courts in Shawnee, Kansas. Championship singles semi-finals were scheduled to start at 8:00 a.m. with Matt Smith set to face Billy Bob Breeden and Matt Baird slated to take on reigning champ George Cochran.
Four teams of eight advanced to the knockout in championship doubles on day two. The semi-finals were played mid-afternoon and Billy Bob Breeden and Matt Griffith knocked off Matt Smith and Nick Zink 31-23 to advance to today's final against Matt Baird and Jeff Caldwell. Baird and Caldwell advanced by defeating Bill Martin and John Warlick 29-26.
The first flight singles playoff is also scheduled for the morning with Greg Adams taking on Jason Cole and Barry Dupuy facing off against Ron Millican.