Morning Coffee: World GC Debate Continues

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Nearly one month later and the debate surrounding the World Golf Croquet Championship reached a crescendo this past week. To start, Mark McInerney hit the Irish Times website with a compelling Q&A driven by a truly slanted interviewer. McInerney seemed to handle it well, but I find it interesting that the piece made their society section and not the sports section. I find it interesting that society page reporter would feel comfortable with such a condescending attitude toward croquet--
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/magazine/2011/0820/1224302538156.html

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Morning Coffee: Solomon Picture Book Released

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Fans of the USA National Team have the opportunity to relive the 2011 Solomon Trophy win through an event picture book featuring the photos of Eileen Soo. You can view the book online, or even buy a copy (hardbound) to impress your friends. There are two versions, nearly identical but for size: (be patient; takes a while to load)

8x8 version: http://www.adoramapix.com/croquetj/book/solomon2011
10x10 version: http://www.adoramapix.com/croquetj/book/solomon2011-10x10

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Morning Coffee: Mark McInerney Makes History

Click image to visit storeIreland's Mark McInerney claimed the BestInvest World Golf Croquet Championship with a 7-4, 7-6, 7-5 win over Hisham Aboesbaa from Egypt yesterday. The win is the first by a non-Egyptian player in the 15-year history of the GC World Championship. The win perhaps signifies that GC has graduated from being an "Egyptian" game to a true world sport. You can read more about the win on the best association site in the world (Croquet Ireland)--
http://www.croquetireland.com/index.php?q=node/149

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