A treasured spring tradition returns as St. John’s College and the U.S. Naval Academy prepare to face off in the 41st Annapolis Cup, presented by PNC, on Saturday, April 5, 2025. First held in 1983, the annual croquet match has become a spring fixture in Annapolis. According to campus lore, the rivalry began in 1982 when a St. John’s freshman suggested croquet as a sport the Midshipmen might not dominate.
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The three-segment 2017 edition of the WCF Golf Croquet Championships is now well under-way in Cairnlea, Melbourne, Australia with the Under-21 GC World Championship now down to eight players. Here's an update on Day 3 from the Croquet New Zealand Facebook page:
Read MoreMorning Coffee: US Announces MacRob Roster?
There was certainly a bit of drama in the long wait for the US MacRobertson Shield roster line-up. I was sort of expecting a Livestream press conference with fireworks, cheerleaders and some AC/DC. Alas, the roster quietly appeared on the Americas forum on Croquet World Online. The report there names Jeff Soo, Ben Rothman, Danny Huneycutt, David Maloof, Matthew Essick
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Ah, President's Day. This is a wonderful chance for me to sleep in until 7:30 and play modern-day internet journalist. The leisurely morning with coffee, snagging of stories then pausing for a spoon feeding of rice cereal and peaches for my six-month old breakfast critic and a return to the old trusty laptop. No pressure of a press deadline, just knowing croquet fans across America will likely be checking their e-mail by noon. While across the pond, it's best to have the newsletter ready for some evening e-mail readers. Contrast that to the usual 5:00-7:00 a.m. window followed by operation school and daycare dropoff and this is the life. Enjoy it today my friend, because it's back to the grind next week.
Annapolis Cup Winners
St. John's lead the series 24-5
RESULTS
2011 - Johnnies 3-1
2010 - Johnnies
Morning Coffee: Navy-St. John's, Mulliner in the Money and MCA Schedule
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Back to our normal Monday schedule and the highlight for me this week will be celebrating St. David's Day tomorrow with a bottle of two of Tomos Watkins at Llywellyn's. Now for your regularly scheduled croquet news ...
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