The United States Croquet Association (USCA) is thrilled to announce the dates for Croquet Week 2023, taking place from March 10-19, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Florida. The nine-day event will feature a variety of competitions and activities for croquet enthusiasts of all skill levels.
Read MoreNE Florida 6W Croquet Open Set for March 24-26
The Northeast Florida Croquet Club (NEFCC) is sponsoring and hosting a USCA-sanctioned tournament at the Ponte Vedra Croquet Club, 100 Mosquito Control Road, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., March 24-26, 2023. It will be an American Rules six wicket tournament.
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Carved Animal Trophies in Semi-Precious Stone First Second & Third Place all Flights
2023 Steuber Classic Will Have $3000 Total Purse
The 2023 Steuber Classic, a USCA Sanctioned Event, will take place from Tuesday, February 14th to Sunday, February 19th. Sponsored by the Charles P. Steuber Family, this event offers carved animal trophies in semi-precious stone for first, second, and third-place winners in all flights. The Championship Flight will also have $3,000 in cash prizes.
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Patmore Wins the 2022 Buffalo Invitational
After four years in one player's hands, the "Bronze Buffalo" has a new champion. Chris Patmore (center) won the 2022 Buffalo Croquet Club Sixth Annual 6-Wicket Invitational this past August, unseating Tim Rapuano (right), who has held the title since 2018.
Read MoreBuffalo Croquet Tournament Returns Next Week
You know it’s August in Buffalo when the white-attired women and men adorn the croquet lawns of Delaware Park for their annual tournament and tradition. The 6th Annual Buffalo Croquet Club 6-Wicket Invitational brings some of the top American croquet players to the city every year to compete for cash and a chance to have their name inscribed on the legendary “bronze buffalo.”
Read MoreAmerican Six Wicket Tracking Points Changes
The USCA Handicap Committee has made a few minor changes to the handicap tracking point system. After a review of the current system, it was discovered that half handicaps have not been counted as full handicap steps. This primarily effects handicaps below 5 and the changes are mostly in losing points rather than gaining points.
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2021 USCA Southeast Regional (US Rules) Group Photo
Wrap Up: US Rules SE Regional at Pinehurst
The 2021 Southeast Regional American 6-Wicket Croquet Tournament was held June 10-13, 2021, at the beautiful Pinehurst Resort. The courts were in good shape and players of all flights came ready to play high-level croquet.
Cloudy skies prevailed through the tournament with occasional showers, but that did not disrupt play enough to get the tournament off of its heavy-play schedule. Forty-three players vied for championships in singles and doubles on four courts over four days. Play started each day at 8:00 a.m., and on some days, didn’t end until 7:00 p.m.
Triple Peels Dominate the Finals in the American 6-Wicket PFC Hoop Maker Masters
What a show! In my eight or so years of playing American 6-Wicket, I have never seen a player finish a game with a triple peel, and yet this past weekend, Matthew Essick finished three of his last four games with a triple. In the semi-final match against Zack Watson, Matthew won both games by scoring all of the hoops with his second ball while peeling (scoring his partner ball) through the last three hoops and then pegging both balls out on the center stake winning 26tp-0 and 26tp-13. Essick did the same in one of his games in the finals against current American 6-Wicket National Champion, Randy Cardo, winning 26tp-5 and 26-0.
Read MoreChesapeake Bay Offers Full Slate of One-day Events
The Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club is hosting four "one-day" tournaments in May that will cover all four codes of croquet — Association, Nine Wicket, US Rules and Golf Croquet. The events will all be held at the club in Hartfield, Virginia.
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Tournament Winners John Priest, Tom Balding, Sam Cooper, Nicholas Thorp, Leo Viens and director Macey White
St. Johns Croquet Team Visits Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club
The St Johns croquet team came to Hartfield, Virginia to play a challenge match with the Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club. In all, 30 players competed in this two-day tournament. The first day was all American 6-Wicket and the second day was all Golf Croquet. Both days had two flight and were played in the Swiss format where winners play winners and losers play losers and all players played the same number of games.
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