PLAYER JOURNAL BY LEO NIKORA:
The first day of Block play was perfect croquet weather – cool air and warm sun. Each player played three games.
2016 US Open: Block Day 1
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2016 United States Open: Opening Party
The 2016 United States Open is being held at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, CA, on December 6-10. It is hosted by the Mission Hills Croquet Club.
The opening party was held at the 55th Hole bar at the Country Club. Twenty players and nine guest attended the gala. Tournament Director Rory Kelley, demurred, and Assistant Tournament Director Doug Grimsley presided.
Video: Cumming vs Hurst - 2016 Country Boys
Country Boys AC croquet tournament on the lawns of Danny Huneycutt and Steve Summer near Winston Salem, North Carolina. Block play game between Brian Cumming and Robert Hurst on Danny's lawn. There's a lot of back and forth, some the result of the substantial "character" of the lawn and some not.
Read MoreVideo: 2016 Country Boys Final-Essick vs Watson
Country Boys AC croquet tournament on the lawns of Danny Huneycutt and Steve Summer near Winston Salem, North Carolina. This semifinal game between Matthew Essick and Zack Watson features an attempted tpo, lots of interactivity and an educational one ball finish from hoops 2 and 4. The winner has to beat Danny Huneycutt twice in the final to prevail.
Read MoreVideo: Association Croquet-Aspinall Peels
Video from Paddy Chapman on how to play an "Aspinall" peel in Association Croquet.
Read MoreVideo: 2016 Minnesota Open Final
Two-hour plus video of the 2016 Minnesota Open Association Croquet Final final between Billy Bob Breeden and George Saad. Event was held at the Centennial Lakes Park facility in Edina, a suburb of Minneapolis, on Sunday, August 21,2016. Mike Weimerskirch is TD. Video by Russell Dilley.
Read More29th Annual US Open: December 6-10, 2016
The U.S.Open, the longest running association rules tournament in the United States, celebrates it's 29th continuous year this December. The tournament will run Tuesday, Dec. 6 through Saturday Dec. 10 at the Mission Hills Club in Palm Springs, CA. The TD will be Rory Kelley assisted by Doug Grimsley. There will be two flights with three games guaranteed each day through Friday leading to a BO3 Championship final and court side luncheon on Saturday. For information contact Rory Kelley -- rory.kelley43@gmail.com or Doug Grimsley -- dgrimsley37@aol.com
Update on 2016-08-23 15:14 by Dylan
Please note that the post title had a typo -- the dates should be December 6-10, 2016. The post has been corrected but the enewsletter cannot be un-sent.
Video: 2016 AC Worlds-Two Block Games
Video by Russell Dilley on Day One block play from the 2016 AC Worlds at the National Croquet Center in Wets Palm Beach, Florida. This double banked session features Jenny Clarke (NZ) vs Robert Hurst (USA) in Game One and Matthew Essick (USA) vs Andre Savinovs (Latvia) in Game Two.
Read MoreVideo: Triple Peel - First Person View
First person view on how to complete a triple peel from a missed lift. Filmed using a Xiaomi Yi action camera by Paddy Chapman.
Read More2016 USCA Western Regionals: August 4-7
The USCA Western Regional Association Laws Croquet Tournament will be held at Puget Sound Croquet Club in Kirkland, Washington. Practice will be from 1-5pm on Wednesday August 3, 2016. Play starts Friday 8:00 a.m., August 4-7, 2016.
Spector’s and guests are welcome. For more information, please contact Western Regional Vice President Jim Hanks: jamesjhanks@gmail.com or call 707-573-0956.