Teams from Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin descended upon the Milwaukee Croquet Club for a weekend of friendly and spirited golf croquet competition at Lake Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After a meet and greet and practice on Friday evening, Saturday’s matches paired Illinois against Minnesota and Indiana and Wisconsin. The format was a best of 10 game test featuring an opening doubles game followed by players playing each of the other three opponents in singles games.
Read MoreShield Update: Oklahoma and Wisconsin
The Quad round of the 2018 Croquet Network States Shield was held over the weekend in two different cities and Oklahoma and Wisconsin both advanced from four-state groups with 6-4 scores in their respective championships to advance. They will meet in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 18, 2018 to battle for the 2018 States Shield. Full reports and photos on both quads will be posted soon on CroquetNetwork.com.
Overall Event Knockout:
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2018 States Shield: Predict the Winner
The 2018 Croquet Network States Shield overall bracket is presented below. For fun anyone can visit the actual tournament bracket at challonge.com and make predictions until the event goes live tomorrow morning -- https://challonge.com/18statesshield
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2018 Shield: Midwest Quad Matchups
The 2018 Croquet Network Midwest Quad Qualifier has announced starting lineups and PDF schedules for day one are available below. The Quad Qualifier takes place this Saturday and Sunday at the Milwaukee Croquet Club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The day one matchups include Midwest #1 seed Wisconsion against expansion team #4 Indiana. Illinois is the #2 seed and will face off against #3 seed and expansion team Minnesota.
Read More2018 Shield: Central Quad Matchups
The 2018 Croquet Network Central Quad Qualifier has announced starting lineups and the schedule for day one is set listed below. The Quad Qualifier takes place this Saturday and Sunday at the Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Read MoreKansas and Indiana Adjust 2018 Shield Rosters
Both Kansas and Indiana made successful post deadline roster request appeals for the 2018 Croquet Network States Shield over the past week. Kansas added Carl Archiniaco after losing two-time starter Darin Watson near the orginal roster deadline. Archiniaco is based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and was an alternate on the Oklahoma team who is now looking forward to getting some shield experience with the Kansas team. The Central Quad Qualifier will be held this Saturday and Sunday in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Read More2018 States Shield Rosters
All teams from the Central and Midwestern Quads for the 2018 Croquet Network States Shield have submitted rosters and those are shown below. In addition, the random seeding has been set for the expansion states and the team matchups are as follows:
Read More2018 States Shield Roster Deadline
The 2018 Croquet Network States Shield deadline for all rosters is next Friday, May 18 at 6:00 p.m. eastern US time. All state team directors should submit up to eight players for their initial rosters by the deadline. While only three players actually play during an individual test, the larger roster gives team directors flexibility to make adjustments to their starting line-ups between the qualification round and the championship without appealing to the other team directors.
Read MoreSoo Claims SE Regional GC Title
Eighteen players from New York, Maryland, Wisconsin, Missouri, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia competed in the 2018 USCA SE GC Regional held recently at the Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club in Hartfield, VA. Players were treated to extra helpings of warm southern hospitality as they competed over four days of singles and doubles block play and knock out rounds.
Read MoreWhite Wins Florida GC Regional
The National Croquet Center in West Palm Beach, Florida was the site of the 5th Annual USCA Florida Golf Croquet Tournament January 12 – 14, 2018. A record 32 players took to the lawns for three days of singles and doubles competition with a total of 119 matches played! It was wonderful to see a number of new faces enter the ranks as well as others from across the country and southern hemisphere with Lawrie Simpson of Australia traveling the farthest and logging the most frequent flyer miles!
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