The 2025 U21 Golf Croquet World Championship will take place at the Sarasota Croquet Club in Venice, Florida, from April 14-18, 2025. This prestigious event will host 24 of the world’s top young croquet players as they compete for the title on the club’s seven high-quality lawns.
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JER and Linda Chilton Foundation and CFA Introduce The New Steuber Classic
In a move to attract new players and increase support for the serious sport of American Six Wicket Croquet, the Croquet Foundation of America, Inc. (CFA) and the JER and Linda Chilton Foundation, have announced a multi-year, strategic partnership to introduce the New Steuber Classic Croquet Tournament.
Read More2024 WCF GC Worlds Qualifier Allocation List
The allocation date for the 2024 WCF GC World Championship Qualifying Tournament to be held at the Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club in Hartfield, Virginia, October 13-16, was July 24, 2024. As of that date, the event was over-subscribed: the event capacity is 40, and 62 apparently eligible entries have been received.
Read More2024 Rockfish GC Tournament at Chesapeake Bay
The 2024 Rockfish Golf Croquet Tournament is set to take place from July 4 to July 7, 2024 at the Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club in Harfield, Virginia. Hosted amidst the vibrant festivities of the Blue Crab Arts and Crafts Festival, the event offers two USCA sanctioned tournaments in one, with players having the opportunity to engage in singles or doubles, or both.
Read More2024 GC Worlds: US Player Availability Deadline
The 2024 WCF Golf Croquet World Championship will be hosted in the U.S. for the first time since 2002. The event will be held at the Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club, making its debut as a world-championship venue. Practice and opening ceremony on Thursday 10/17, with competition beginning the next day and finishing on Saturday 10/26.
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2022 Golf Croquet World Champion Matthew Essick in play at this year’s AC World Championship. Photo by Andrew Moss.
Golf Croquet Celebrates 90 Years
For long-time croquet enthusiasts, golf croquet seems like a relatively new sensation and certainly, the rapid world growth that tracks back roughly to the start of this century creates an aura of a game that is brand new. However, Chris Williams, Archivist for Croquet England, says the birth of the popular croquet version was documented in an issue of the Croquet Gazette that says the rules for Golf Croquet had been approved and were to “be embodied in the Laws of Croquet and Regulations for Official Tournaments and C.A. Year Book for 1934” during a Council meeting held on December 14, 1933.
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World Gold Croquet Champion Matthew Essick
PEACHTREE HILLS PLACE CROQUET CLUB HOSTS USCA GC EXHIBITION
Peachtree Hills Place Croquet Club co-hosted an exhibition match with the United States Croquet Association (USCA) on Sunday, October 15. Reigning GC World Champion Matthew Essick (24) played five-time AC National Champion Stephen Morgan (35) in an exciting exhibition match that was announced by USCA President Damon Bidencope.
Read MoreUSCA Golf Croquet Selection Information
The USCA has announced the following information for golf croquet selection with several world events on deck for 2024 and 2025. The WCF has three GC world championships scheduled for late 2024 and early 2025, two of which are slated to be held in the U.S.
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Robert Fulford in play during the 2023 AC World Championship semifinals at Hurlingham. Photo by Andrew Moss.
Interview: Robert Fulford
In July, croquet players and fans across the world were treated to a captivating WCF Association Croquet World Championship held at Hurlingham and nearby clubs in England. Thanks to daily live streaming, fans were able to watch as England’s Robert Fulford won an unprecedented sixth WCF AC World title in a dramatic final against American Matthew Essick that went to a fifth game.
Read MoreMerion Cricket Club's 2023 Invitational Croquet Tournament: September 23-24
The Merion Cricket Club will host the 2023 Invitational Croquet Tournament on September 23-24, 2023, in Haverford, Pennsylvania. Croquet enthusiasts and players from all around are invited to participate in this exceptional event that promises both competitive play and camaraderie.
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