Ben Rothman at the 2013 USCA Selection Eights in FloridaRANCHO MIRAGE -- As the number one ranked player in the US, Ben Rothman certainly has his name all over the USCA Champion's page. In fact, he is currently in possession of all six major singles and doubles national titles for the USCA. But when the balls roll out for the 2013 USCA American Rules Croquet National Championship to be held November 11-17 at the Mission Hills
Morning Coffee: Selection Eights Round-Up
Ben Rothman in play at the 2013 Eights
WEST PALM BEACH, FL -- The big news to come out of the 2013 U.S. Selection Eights weekend is a line-up change for Team USA for the upcoming MacRobertson Shield. Damon Bidencope has withdrawn due and his spot on the team will be taken by
Bent Captures Doubles Title in Ireland
DUBLIN, IRELAND - David Bent of Delray Beach, FL was the Championship Doubles winner with Andrew Johnston of Ireland and a Semi-finalist in Championship Singles at the Championship of Ireland held August 3-10, 2013. David’s full report as PDF: http://www.croquetamerica.com/news/media/2 013/ChampionshipOfIreland.pdf
Become a USCA Team Supporter
The Pins have arrived! Donate $100.00 or more and receive your“USCA Team Supporter” pin. Unlike some other countries, USCA players who travel abroad to team events areresponsible for their own expenses. For this reason, the Lee Olsen Fund was created several years ago in order to help supplement players in their representation of the USCA.
Read More2013 USCA Annual Awards Nominations
WEST PALM BEACH, FL -- If you would like to nominate a USCA member or club that excelled during 2013 to be considered for an Annual Award, please send your nomination to Shereen Hayes -shereenhayes@aol.com by December 15, 2013. Awards will be presented during Club Teams at the Participant’s Dinner on Friday, March 14, 2014.
2014 MacRobertson Shield Line-Ups
Now that the ACWC has concluded the croquet world can turn all attention on the upcoming MacRobertson Shield World Team Championship which will roll out the balls in December in New Zealand. Line-ups for the Big 4 have been announced and presented below is a selective breakdown of stats pulled from croquetrecords.com on August 29.
Read MoreU.S. Golf Croquet Players Are Ready for Nationals
An elite field of sixteen players will travel to the North Carolina high country for the USCA’s 2013 Golf Croquet National Championship to be held at the Lake Toxaway Country Club in Lake Toxaway, NC. Top seed will be Stephen Mulliner of England, currently ranked seventh in the world, and winner of both the British and European 2013 Golf Croquet championships.
Read MoreUSCA's Croquet News Volume 2 On the Way
The USCA's Croquet News Magazine Volume 2 for 2013 shipped out this week and should be on the way to members now. In the meantime, the PDF version is available in the member's section of the USCA website.
Read MoreWCF Partners with CroquetScores.com
Tim Murphy, the owner and developer of croquetscores.com, and the World Croquet Federation have today reached a 12 month co-operative agreement regarding the website. The WCF will pay the annual hosting costs of croquetscores.com in return for Tim Murphy continuing to evolve the results website for the good of the game.
Read MoreCFA 2013 Hall of Fame Announcement
Save the Date! December 6, 2013. The Red Coats are coming.
The Croquet Foundation of America and the United States Croquet Association request you to save the date for the 2013 Hall of Fame Ball.