The 2024 WCF GC World Championship delivered another entertaining day as play shifted from the round of 16 to the quarterfinals at the Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club near Hartfield, Va. Robert Fletcher (AUS), Euan Burridge (ENG), Khaled Kamel (EGY) and Blake Fields (USA) all advanced to the semifinal round with Kamel and Fields needing fifth games to advance.
Read MoreThe Most Exciting Day in Sports: GCWC Playoffs 2024
The 2024 WCF Golf Croquet World Championship Round of 32 and 16 is one of the most entertaining days in croquet and yes, I will say it — all of sport. Eighty players battle for five days in block play to whittle down to 32. That first playoff day is a whirlwind of action as the day brings unpredictable best of three action and generally ends with only eight players left standing. It’s a nail-biter for top seeds and anyone following the event.
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2024 GCWC Opening Day on October 18. Photo by Kent Eanes.
2024 GC Worlds Reach the Playoff Stage
The 2024 WCF Golf Croquet World Championship has made it through the blocks and the playoff (knockout) stage will start at 8:30 eastern time this morning at the Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club near Hartfield, Va.
Read More2024 CROQUET NEWS VOLUME 3: GC Worlds Preview
The 2024 Volume 3 Digital Edition of the USCA's Croquet News magazine is now available for viewing as an eMag. This Fall issue features expansive coverage of the 2024 WCF Golf Croquet World Championship to be held in Virginia in October. There is also coverage of the National Croquet Day held in June and a profile on 2023 Women's American Six Wicket Grand Prix winner Linda Trifone.
Read More2025 U21 GC World Championship: September 11 USCA Deadline
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.
Read More2024 CROQUET NEWS VOLUME 2: Summer Issue
The 2024 Volume 2 Digital Edition of the USCA's Croquet News magazine is now available for viewing as an eMag. This Summer issue features coverage of the 2024 AC and GC Nationals along with the 2023 Annual Awards. In addition to Let's Talk Tactics from Jeff Soo and GC America from Cheryl Bromley, this edition features 2023 Women's GC Grand Prix winner Debbie Davidoff for our member profile and plenty more.
Read MoreUSCA Invites Members to 2024 Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner
The United States Croquet Association (USCA) extends a warm invitation to all interested parties to participate in the upcoming 2024 Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner, scheduled to take place on March 15, 2024, at the National Croquet Center.
Read More2024 CROQUET NEWS VOLUME 1: US Solomon Win
The 2024 Volume 1 Digital Edition of the USCA's Croquet News magazine is now available for viewing as an eMag. This Spring issue features coverage of the 2023 US Solomon Trophy in November with additional coverage on Seniors/Masters, GC Club Teams and the 2024 Florida Golf Croquet Regional. Readers will also enjoy our full line-up of columns and departments including final standings for all six of the 2023 USCA Grand Prix competitions.
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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