Video by Jim Nicholls of groundsman Bill Mead and Tournament Referee Stephen Howes setting one of the 72 hoops at the 2016 WCF Association Croquet World Championships in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Oxford University Rebrands Croquet Club
The croquet club at Oxford University was established in 1867 and was latterly known as the Oxford University Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club. In 2003, the club cleaved from the tennis club and became the Oxford University Croquet Club, OUCC.
Today the Oxford University Croquet Club has voted, unopposed, to change its name to the Oxford University Association Croquet Club at its AGM.
2016 USCA Selection Eights Availability Deadline: July 31
The Selection Eights will be held October 27-30, 2016 at the National Croquet Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. This is an AC Selection Event — players will be selected by the Selection Committee from those who make themselves available to compete.
The availability form is in the members area of the USCA website under Official Forms. The deadline for availability is July 31, 2016. The selections will be made on August 14, 2016.
Great Britain Announces 2016 Solomon Team
The Croquet Association AC Selectors have chose the following players for the 2016 Solomon Trophy test to be played June 28 to July 1, 2016 at the Bowdon Croquet Club in Manchester, England.
Read MoreKC to Host 2016 Midwest Regional
USCA Midwestern Regional VP Matt Griffith has announced Kansas City as the host city for the 2016 USCA Midwest Regionals to be played as golf croquet singles and Waterford doubles. The event will be held June 24-26, 2016 at Griffith's Kactus Creek Croquet Club and The National Golf Club of Kansas City in Parkville, Missouri (northern part of the Kansas City metro).
Read MoreVideo: 2016 WCF Golf Croquet WTC Final Day
From Nick Cheyne's YouTube Channel -- "Shots of the final day for the GC World Champs in order.
Tried to capture the majority of the final matches."
Read MoreTried to capture the majority of the final matches."
Video: 2016 WCF Golf Croquet WTC Day 1
From Nick Cheyne's YouTube Channel -- "Random shots from different players on the 1st day of the GC champs 2016 at Surbion Croquet Club."
Read MoreBuffalo Croquet Begins With a Bang
BUFFALO, NY – This summer in Delaware Park in Buffalo, New York, for three straight days, this cute and clever game of croquet will be played by some of the country’s top-ranked players. The Buffalo Croquet Club Inaugural 6-Wicket Invitational will host famous players like Johnny Osborn, John Young III, Anne Frost Robinson and Douglas Moore. These include members of the United States Croquet Association (USCA) Hall of Fame, and presidents from the croquet clubs of Bermuda, Rochester and New York City.
Read MoreNew Zealand Wins 2016 Golf Croquet WTC
The WCF Golf Croquet World Team Championship concluded this past weekend in England with New Zealand claiming the Tier 1 title by virtue of a 7-5 win over Egypt. Full match scores here:
Read MoreWCF Golf Croquet WTC: Day Five
By Eric Sawyer | Yesterday, our lads beat the South African team pretty easily to conclude the Plate pool play. After factoring in our prior win over Sweden in the A block, our team finished 3-0 to secure the #1 seed in the Plate. We will play Sweden, the #2 seed in the Plate, in a two-day test beginning tomorrow.
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