The Tulsa Croquet Club has announced the 33rd Annual Indian Territory Open, a USCA Sanctioned American 6W and Golf Croquet Singles/Doubles tournament taking place from Friday, May 26 to Monday, May 29, 2023. The event will be held at LaFortune Park in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Read More2023 GC Over 50’s Ranking Places Full List
The 2023 GC Over 50's World Championship is set to take place from October 14-21, 2023, in Western Australia. The Management Committee has announced the allocation of places for this 48-person event. According to the Committee, there will be 20 Full Member Places, 4 Associate Member Places, 4 Qualifier Places, and 20 Ranking Places available for the championship. The 20 Ranking Places have been awarded to the players based on the Initial Ranking List dated end of March 29, 2023. This is based on their Max DG ranking over 12 months as per Sports Regulations Appendix 2, clause 2.3.
Read MoreStan Patmor: 1936-2023
Stan Patmor, 86, pub owner, restauranteur, croquet afficionado and good friend, passed away February 13, 2023. Stan grew up in Phoenix but graduated high school in Portland, Oregon. He then enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where his considerable intellectual gifts placed him in an intelligence unit that often manned a ship in the South Pacific, intercepting electronic communications from America’s adversaries during the dark days of the Cold War. Post-Navy Stan returned to Phoenix and began his lifelong love of plants and landscape design.
Read More2023 Chesapeake Bay Spring Fling: March 18-May 9
The Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club is accepting registrations for the 2023 Spring Fling American 6-Wicket Croquet Tournament to be held from March 18 to May 9, 2023. This is a USCA-sanctioned event and players will earn handicap tracking points.
The tournament is open to anyone who wants to enter of any skill level. The cost is $10 for CBCC members and $20 for non-members. Entries will be accepted until midnight, March 16.
Read More2023 USCA Six Wicket Club Teams Schedule
The upcoming American Six Wicket Club Teams event at the National Croquet Center promises to offer participants a delightful experience filled with entertainment, costumes and friendly competition. Contrary to popular belief, it is not the Irish who are the luckiest people in the world, but rather those who will be attending this event scheduled for March 16-19. With the promise of a fun-filled experience, players will have the opportunity to showcase their skills in a lively atmosphere, with the added bonus of a chance to win big for their respective clubs.
Read More2023 European Golf Croquet Club League
Club croquet players across Europe will have the opportunity to showcase their skills and compete for the title of Champion club team in Europe in an exciting new event set to kick off in April. The event, which will consist of six qualifying stages, will culminate in the Grand Final to be held at the prestigious Roehampton Club in London, England from October 13-15, 2023. During each of the six qualifying stages, four teams of four players will compete against each other over the course of a single weekend. The first Qualifying Stage was held in November 2022 at the Algarve Club in Portugal, which saw the Roehampton Club emerge victorious (results on croquetscores.com).
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Tournament Director School with Jeff Soo
Have you ever wanted to learn how to be a Tournament Director? As a new benefit of membership, the USCA is offering an opportunity to learn the basics of tournament administration from Jeff Soo. When you finish, you'll feel confident that you can run a small club tournament of at least 20-30 people. This event will be held via Zoom over four 90-minute sessions. You must plan to attend each session.
Each session will include a mix of general event management issues and scheduling techniques. Participants are expected to complete reading assignments before each session, and will be assigned homework after each of the first three sessions.
Read More2023 Croquet News Volume 1: US Hall of Fame
The 2023 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 2022 American Six Wicket National Championship held in December at the Mission Hills Croquet Club, plus coverage of GC Club Teams and Seniors Masters. In addition, full biographies of 2023 US Croquet Hall of Fame inductees Bob Alman, Hal Denton and Rory Kelley start on page 30. Recent 2022 AC Women's Grand Prix champion Loretta Cooper is our member profile.
Read MoreBob Jackson: 1932-2023
Bob Jackson passed away today at the age of 92. Jackson took up croquet in his late thirties after a career representing New Zealand at international table tennis. He brought a professional attitude to practice that was almost unknown in croquet in the late 1960s and helped him to rise rapidly to the top of the sport. He became particularly famous for his accurate shooting which was based on a remorseless practice routine.
Read MoreUSCA Announces Croquet Week 2023
The United States Croquet Association (USCA) is thrilled to announce the dates for Croquet Week 2023, taking place from March 10-19, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Florida. The nine-day event will feature a variety of competitions and activities for croquet enthusiasts of all skill levels.
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