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Monday
08Mar2010

Morning Coffee: WCF in Motion, Mohammad and Friends, Sandy Bob

The WCF has a few innovative proposals under consideration. The first is an over-50 golf croquet championship to be held in Cairo this coming October. The second is a brief mention of a women's association championship. There are few details on this possibility other than an initial vote that will send the proposal to the council for discussion. And the last mention is a request for exemption from standard WCF rules in order to hold an event in China that would not necessarily include all WCF members. This an interesting proposal in that selling the game to China would seem essential for the overall plan to move toward eligibility toward the world games. There is also the massive potential for explosive growth that the population in China offers.

"Sandy" Bob Van Tassell played a "perfect game" to win the Mission Hills Invitational Over Ben Rothman this past weekend in Rancho Mirage, CA. A full write-up on the final is available on Ben's CroquetPro website.

Danny Huneycutt continues to collect prize money. This weekend he took the Charles Steuber Singles title with a 26-24 win over John Osborn in the finals. The event had an overall purse of $3750. Full details are listed in the Croquet World Americas forum.

Pasadena Croquet Club announces one-day golf croquet event to be held April 24. The event is called the Mohammad and Friends Golf Croquet Invitational to honor current US GC national champion Mohammad Kamal. The tournament has a low-entry fee of $10 for PCC members and $20 for non-members. To enter, contact Eric Sawyer at (323) 257-8541 or ecsccs@sbcglogal.net.

 

Friday
05Mar2010

Croquet Video: Rothman Doubles Run

Video of Ben Rothman running a break during the 2009 USCA doubles final.

Wednesday
03Mar2010

March Croquet Poll: What Should Golf Croquet Be Called?

You can may a good case that "golf croquet" isn't really the right name for that variation. Here's your chance to sound off on what it should be called. Poll is located on the sidebar of the website.

Monday
01Mar2010

Morning Coffee: MCA Schedule, Polo Photos, Ballenger in the Press

The Missouri Croquet Association announced their official 2010 schedule last month. The MCA has eight events on tap with a final date still to be determined for the Midwest Open in July. There is also discussion about adding a Fourth of July golf croquet tournament at Kactus Creek Croquet Club in Parkville, Missouri. Schedule follows:

May 15 -- Lee's Summit Croquet Tournament (Cutthroat 9 Wicket)
May 29,30,31 -- Kactus Creek Croquet Tournament (6 Wicket-US Championship, 1st flight singles)
June 26 -- Pelican Ridge Croquet Tournament (Cutthroat 9 Wicket-Singles/Doubles)
July -- Midwest Open Croquet Tournament (Cutthroat 9 Wicket-Singles/Doubles)

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Sunday
28Feb2010

Upcoming Tournaments / March-April 2010

MARCH 2010

Mar 02-06 / Mission Hills Invitational / Rancho Mirage, CA
Ben Rothman / croquetpro@gmail.com

Mar 04–07 / Charles P. Steuber Invitational / West Palm Beach, FL
Archie Peck / 561-818-6039 / archiepeck@aol.com

Mar 12–14 / Boca Grande Invitational / Boca Grande, FL
Blaine Davis  / 941-964-1092 / blainedavis@att.net

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Friday
26Feb2010

Croquet Video: Golf Croquet Highlights

This video by Sherif Abdelwahab is probably the best croquet highlight video out there.

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Thursday
25Feb2010

February Croquet Links: MCA, Welsh Croquet Association & Waimarie

Missouri Croquet Association -- This is actually an old link, but the site has been redesigned and in the spirit of full disclosure, I did the redesign. I wanted to highlight it because I believe this is the model for all club sites. And that is not necessarily from a aesthetic standpoint, but more from the functionality. The news module is featured right on the front page, so if the club is diligent about posting announcements and results (which is super easy by the way) the site always looks active.

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Wednesday
24Feb2010

Nine to Six: Part 5 - Rover Balls

USCA Stock Photo

The Complex Rover Ball Situation

I saved this one for last because I've been dreading sitting down and reading the six-wicket rules on rover play. I can safely say that I'll probably retain that information just long enough to make this post.

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