It's 81 degrees in Kansas City, so it's time to stop writing about croquet and start playing. Here's your speed version of the Tuesday Morning Coffee ...
CROQUET WEEK GC: To kick of the USCA's Croquet Week and Club Teams festival of croquet, Sandra Knuth Walsh took a 7-5, 7-1 win over David McCoy to snag the USCA Croquet Week Golf Croquet Tournament title. Larry Cranfield took the first flight final with a 7-1, 7-4 win over Karen Heckman.
MCA 17: The Midwest Croquet Association is waking from the winter hibernation and has launched its 2017 membership drive. How do you get one of those sweet MCA jersey's? Just become a premium member here. Also, be sure and check out the growing 2017 MCA Schedule featuring four MCA #9WS events.
KRUNCHER89 GC YOUTUBIA: We mentioned it last week, but Chris Clarke has now indicated that he has uploaded all of his 33 clips on the 2017 GC Worlds recently held in Melbourne, Australia. You can find them on clarkecroquet.com under "Historical Videos from Events/2017 Golf Croquet World Championships." Or check out the kruncher89 YouTube Channel. Full line-up of videos available: U21 Montage, Felix Webby v Ahmed El Mahdi, Jenny Clarke v Stephen Mulliner, Ahmed Nasr v Duncan Dixon, Hamy Erian v Mohamed Karem, Pete Landrebe v Felix Webby, Ahmed Nasr v Felix Webby, Greg Fletcher v John Christie, Ahmed Nasr v Reg Bamford and Prizegiving.
USCA STAFF ADDITION: The USCA has announced that Jennifer Othen has replaced Ray Liberti as the new Tournament/Schools Coordinator. She previously worked as the membership coordinator for the USCA from 2004-2008.
JOHNNIES VISIT PINEHURST: As prep for the upcoming Annapolis Cup the St. John's croquet team recently took a spring break trip to visit the venerable Pinehurst Croquet Club in North Carolina. St. John's freshman Sean Miller -- “Having places like this to play legitimizes the sport for me, it proves croquet isn’t just a lawn game, it’s actually a competitive sport.”