Visit the storeAll kinds of action on the world croquet scene this week. Let's get right into it--
ROWE IS WORLD CHAMPION: England's Rachel Rowe defeated Jenny Clark (7-3, 6-7, 5-7, 7-6, 7-4) to become the WCF Women's World Golf Croquet Champion. The finals match was held at the Mount Maunganui Croquet Club in New Zealand. Photos are available on the tourney website and a full report is available from the CA--
Visit the storeNovember is well under way and the U.S. now has a new national champion for the deadness game while in Australia the young Fletcher crew has become quite a force. I have to say though, I'm most happy this morning because our newest family member let me sleep in until 4:30 a.m. Hooray for sleep! Here's your weekly dose--
HUNEYCUTT IS U.S. CHAMP: Danny Huneycutt won his first U.S. Rules title with a +24, -24, 20-10 win over Jeff Soo. Britt Ruby and Rory Kelly took the doubles title with a win over Brian Cumming and Ben Rothman 19-10. In first flight action, Steve Mossbrook took the title with a 17-5 win over Mary Rodeberg.
Another busy weekend of croquet news ...
Topping the list is 21-year-old Duncan Dixon who has defended his New Zealand GC National Championship with a 7-6, 7-5 win over 24-year-old Phillip Drew. Full summary available from the Bay of Plenty Times.
Click to visit CNET StoreThe WCF has announced that Bay of Plenty, New Zealand will host the 2011 Women's Golf Championship to be held November 19-26. WCF president Charles Jones was quoted on the Croquet New Zealand Website:
“The hosting of this world championship can only be good for Golf Croquet in this country. New Zealand has a exciting future in women’s golf croquet, especially with an increasing number of talented young women playing the sport.”
Previous host cities include Cairo (2005), Dublin (2007) and Melbourne (2009).
A few recent North American tournaments have been announced. The Pacific Cup will be held in Kirkland, Washington September 8-11 and the Mar-a-Lago Club has announced a singles event for April 14-16 and doubles for February 24-26.
Croquet New Zealand recently announced results from the Southern Veterans' Tournament held at the Winton Croquet Club November 24-28:
Association Singles Championship
Winnner: Paul Castell 6 wins
Runner up: B Monckton 5 wins on count back
Association Handicap Singles
Winner: J Cleine
Runner up: A Sandilands
Association Handicap Doubles
Winners: M Gwynne and J Pullar
Runnners up: V Skinner and J Hamilton
Golf Croquet Championship Singles
Winner: B Monckton
Runner up: D Jackson
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