The 2021 Volume 3 Digital Edition of the USCA's Croquet News is now available for viewing as an eMag. This fall edition features Damon Bidencope's recap of his recent visit to lead instructional sessions in Buckhead, Georgia. The fall issue also includes coverage of National Croquet Day, GC Eights, Southeast Regionals and the Florida GC Regional. Readers will also find a profile on Dan Pailas as well as full bios for 2021 Hall of Fame Inductees Jim Bast and Mohammad Kamal.
Read MoreUSCA COVID-19 Update: April Event Cancellations
The following message went out to all USCA members today with more event cancellations noted:
We are all experiencing difficulties due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) with circumstances changing rapidly. The USCA is monitoring all safety and health decisions and guidelines made by the federal and state governments and will continue to make our decisions in advance so that everyone has time to revise their plans accordingly.
Read MoreUSCA Working On GC Eights
The USCA's Golf Croquet Committee is proposing to initiate a brand new GC tournament called the USCA GC Eights. The inaugural event will be hosted by the Sarasota County Croquet Club in Venice, Florida, over the weekend of October 20-23, 2017.
It will consist of a maximum 24 players in three blocks playing on six courts, with the groups of eight built based World Croquet Federation grades. Within the "Eight" all players will play each other in best of three matches and the plan calls for two matches per day on the first three days, then two on the final day. All games will be played under WCF golf croquet rules.
There will be an opening night "Pot Luck" dinner provided by the club on Thursday to welcome the players and hand out court assignments. Play will begin on Friday morning play will begin and continue through Monday. The club will have breakfast snacks each morning and lunch each day for the players and paid guests. At the end of each day there will be an "Attitude Adjustment" with beer and wine provided. The club will take care of setting the wickets each morning prior to play.
The entry fee for this event will be $250 per person with an $80 social fee for non playing guests.