RANCHO MIRAGE, CA -- The 15th annual Mission Hills Invitational croquet tournament was held March 1-5 and the weather could not have been better. The 25 participants played in two flights with doubles in the mornings and singles in the lazy afternoons.
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Morning Coffee: USCA on Twitter and Fletcher Takes National Title
Interesting news out of the gate. It appears the USCA now has
Read MoreUpcoming North American Croquet Tourneys / Mar-Jun 2011
March 2011
Mar 1–5 / Mission Hills Invitational / Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, CA
Ron Hendry / 760-832-7681 / 760-567-6236 / croquetca@dc.rr.com / Ben Rothman, TD
Mar 3–6 / Charles Steuber Invitational / National Croquet Center, West Palm Beach, FL
Archie Peck / 561-818-6039 / archiepeck@aol.com
Upcoming Croquet Tournaments / December-April 2011
December 2010
Dec 1–5 / USCA Florida Regional Championship / Sarasota County Croquet Club, Sarasota, FL
Erica Sherman / 561-478-0760 /
Dec 7-11 / 2010 US Open (AC) / Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, California
Stan Patmor / 602-955-1547 or 800-294-0875 / / TD Rory Kelley rkelley@postsignaz.com
January 2011
Jan 7–9 / SCCC High Handicap Adjuster (Singles Only) / Pinebrook Park, Venice, FL
Charlotte Neagle / 941-412-8828 / charlotte.neagle@gmail.com
Jan 17–22 / Palm Beach CC Invitational / National Croquet Center, West Palm Beach, FL
Archie Peck / 561-818-6039 / archiepeck@aol.com
Jan 25–29 / Desert Classic (AC)/ Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, CA
Ron Hendry / 760-832-7681 / 760-567-6236 / croquetca@dc.rr.com / Ben Rothman, TD
Jan 26–30 / Beach Club Invitational / The Beach Club, Palm Beach, FL
Stewart Jackson / 561-514-9007 / 917-215-5428 / lequipe@aol.com
February 2011
Feb 2–5 / Desert Adventure Golf Croquet Tournament (GC) / Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, CA
Ron Hendry / 760-832-7681 / 760-567-6236 / croquetca@dc.rr.com / Ben Rothman, TD
Feb 3–6 / SCCC Winter Singles Invitational / Pinebrook Park, Venice, FL
Charlotte Neagle / 941-412-8828 / charlotte.neagle@gmail.com
Feb 8–12 / Peyton Ballenger Invitational / Croquet Club at PGA National, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Missy Diack / 561-630-0119 / missydiack@comcast.net / John Osborn, TD
Feb 17–20 / Green Gables Croquet Club Palm Beach Winter Tournament / Palm Beach CC, Palm Beach, FL
Clair Flinn / 732-449-2933 / 908-875-5439 / bracer5@msn.com / Herb Roemmele, TM
Feb 18–20 / SCCC Club Doubles/Singles Championship / Pinebrook Park, Venice, FL
Charlotte Neagle / 941-412-8828 / charlotte.neagle@gmail.com / continued on March 18-20, 2011
Feb 23–27 / 4th Annual Int'l Polo Club Palm Beach Invitational (GC) / International Polo Club, Wellington, FL
Don Jacobson, Host / 561-254-0999 / donjay16@aol.com / Mohammad Kamal, TD / $8000 purse, $5000
Feb 24–27 / 17th Audubon Croquet Invitational / Audubon Country Club, Naples, FL
John Richardson, TM / 239-653-9705 / 416-648-6249 / john_richardson@manulife.com / Fred Jones, TD
Feb 24–26 / Mar-a-Lago Doubles Invitational / Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, FL
John Osborn / 561-762-5904 / twenty6to2@aol.com
March 2011
Mar 1–5 / Mission Hills Invitational / Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, CA
Ron Hendry / 760-832-7681 / 760-567-6236 / croquetca@dc.rr.com / Ben Rothman, TD
Mar 3–6 / Charles Steuber Invitational / National Croquet Center, West Palm Beach, FL
Archie Peck / 561-818-6039 / archiepeck@aol.com
Mar 11–13 / Boca Grande Invitational / Gasparilla Inn & Boca Bay, Boca Grande, FL
Blaine Davis, TM / 941-964-1092 / 201-506-1982 / blainedavis@att.net / Fred Jones, TD
Mar 13–15 / USCA Croquet Week Golf Croquet Championship (GC) / National Croquet Center, West Palm Beach, FL
Erica Sherman / 561-478-0760 / tournamentusca@aol.com
Mar 15–16 / Hammock Dunes Club Championship / Hammock Dunes Club, Palm Coast, FL
Susan Cole / 386-986-4496 / spcole@cfl.rr.com / Ted Knopf, TD
Mar 16–20 / USCA Club Teams Championship / National Croquet Center, West Palm Beach, FL
Erica Sherman / 561-478-0760 / tournamentusca@aol.com
Mar 18–20 / SCCC Club Doubles/Singles Championship / Pinebrook Park, Venice, FL
Charlotte Neagle / 941-412-8828 / charlotte.neagle@gmail.com /continued from February 18-20, 2011
Mar 28 – Apr 3 / USCA AC Rules National Championship (AC) / National Croquet Center, West Palm Beach, FL
Erica Sherman / 561-478-0760 / tournamentusca@aol.com
April 2011
Apr 5–9 / USCA Western Regional Championship / Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, CA
Erica Sherman / 561-478-0760 / tournamentusca@aol.com / Ben Rothman, TD
Apr 8–10 / SCCC Spring Invitational (Singles Only) / Pinebrook Park, Venice, FL
Charlotte Neagle / 941-412-8828 / charlotte.neagle@gmail.com
Apr 14–16 / Mar-a-Lago Singles Invitational / Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, FL
John Osborn / 561-762-5904 / twenty6to2@aol.com
Apr 27–30 / Dorthy Fosse Invitational / Hammock Dunes Club, Palm Coast, FL
Susan Cole / 386-986-4496 / spcole@cfl.rr.com / Fred Jones, TD
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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.
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