2024 GCWC Opening Day on October 18. Photo by Kent Eanes.
The 2024 WCF Golf Croquet World Championship has made it through the blocks and the playoff (knockout) stage will start at 8:30 eastern time this morning at the Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club near Hartfield, Va.
Read MoreThe 2025 U21 Golf Croquet World Championship will take place at the Sarasota Croquet Club in Venice, Florida, from April 14-18, 2025. This prestigious event will host 24 of the world’s top young croquet players as they compete for the title on the club’s seven high-quality lawns.
Read MoreThe allocation date for the 2024 WCF GC World Championship Qualifying Tournament to be held at the Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club in Hartfield, Virginia, October 13-16, was July 24, 2024. As of that date, the event was over-subscribed: the event capacity is 40, and 62 apparently eligible entries have been received.
Read MoreThe World Croquet Federation (WCF) has announced that the Corfu Croquet Club, situated on the picturesque Greek island of Corfu, has officially joined the WCF as a Recognised Croquet Organisation (RCO).
Read MoreThe 2024 WCF Golf Croquet World Championship will be hosted in the U.S. for the first time since 2002. The event will be held at the Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club, making its debut as a world-championship venue. Practice and opening ceremony on Thursday 10/17, with competition beginning the next day and finishing on Saturday 10/26.
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The World Croquet Federation (WCF) has announced the results of the recently concluded 2023 elections, which saw the election of new leadership to steer the organization for the next four years, starting from January 1, 2024. José Álvarez-Sala from Spain won the election for the position of WCF President with 36 votes. The election was keenly contested, with Jeff Soo (USA) polling 25 votes and Andrew Hobbs securing two votes.
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2022 Golf Croquet World Champion Matthew Essick in play at this year’s AC World Championship. Photo by Andrew Moss.
For long-time croquet enthusiasts, golf croquet seems like a relatively new sensation and certainly, the rapid world growth that tracks back roughly to the start of this century creates an aura of a game that is brand new. However, Chris Williams, Archivist for Croquet England, says the birth of the popular croquet version was documented in an issue of the Croquet Gazette that says the rules for Golf Croquet had been approved and were to “be embodied in the Laws of Croquet and Regulations for Official Tournaments and C.A. Year Book for 1934” during a Council meeting held on December 14, 1933.
Read MoreThe current World Croquet Federation president, Ian Burridge, will finish his four-year term at the end of this year. Burridge has indicated that he does not intend to stand for a second term, so the organization is now accepting nominations for a new president.
Read MoreThe World Croquet Federation (WCF) has announced that nominations are now open for the 2023 WCF Hall of Fame induction. This prestigious recognition celebrates individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the sport of croquet, both as accomplished players and as dedicated supporters. Nominations must be submitted by no later than Saturday, September 30, 2023, and can be made by individuals or through WCF member country associations.
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2023 GC Women’s World Champion Jamie Gumbrell During Block Play. Photo by Andrew Moss.
After eight days of intense competition from players across the world, Australia’s Jamie Gumbrell claimed the 2023 WCF Women’s Golf Croquet World Championship with a 7-3, 7-5, 5-7, 7-2 win over England’s Rachel Gee in yesterday’s final at the Sussex County Croquet Club in Southwick, England.
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