The 2023 Volume 2 Digital Edition of the USCA's Croquet News magazine is now available for viewing as an eMag. This Summer issue features the 2022 USCA Annual Awards winners along with coverage of the 2023 AC National Championships and Croquet Week. In addition, readers will enjoy our usual tactics columns for American Six Wicket and Golf Croquet plus our member profile on John Warlick.
Read MoreTega Cay Croquet Club Featured for TLC Show 90 Day-The Single Life
The Tega Cay Croquet Club (TCCC) was recently contacted by Eden Fury, an Associate Producer at Sharp Entertainment Company. Fury wanted to use our croquet lawn to film a scene for TLC's 90 day: The Single Life reality TV series. The plot: two actors have decided to go on a date at a croquet club.
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Peachtree Hills Place Croquet Club Hosts Georgia Cup
Peachtree Hills Place Croquet Club hosted the inaugural United States Croquet Association Georgia Cup Tournament on Saturday, April 22 and Sunday, April 23 for two days of intense croquet competition by top players from throughout the state of Georgia, several who are ranked amongst the best national players. The tournament, sponsored by Mercedes-Benz of Buckhead and TheKey, featured golf croquet and include players from Peachtree Hills Place Croquet Club and Lenbrook Croquet, Jekyll Island Croquet Club and Carroll County Croquet Club. Carroll County Croquet Club won the tournament with a combined score of 33 and Jekyll Island Croquet Club finished second.
Read MoreUSCA Launches CroquetNow for Croquet Game Score Tracking
It is with anticipation, excitement, and a lot of hard behind the scenes work, that the USCA introduces “CroquetNow” as an exclusive member benefit for all USCA members. First and foremost, CroquetNow is for people who like playing croquet at any level! It is just as useful to record fun family games in the backyard, track progress for beginner players, help croquet clubs function, as it is to assist the most serious of players.
Read MorePowell Gardens Invites You to Rosé & Croquet Garden Party
Don your finest garden attire and hat for the Rosé & Croquet Garden Party! Powell Gardens invites croquet enthusiasts, art appreciators, and whimsy-loving garden goers to Rosé & Croquet Garden on May 20, 2023 (10 a.m. - 1 p.m.). The event, supporting Powell Gardens’ spring exhibition Painted Garden, includes brunch bites and croquet nestled in a picturesque Midwestern landscape.
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2023 Buffalo Croquet Club 6-Wicket Invitational: August 17-20
The Buffalo Croquet Club is excited to announce its 7th Annual 6-Wicket Invitational Tournament, taking place from August 17-20, 2023. This USCA-sanctioned American 6-Wicket tournament will be held at Delaware Park and will feature singles and doubles matches, with white attire required.
Read More2023 Croquet by the Bay Croquet Tournament
The Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club is proud to announce the 2023 Croquet by the Bay Tournament, to be held from May 11-14. This USCA Sanctioned, American 6-Wicket Croquet tournament will feature both singles and doubles play, with block play leading to the playoffs. Flights will be divided into Advanced Flight and Novice Flight, with the possibility of additional flights depending on turnout.
Read MoreTulsa Croquet Club's 33rd Annual Indian Territory Open
The Tulsa Croquet Club has announced the 33rd Annual Indian Territory Open, a USCA Sanctioned American 6W and Golf Croquet Singles/Doubles tournament taking place from Friday, May 26 to Monday, May 29, 2023. The event will be held at LaFortune Park in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Read More2023 GC Over 50’s Ranking Places Full List
The 2023 GC Over 50's World Championship is set to take place from October 14-21, 2023, in Western Australia. The Management Committee has announced the allocation of places for this 48-person event. According to the Committee, there will be 20 Full Member Places, 4 Associate Member Places, 4 Qualifier Places, and 20 Ranking Places available for the championship. The 20 Ranking Places have been awarded to the players based on the Initial Ranking List dated end of March 29, 2023. This is based on their Max DG ranking over 12 months as per Sports Regulations Appendix 2, clause 2.3.
Read MoreStan Patmor: 1936-2023
Stan Patmor, 86, pub owner, restauranteur, croquet afficionado and good friend, passed away February 13, 2023. Stan grew up in Phoenix but graduated high school in Portland, Oregon. He then enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where his considerable intellectual gifts placed him in an intelligence unit that often manned a ship in the South Pacific, intercepting electronic communications from America’s adversaries during the dark days of the Cold War. Post-Navy Stan returned to Phoenix and began his lifelong love of plants and landscape design.
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