The Missouri Croquet Association announced their official 2010 schedule last month. The MCA has eight events on tap with a final date still to be determined for the Midwest Open in July. There is also discussion about adding a Fourth of July golf croquet tournament at Kactus Creek Croquet Club in Parkville, Missouri. Schedule follows:
May 15 -- Lee's Summit Croquet Tournament (Cutthroat 9 Wicket)
May 29,30,31 -- Kactus Creek Croquet Tournament (6 Wicket-US Championship, 1st flight singles)
June 26 -- Pelican Ridge Croquet Tournament (Cutthroat 9 Wicket-Singles/Doubles)
July -- Midwest Open Croquet Tournament (Cutthroat 9 Wicket-Singles/Doubles)
Aug 14 -- Kansas City Croquet Tournament (Cutthroat 9 Wicket)
Sept 17,18,19-- 9-Wicket National Croquet Tournament (9 Wicket-Cutthroat/Standard Doubles/Singles)
Oct 2,3-- Kactus Creek Croquet Tournament (6 Wicket-US Club hi-low teams)
Oct 16-- Pumpkin Open Croquet Tournament (Cutthroat 9 Wicket)
Croquet World has photos available from the recent International Polo Tournament.
The Palm Beach Post recently posted an article on Johnny Mitchell's Peyton Ballenger win at the PGA National. Here's an excerpt:
"The club members just don't want to have a tournament," tournament chairman Jim Taylor said. "They want it to be first-class — everything about it."