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Morning Coffee: Solomon Picture Book Released
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Fans of the USA National Team have the opportunity to relive the 2011 Solomon Trophy win through an event picture book featuring the photos of Eileen Soo. You can view the book online, or even buy a copy (hardbound) to impress your friends. There are two versions, nearly identical but for size: (be patient; takes a while to load)
8x8 version: http://www.adoramapix.com/croquetj/book/solomon2011
10x10 version: http://www.adoramapix.com/croquetj/book/solomon2011-10x10
Morning Coffee: The Croquet Gazette Goes Big Time
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Okay, we've got to take a little time out this morning to talk about a bold move on the croquet media scene. This weekend I was checking out digital editions of back issues for Croquet Network on the Yudu site. When I did a search for croquet, I detected a beautiful new croquet magazine delivered through my same host at no charge to readers. And in fact, it was immediately clear that this new magazine was superior in content and design to Croquet Network. But wait, it's not new. It was the venerable old Croquet Gazette produced by the Croquet Association. Further research indicates that the Croquet Association has made the Gazette a marketing initiative and has hired
Upcoming North American Croquet Tourneys / Aug-Dec 2011
Aug 2–6 / Meadow Club Invitational
Meadow Club of Southampton, Southampton, NY
Beatty & Dolph Cramer / 561-833-6252 / dolphcramer@aol.com
Aug 5-7 / 2011 AC CroqCan
Elmdale Lawn Bowling Club, Central Lawn Bowling Club, Ottawa, Ontario.
Ken Shipley / 613-234-1862 / kship@web.ca
2011 WCF Hall of Fame Inductees
I am delighted to announce that the 2011 inductees to the WCF Hall of Fame are:
Read MoreMorning Coffee: Mark McInerney Makes History
Click image to visit storeIreland's Mark McInerney claimed the BestInvest World Golf Croquet Championship with a 7-4, 7-6, 7-5 win over Hisham Aboesbaa from Egypt yesterday. The win is the first by a non-Egyptian player in the 15-year history of the GC World Championship. The win perhaps signifies that GC has graduated from being an "Egyptian" game to a true world sport. You can read more about the win on the best association site in the world (Croquet Ireland)--
http://www.croquetireland.com/index.php?q=node/149
GC Worlds Finals Set: Hisham Aboesbaa vs Mark McInerney
The best of five finals today features Hisham Aboesbaa vs Mark McInerney. The big news of the event involves the elimination of Reg Bamford in the quarterfinals by Aboesbaa. In the video above, the shot was determined to be a fault because of "faint line left on the court."
Read MoreGC Worlds: Elite Eight ... or Nine
The playoff continues and from what I can piece together from internet sources (Facebook) only on match remains to be conluded from the second round. It happens to be the marquee matchup of Duncan Dixon vs
Read MoreGC Worlds: Playoffs Are On
The playoff bracket was set yesterday and there is already some carnage out there. First round results:
Read MoreGC Worlds: Day Three Update
The GC Worlds website has the PDF newsletter available for Wednesday (PDF download). A list of qualified players follows as all players start today with one final block game. The knockout will start later today.
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