Upcoming 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
Morning Coffee: Navy-St. John's, Mulliner in the Money and MCA Schedule
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Back to our normal Monday schedule and the highlight for me this week will be celebrating St. David's Day tomorrow with a bottle of two of Tomos Watkins at Llywellyn's. Now for your regularly scheduled croquet news ...
Stephens Mulliner took International Polo Club GC Invitational top prize of $5000 with a 2-0 victory over
Croquet Video: Justin Bieber Not Playing Croquet
I guess Justin Bieber is some kind of big deal. Here he is hitting small balls around with a toy croquet set for Vanity Fair. Imagine how effective this could be if he was on a real court.
Read MoreCroquet Website Directory Additions (February 2011)
The following websites have been added to the Croquet Network directories this month:
CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Belgium Croquet Federation
http://www.croquetb.org/
Chicago Croquet Club
http://www.chicagocroquetclub.org/
Croquet On Facebook (February 2011)
Most popular croquet groups on Facebook for February 2011:
Rank / Group / Likes / Last Month
01. I'm not posh, just jolly good at croquet - 58,327 (1)
02. Croquet (Wikipedia) - 7,463 (2)
Morning Coffee: Christchurch, Wood Mallets, Hilton Head and WCF Under-21 GC Championship
CQnet StoreRegular croquet news seems trivial, but here is the Morning Coffee rundown. We're on a Tuesday schedule this week due to President's Day in the U.S. In an odd coincidence, this post is pretty much built over a week and there happened to be many croquet news items from New Zealand.
The WCF has now launched a dedicated Under-21 GC World Championship section of the main WCF website --
Breaking News: Earthquake Hits Christchurch
After taking a day off to enjoy President's Day here in the U.S., it was devasting to wake up to news of a major earthquake in New Zealand that has reportedly killed 65 people. Obviously, any tragedy is upsetting, but I think many croquet players feel a connection to the area.
Read MoreMallethead: Questions for Croquet
1. Where Is Our Golf Croquet World Team Championship?
Start with four regions -- North America, British Isles, Africa and Oceania. Four tests -- Canada vs U.S., U.K. vs Ireland, Egypt vs South Africa, Australia vs New Zealand. The following year winners advance to final four hosted by a predetermined region winner.
Read MoreStart with four regions -- North America, British Isles, Africa and Oceania. Four tests -- Canada vs U.S., U.K. vs Ireland, Egypt vs South Africa, Australia vs New Zealand. The following year winners advance to final four hosted by a predetermined region winner.
Croquet Website Rankings (January 2011)
JANUARY / UNIQUE VISITORS (Previous Rank)
01. croquetamerica.com - 1320 (2)
02. croquet.com - 996 (1)
03. croquetworld.com - 412 (3)
-- croquet.org.uk - 412 (5)
05. mauicroquetclub.org - 142 (-)
06. croquetnational.com - 136 (-)
Source: Compete.com (U.S. domestic traffic)
Please note that compete.com generally seems to under-report traffic, especially for what are considered low-traffic sites.