Croquet Network Issue 5:
Morning Coffee: Rothman Wins Western Regionals
Visit the StoreBen Rothman took the USCA Western Regionals Championship flight this past weekend. Full results --
/croquet-network-forum/post/1461130
The 2011 Trans-Tasman (AUS vs NZ) Test starts this weekend. Full details--
http://www.croquet-australia.com.au/Events/2011/TT/index.html
Bonus Poll: College Golf Croquet National Championship
Croquet Poll: USCA College Croquet Six-Wicket Nationals
Morning Coffee: Mulliner is the U.S. Association Singles Champion
Visit the StoreStephen Mulliner takes the U.S. Association Singles title with a -4, +7, +26 finals win over Ben Rothman and is now the first player to take open national singles titles in New Zealand, Britain, America and Australia. Mulliner and Brian Cumming snagged the doubles title with a 2-0 win over Jim Bast and Danny Huneycutt. Catch up on the full reports in the American CWO forum --
http://croquetworld.com/Events_byDate.asp?region=The+Americas&period=3+Months
Croquet World Online offers a piece on changing the terrain to make croquet more "interesting" to watch/play ... ala golf. Yeah, golf like in the movie Caddyshack. I would counter that I'm not sure that golf is the sport to emulate since there's nothing particularly interesting about watching golf.
International Croquet Tournament Schedule Additions
Croquet Website Directory Additions (March 2011)
Morning Coffee: USCA on Twitter and Fletcher Takes National Title
Croquet On Facebook (March 2011)
Most popular croquet groups on Facebook for March 2011:
Rank / Group / Likes / Last Month
01. I'm not posh, just jolly good at croquet - 58,247 (1)
02. Croquet (Wikipedia) - 7,751 (2)
Mallethead: 10 Ways Croquet is Just Like March Madness
To celebrate the month of madness for college basketball, here's your list of ways that croquet and hoops are pretty much the same.
1. Both games are played on courts.
2. In both sports, it's all about scoring hoops.
