Guess what I did over Memorial Day weekend. I actually played croquet. Strange as it seems the deeper I get into the sport, the less I play. The opportunity occurred to return to Tulsa for the Indian Territory Open. My last American Rules tourney was the previous Memorial weekend in Tulsa for the 2011 Midwestern Regionals. This past weekend was an interesting one as
Croquet Poll: Your Favorite Croquet Website
Update on 2012-05-29 12:18 by Dylan
Other votes so far include croquetrecords.com and mauicroquetclub.org. Should have had croquetrecords.com in the main poll. I think we'll do a club site poll in the future.
Update on 2012-05-31 18:01 by Dylan
Another vote came in for croquetrecords.com came in. Two votes so far, it is now in the main poll. Also, someone submitted Oxford Croquet and I have added that to the main poll. I've also allowed the ability to vote for up to three sites.
Update on 2012-06-06 12:01 by Dylan
Looks like the CA and Oxford Croquet are the big champs to date. Lots of club votes in the other category. Bowdon Croquet Club is popular. I've also added www.kroket.de to the main poll as it received four votes in the other category.
Morning Coffee: WCF Launches New Look Website
The World Croquet Federation launched their new website over the weekend. The best features include a rotating photo slideshow near the top of the hope page and a deeper list of new items alongside. Most importantly, the news items now generate unique URLs that can be direct linked. Now instead of posting full WCF statements, I'll be excerpting and linking.
Read More2012 World Semi-Finals Video With Audio
Archie Peck: 1935-2012
Archie Peck, Director of Croquet at the National Croquet Center and croquet's long-time ambassador, champion and friend, died today at the Palm Beach Hospice facility, succumbing to his battle with cancer of the tongue. Archie loved the Center and it was home for him. He worked long hours and performed superbly as teacher, organizer, lawn supervisor and ambassador to all.
George Dej Added To WCF GC Rules Committee
The largest GC nations (EGY, ENG, USA, NZE, and AUS) each have a seat on the WCF GC Rules Committee. The other Full Members of the WCF get to choose a 6th member of the GC RC.
Read MoreFirst Shot: Changes on the Croquet Media Landscape
Earlier this year, I agreed to take on the role of publisher and editor of the USCA's Croquet News magazine which has three issues per year and is distributed to all 3,000 members of the association. In conjunction with that new assignment,
Read MoreUSCA Sets 2013 Western Regional Dates
The USCA Western Regional Championship will be contested on April 23-27, 2013 at Mission Hills Croquet Club in Rancho Mirage, California.
AC World Finals: Game 1, Clip 1
Croquet Week Gallery
Lots of photos are submitted for the USCA's Croquet News. They can't all get in -- here's one from Croquet Week in March at the NCC. Photo is from a gallery of nearly 500 hosted by Linda Gutherie. View them all here: