An elite field of sixteen players will travel to the North Carolina high country for the USCA’s 2013 Golf Croquet National Championship to be held at the Lake Toxaway Country Club in Lake Toxaway, NC. Top seed will be Stephen Mulliner of England, currently ranked seventh in the world, and winner of both the British and European 2013 Golf Croquet championships.
Read MoreNew WCF AC World Champion: Robert Fletcher
Robert Fletcher in action during the ACWC Final (Click for Gallery)Australia's Robert Fletcher defeated New Zealand's Paddy Chapman 3-0 (26-22, 26tp-23, 26-0) yesterday to claim the 14th WCF Association Croquet World Championship at the Surbiton Club in England.
Reg Bamford claimed the last two World Championships (2009, 2012) and prior to that Chris Clark, Robert Fulford and Bamford have held exclusive control of the title back to 1991.
Fletcher is the first Australian to win the title and at 20 the youngest player to win the title. Robert Fulford was 21 when he claimed the title in 1990.
In the Bowl (for those knocked out of the first round of the KO), James Hopgood (ENG) beat Nick Parish (ENG) +23tp, +26tp.
In the Plate (for those who did not qualify for the KO), Jose Riva (ESP) beat Paul Bennett (USA) +11,+12.
In the Shield (for those out of everything else), Richard Smith (ENG) beat Lionel Tibble (ENG) +13, +5.
Links are rolling in now:
Adrian Wadley Photo Gallery:
https://picasaweb.google.com/wadley/ACWC2013#
CroquetScores.Com Full Bracket
http://www.croquetscores.com/2013/ac/the-14th-wcf-world-championship/championship-knockout
Robert Fletcher Becomes World Champion
(PDF Report)
Robert Fletcher Wins AC World Championship!
http://www.croquetwest.org.au/?p=2511
Fletcher's On Top of the World
http://www.standard.net.au/story/1716200/fletchers-on-top-of-the-world/
USCA's Croquet News Volume 2 On the Way
The USCA's Croquet News Magazine Volume 2 for 2013 shipped out this week and should be on the way to members now. In the meantime, the PDF version is available in the member's section of the USCA website.
Read MorePoll: Who Will Make the 2013 ACWC Final Four?
WCF Partners with CroquetScores.com
Tim Murphy, the owner and developer of croquetscores.com, and the World Croquet Federation have today reached a 12 month co-operative agreement regarding the website. The WCF will pay the annual hosting costs of croquetscores.com in return for Tim Murphy continuing to evolve the results website for the good of the game.
Read MoreCFA 2013 Hall of Fame Announcement
Save the Date! December 6, 2013. The Red Coats are coming.
The Croquet Foundation of America and the United States Croquet Association request you to save the date for the 2013 Hall of Fame Ball.
USCA Announces 2013 MacRobertson Team
The USCA Selection Committee has announced the following team to represent the USA in the upcoming World Team Championship for the MacRobertson Shield:
Read MoreUSCA's Croquet News 2013 Volume 1 Issue
The first issue of the USCA's Croquet News magazine for 2013 is now available as a PDF in the member's section of the USCA website.
Read MoreUSCA Announces 2013 Solomon Team
The 2013 Solomon Trophy (United States versus Great Britain) will be held 6-9 August 2013 at the Hunstanton Croquet Club in Norfolk, England, UK.
The Selection Committee selected the following players to represent the United States.
Paul Bennett (AZ)
Doug Grimsley (GA)
Robert Hurst (SC)
Stuart Lawrence (NY)
David Maloof (FL)
Chris Patmore (CT)
Mike Taylor (NC) Alternate
David Bent (FL) Alternate
USCA's Midwest Regionals Shifts Dates and Venues
The USCA has been notified that the 2013 Midwest Regional Championship has changed dates and venue. The event will now take place June 12-16 at Lafortune Park in Tulsa, OK. Details: