Full results from the 2016 US Nationals being held this week at the National Croquet Center in West Palm Beach, Florida ...
Read MoreVideo: 2016 Country Boys Final-Essick vs Watson
Country Boys AC croquet tournament on the lawns of Danny Huneycutt and Steve Summer near Winston Salem, North Carolina. This semifinal game between Matthew Essick and Zack Watson features an attempted tpo, lots of interactivity and an educational one ball finish from hoops 2 and 4. The winner has to beat Danny Huneycutt twice in the final to prevail.
Read More2016 USCA Croquet News Volume 2, Web Edition
The 2016 Volume 2 issue of the USCA's Croquet News magazine delivered to the mailhouse last week and should be arriving in member's mailboxes this month. The web edition PDF is also now available to USCA members on the magazine page of the USCA website (log in required).
It was quite a line-up of croquet events that took place since the last edition of the magazine as the AC World Championships were held in April, followed by the GC World Team Championship, the 9-Wicket National Championship, the Solomon Trophy test and the surprise of the summer as Ben Rothman became the first American to win the British Open singles title (check out the list of winners for the Open for some perspective on that accomplishment).
In addition, five of the six USCA Regionals were held over the Spring/Summer and we squeezed them all in. It's a jam-packed issue and we hope you enjoy it ... here's the full run-down of articles:
- USCA Hosts Epic AC Worlds
- 2016 US Hall of Fame Inductees: Damon Bidencope and Bert Myer
- 2016 National 9 Wicket Championship
- 2016 Northeast Regional Tournament
- 2016 Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament
- 2016 Western Regional Tournament
- 2016 Midwest Regional Tournament
- 2016 Southeast Regional Tournament
- Club Profile: Pasadena Croquet Club
- Member Profile: Ben Rothman
- Hydration article from Russ Dilley
- Bob and Ted On Tactics: Pivot Ball
Video: Practice Boundary GC Double Jump
Classic golf croquet double jump video from the boundary.
Read More2016 Palm Beach County Summer GC Results
The eighth annual Palm Beach County Summer Golf Croquet League came to a conclusion on Tuesday evening, August 9, 2016, at the National Croquet Center. For six weeks, a record 88 teams competed, some on Tuesday evenings and some on Wednesday evenings.
Read MoreLawrence Leads USCA Grand Prix
Heading into fall Stuart Lawrence now leads the 2016 USCA Grand Prix. Our last look at the USCA Grand Prix race was at the end of the April and this snapshot taken on August 31 has a number of new players in the rankings:
Read MoreVideo: Association Croquet-Aspinall Peels
Video from Paddy Chapman on how to play an "Aspinall" peel in Association Croquet.
Read MoreVideo: 2016 Minnesota Open Final
Two-hour plus video of the 2016 Minnesota Open Association Croquet Final final between Billy Bob Breeden and George Saad. Event was held at the Centennial Lakes Park facility in Edina, a suburb of Minneapolis, on Sunday, August 21,2016. Mike Weimerskirch is TD. Video by Russell Dilley.
Read More29th Annual US Open: December 6-10, 2016
The U.S.Open, the longest running association rules tournament in the United States, celebrates it's 29th continuous year this December. The tournament will run Tuesday, Dec. 6 through Saturday Dec. 10 at the Mission Hills Club in Palm Springs, CA. The TD will be Rory Kelley assisted by Doug Grimsley. There will be two flights with three games guaranteed each day through Friday leading to a BO3 Championship final and court side luncheon on Saturday. For information contact Rory Kelley -- rory.kelley43@gmail.com or Doug Grimsley -- dgrimsley37@aol.com
Update on 2016-08-23 15:14 by Dylan
Please note that the post title had a typo -- the dates should be December 6-10, 2016. The post has been corrected but the enewsletter cannot be un-sent.
Video: 2016 AC Worlds-Two Block Games
Video by Russell Dilley on Day One block play from the 2016 AC Worlds at the National Croquet Center in Wets Palm Beach, Florida. This double banked session features Jenny Clarke (NZ) vs Robert Hurst (USA) in Game One and Matthew Essick (USA) vs Andre Savinovs (Latvia) in Game Two.
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