The Front Page News & Features Letters & Opinion People The Game Contact Us INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES World Croquet Fed WWW Links World Rankings AMERICAN RESOURCES USCA Website National Center Clubs & Resorts Games & Rules Equipment USCA Calendar USCA Handicaps ARCHIVES 1996 Archives 1997 Archives 1998 Archives 1999 Archives 2000 Archives MARKETPLACE Advertising		The world's biggest mallet sports championship •  No, it's not the MacRobertson, it's the World Gateball Championship in Shanghai, for 600 competitors, backed by megabucks for sponsorship and spectacle. A desert paradise with croquet courts •  California's Mission Hills Croquet Club, with ten courts, has become American's western mecca for both players and tournaments. Playing through dementia •  Golf Croquet is a game that can create a bridge of communication and relationship to family members with Alzheimer's. Europe united under one flag! •  The new flag of the European Croquet Federation bears a striking resemblance to the flag of the European Union, and it's no accident. Finding a home for the croquet collection •  The collector's crowning achievement ensures that primary historical sources are permanently preserved and accessible to researchers. Wine, Wickets & Wheels debuts in Ohio, July 2010 •  The Hayes Croquet Club hosts a Golf Croquet purse tournament and the first major SuperSize Croquet Championship. Prince's portraits of the stars, Part I •  New Zealand's John Prince memorializes in graphite and pencil drawings and his own words some of the top players of our time. Cruising with a portable grass court •  Samir Patel reports the first games on the biggest, the best, the first and the only, docked at Southampton. Management shifts at the National Croquet Center •  The end of the High Season in South Florida brings with it news of a financial shortfall, a new round of fundraising, a change in management, and optimistic predictions, but this summer there's something new: a rational business plan! The biggest game: strategic planning •  Four clubs in the USCA's Club Organizers' Workshop demonstrate a surprising range of problems, solutions, and breakthroughs in applying standard business principles to the local nonprofit. Croquet in China? •  With the rapid emergence of China's affluent class, the growth of first-rate croquet facilities is inevitable, and the World Croquet Federation is planting the seeds. Who Really Won the Election of 1876? •  In the most contentiously contested election in American history, a special commission put the loser of the popular vote -- America's croquet-playing president -- into the White House. The eBay croquet art sting •  The bibliographer and the collector conspire with the Sussex police to recover irreplaceable croquet portraits from the Edwardian era. Touring the croquet clubs of Germany •  Good food, drink, and hospitality anchor a growing sport in the heart of Europe. Croquet in Norway launches first full season •  One of its principal organizers reports that the sport of croquet is firmly rooted in the land of the midnight sun, and growing. Huge Melbourne Centre launches first full season •  The new Victorian Croquet Centre boasts 12 courts and a clubhouse, outscaling anything in the Southern Hemisphere, and its owners are projecting financial self-sufficiency by 2010. Sarasota: The art and science of club building •  All it takes is knowing what to do and having someone who'll do whatever it takes. Someone like Jackie Jones. The club as a business: Can it ever succeed? •  An Australian croquet club's experiment in direct-mailing advertising offers some tantalizing clues. USCA announces Handicap Tracking Points giveaway •  The purpose is to boost play in the USCA Regionals; the price is compromising a system designed to reflect performance. Urban Croquet •  The radical vision of a German designer combines fun, fashion, and fantasy in one compelling retail package. Canceling the '07 Solomon Trophy •  The controversy has produced a debate that promises to reinvigorate the US vs British team event and broaden the player base. The face of youth in American croquet •  They haven’t yet caused a revolution in the sport, but impressive victories here and there in America signal the growing strength of a new generation. Sweeping management changes announced for National Croquet Center •  Following two intense days of discussion, the Croquet Foundation of America unveils a provisional plan for the immediate future. What the deuce is a Croquet Circus? •  It lasted four days in West Palm Beach, it was revolutionary, and it will be produced annually. The Liverpool Project, Phase Two: Season Zero •  The first organised season of the new Liverpool Croquet Club begins after Easter of 2007. Second Annual Photo Contest accepting entries until March 15 •  Croquet World Online will again feature 100 finalist photos in our awards article to be posted on April 1, 2007. West Coast leads 2006 purse surge •  Oregon's Resort at the Mountain is still top dog, followed by the Sonoma-Cutrer revival and a nine-wicket tourney in San Diego. Croquet Victoria moves into their clubhouse •  Australia's new mega-centre in a Melbourne suburb has 12 lawns, but they won't all be ready for play until March of 2007. The Liverpool Project: Phase One •  Starting with nothing more than firm resolve and abandoned public parks, James Hawkins has taken the first giant steps towards putting Liverpool on the croquet map Hawkins becomes co-editor of Croquet World •  A joint announcement of James Hawkins of England and Bob Alman, founding editor, confirms the move as part of an extensive "re-launch" of the sport's online magazine. Canada’s Cumming Wins 2005 Grand Prix •  The fast-rising croquet star attributes his trophies to good shooting, not strategy, in both American Rules and Association play. Ghosts are stirring at Sonoma-Cutrer •  The retooled version of the North American Open in May 2006 shows much of the shape and content of the old S-C World Championship - including big prize money. Egypt puts croquet on the Middle East map •  World Champion Reg Bamford describes the Egyptian Open in October, while Cairo prepares for the first Women's Golf Croquet World Championship in November. Inventing the American game •  Croquet World interviews Herbert Bayard Swope, Jr., last surviving eyewitness to the historic croquet adventures of the “Algonquin Round Table” at his family’s Great Neck home in the 20’s. Bob Cherry is USCA’s Player of the Year for 2004 •  The annual Grand Prix rewards performance in both American and International Rules events. First world championship for women set for November 2005 in Cairo •  According to the World Croquet Federation, this ground-breaking Golf Croquet singles event is open to 32 women from member nations. The National Croquet Center is reborn •  The dream is alive again. After a long and agonizing false start, croquet’s premier venue gets fresh lease on life with new funding, expanded staff, and professional on-site management. Mr. Wicket Charts an X-treme Course for Croquet’s Future •  Sometimes bigger really is better. A global outlook on handicapping •  Appointed by the World Croquet Federation, Canadian mathematician Louis Nel is charting a path toward worldwide handicapping harmony, and he needs your help. Mallets and their makers •  Three manufacturers talk about the art, the craft, the fads, and the physics. Osborn wins USCA 2004 Grand Prix •  Late starter Mik Mehas had to settle for second, but the "bad boy" has taken a strong lead in the 2004 edition. The MacRob comes to America •  Croquet’s ultimate event is the new National Croquet Center’s greatest spectacle, and Croquet World covers it all, beginning with this preview. Mr. Nice Guy Ascends to WCF Presidency •  Long-time championship player and British team captain David Openshaw will replace Tony Hall to become the World Croquet Federation's fifth president. The politics of communication in the volunteer nonprofit •  Very few master the art, and nothing is more vital to your club’s success. The people's purse •  Danny Huneycutt's homespun circuit of prize-money tournaments - the Croquet Fever Competition Series - is well on the way to doubling worldwide purse winnings in croquet. Purse tallies rise in 2002 •  Momentum will continue in 2003 if the new money tour in the southeastern states offsets the loss of the Sonoma-Cutrer World Championship. Soo edges out McBride to win 2002 Grand Prix •  More than 1,000 USCA members won points in this year-long test of excellence and consistency, and there were many winners. Croquet’s showcase comes alive •  Be it ever so elegant, there’s no place like the National Croquet Center, and these pictures of the first major events of the preseason prove it. Man with a mission: Croquet for all •  Bill Martin fully intends to globalize a successful strategy for promoting Golf Croquet on public courts in his native Tennessee. Croquet Frontiers: Beachhead In Southern Turkey •  The sun never sets on the croquet commonwealth of globe-roving British expats who build croquet courts in the unlikeliest of places. Osborn captures 2001 Grand Prix •  A perennial winner of the old USCA Grand Prix masters the overhauled version just as easily. How the new USCA Grand Prix works •  Designing it was difficult enough; debugging and implementing took four years. Egypt first, second, third, and fourth •  The fifth and biggest ever Golf Croquet World Championship was America's first, and everything about it was different except the winners. The American debut of the Golf Croquet World Championship •  These pictures cover all the basic elements of a world championship that got off to a very wet beginning. 2001 croquet purse tally •  In his annual nonstory, replete with annual stats from 1987 onward, Garth Eliassen reports a 15 percent increase in purse winnings. Previewing the opening •  In two weeks of special events, an extravagant vision assumes real dimension and color at croquet's new national home in Florida BALLS! BALLS! BALLS! BALLS! •  Four balls have been approved for championship play - from Australia, South Africa, Taiwan, and the United States. Here are the stats and the skinny on each one. Killer Combo: The British Open and the WCF World Championship •  The year’s strongest tournament begins July 29 at four London venues. Patuxent Spring •  The greening of the lawns after a long winter is reason enough to have a tournament; Patuxent made up a second reason Goodbye, Jaques - Hello, Sunshiny •  The ball from Taiwan is officially approved. Has the price war begun yet? Building the house of croquet •  April brings two milestones for croquet's national home: the staff moves onsite, and the clubhouse foundations are laid. Cloned Jaques Eclipse balls from Taiwan hit world market •  Conceived in London, birthed in Asia, officially disowned by the house of Jaques but coveted by distributors the world over, the "New Eclipse" clone is being peddled at bargain prices. New Zealand's oldest club calls it quits •  The rich Timaru Croquet Club had everything one could want...except members. Avoiding and treating "Frozen Shoulder" •  A poor croquet stroke is the least of your problems when the shoulder joints stiffen. Press release and correction. •  The issues leading to the temporary closing of the National Croquet Center are outlined and addressed by the Palm Beach County Zoning Division, County Commissioner Carol Roberts, and the Center staff Croquet purses in 2000 •  The message to croquet pros is clear: "Hold on to your day job."		MILESTONES • National Croquet Center Comes to Life Opening of the 12-court Florida showcase heralds a new era in the American sport. • Death of the "Eclipse" The composition ball is gone forever, the one-piece plastic ball reigns supreme • Croquet by the Nile The Egyptians shake up the croquet world with a new game and intense sporting spirit • USCA Founder Dies Organized croquet in America is Jack Osborn's unique legacy, and its growth since his passing has been slow and fitfull.    The Art of Croquet • Paintings from the National Croquet Gallery at Newport • Croquet art from the Wimbledon Museum • Paintings and drawings of British venues by Liz Taylor-Webb • Art from the National Croquet Gallery in West Palm Beach
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