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Marty Forourgi Desert Classic
Mission Hills - Jan 24-28, 2012
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With a limited field of top players competing for the first 2012 purse to top $8,000, the main mystery of this excellent AC event is: Why is it still only a "Western" tournament? See the Bulletin Board.
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GOLF CROQUET: BENEFIT OR BANE?
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A distinguished panel of top-level players and organizers--Clarke, French, Nel, and Hall--
consider the long-term import of the growing influence of Golf Croquet. See The Game.
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New Zealand Open
January 14 - 22, Wanganui
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Greg Bryant defeated Toby Garrison in four games to retain the championship title. See Bulletin Board.
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Golf Croquet Purse Invitational
Int Polo Club, February 22-26
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Danny Huneycutt has won the sole American spot in this prestigious competition featuring the current world champion and top players from all the major croquet countries. See the Bulletin Board.
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USCA Golf Croquet Nationals
Mission Hills, CA - Dec 2-4, 2011
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Rich Lamm defeated Danny Huneycutt for the singles title and won the doubles national championship with Danny as partner. See the Bulletin Board.
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Women's GC World Championship
November 19-26, New Zealand
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Rachel Rowe of England defeated New Zealand's Jenny Clarke 3-2 to become the new women's world champion. See Bulletin Board.
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USCA Seniors & Masters Champs
Nov 14-18, National Croquet Center
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Despite wind, rain and dark of morning, the games went on, and all seven finals matches were completed before strong winds and rain returned in late afternoon. See the Bulletin Board for complete results.
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USCA National Championships
November 6 - 12, Mission Hills
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In on-and-off rain, Danny Huneycutt defeated Jeff Soo in three games to win the singles title, while the underdog Ruby/Kelly duo took Championship doubles. See the Bulletin Board.
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ELLERY: The passing of a patron
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The impact of Ellery McClatchy's support of USCA croquet for three decades can hardly be overestimated. This is our tribute to a gentle, generous, proud and private benefactor. See People.
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Gateball goes international
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Australia's national croquet association has sponsored this crowd-pleasing mallet sport's introduction to the English-speaking world. Here's the story and pictures from the 2011 championship. In News & Features.
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In the Money
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Cash purses for 2012 Golf Croquet invitationals in South Florida and South Africa rival the numbers in the glory days of American croquet in the 80's. See News & Features
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Egyptian Golf Croquet Open
October 1-6, 2011 - Cairo
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Mohamed Nasr defeats Sherif Nafe 7-2-5-7, 7-4 in the best-of-three finals match. See the Bulletin Board.
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A 48-hour game of Golf Croquet
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It's not easy to survive a double lung transplant or set an official world record for the longest golf croquet game. Maggie Cowman has done both. See People.
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Ellery McClatchy 1926 - 2011 Long-time patron of the sport
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A great long-time benefactor of USCA croquet has died at the age of 86 at his Ink Grade estate in Napa County, California. See his Sacramento Bee obituary.
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USCA Nine-Wicket Championship
September 16-18 - Kansas City
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In the KC suburb of Shawnee at the Mid-America Sports Complex, the USCA "pros" and the backyard "ams" compete in separate divisions on long grass. See Bulletin Board.
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LIVERPOOL III
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Prospecting a new-club start in Liverpool, Hawkins strikes pay-dirt on the third try. Or is it only fool's gold? See News & Features
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Golf Croquet World Championship
July 18-24 - London, England
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Mark McInerney of Ireland ended Egypt's exclusive ownership of the world title by defeating Hisham Aboesbaa 3-0 in the historic best-of-five finals at Hurlingham. See Bulletin Board.
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British Open Championships
July 2-10, 2011, London
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Reg Bamford swept the finals, defeating Rob Fulford in singles and with his partner Rutger Beijderwellen posting a straight-games win against David Maugham and Mark Avery in doubles. See the Bulletin Board.
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19th Solomon Trophy, England
June 28 - July 1, 2011
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Halfway through the final day, the US team retained the Solomon Trophy by a score of 11 to 6. See the Bulletin Board.
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Terrain at the Top
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Keith Wylie and others have proposed "radical" shifts in the game in the past; this proposal is less radical and more practical. See The Game.
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USCA Assn Rules Nat Champs
March 28 - April 4, Palm Beach
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By winning the USCA Association Croquet Championship, Stephen Mulliner becomes the first international to win American, New Zealand, Australian, and British national titles. See American Bulletin Board for updates leading to finals on Sunday.
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USCA Club Teams Championships
Nat Croquet Center, March 16-20
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Danny Huneycutt and Chuck Loving prove that winning isn't everything: Timing is everything! See the American Bulletin Board.
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The Steuber Invitational
March 4-6, Nat Croquet Center
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Huneycutt takes $3,000 and earns America's second minus 3 1/2 handicap in a fine event with lots of cash but few players to win it. Bulletin Board.
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Golf Croquet, Feb 23-27
Int'l Polo Club, Palm Beach
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Stephen Mulliner of England defeated American croquet pro David Maloof in two games, to take the $5,000 winner's purse. See the Bulletin Board.
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The artist in exile
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A politically-generated scandal in 1902 broadened the worldwide stage of the German artist Christian Wilhelm (C.W.) Allers, whose wealthy clients sometimes commissioned croquet-based portraits. People.
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WCF Sec-Gen puts up Blogspot
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Before updating the World Croquet Federation website, he has to learn a complex platform. This new and frequently updated Blogspot fills the news-gap and includes room for your comments and questions.
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New WCF Secretary-General named
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Martin French of England succeeds Chris Clarke of New Zealand in the key administrative role of croquet's world body. See Bulletin Board Forum.
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Seniors & Masters Championships
November 10-14, Palm Beach
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Scrappy play gave Jane Simonds a one-point edge over defending champ Peter Just in Seniors, while Bob Chilton took the Masters title. Bulletin Board.
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USCA Golf Croquet Championship
Nov. 10-14, Mission Hills, California
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Club pro Ben Rothman defeated Danny Huneycutt in singles, while the Bennett/Fournier team took the doubles trophy. See the Bulletin Board.
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Pasadena Playoff
November 6-7, California
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The latest evolution of the USCA's promotional model featured top players Mohammad Kamal and Ben Rothman in a first-to-ten Golf Croquet contest complete with play-by-play and scoreboard. See the Bulletin Board.
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PASADENA BREAKTHROUGH!
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The U.S. Croquet Association showcases on November 6-7 the most evolved Golf Croquet Exhibition Series yet developed by the national sports organization, soon to be duplicated all around the country. News & Features.
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Over 50 World Championship
October 8-15, Cairo
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Hisham Abouesbaa defeated Englishman Stephen Mulliner in a riveting 5-game duel that preserves Egyptian supremacy, just barely, in the game that is revolutionizing the sport of croquet. See the Bulletin Board.
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Clarke resigns WCF post
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After less than six months as Secretary-General, Chris Clarke cites difficulty in dealing with the Management Committee and inability to achieve sufficient results for the time invested. See the Bulletin Board.
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USCA National Championships
Oct 3-9, West Palm Beach
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Ben Rothman and Cumming took doubles, and Rothman beat David Maloof in two straight in a best-of-three singles final rarely seen in American Rules. See the Bulletin Board.
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Roque on the verge of extinction
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Once the mallet game for the masses, it's crowded out by Gateball on the plebeian end and croquet on the refined end, surviving, just barely, as a museum piece. Linked from ESPN Sports.
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World Teams & MacRobertson
August 5 - 22 - England
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The United Kingdom narrowly bested New Zealand to retain the Shield, while Wales, Scotland, and the Czech Republic won in the lower divisions. See the Bulletin Board.
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Cracking Croquet
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This story by a USCA player of American croquet's evolution includes good links, seldom-reported facts, and an informed point of view. See TAKI magazine.
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Wine, Wickets & Wheels
July 1-4 - Fremont, Ohio
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Winners were the Hayes Presidential Center budget, visiting pros who competed for prize money, and the new Hayes Croquet Club, who now know how to do it. See the Bulletin Board Forum.
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Hawkins book released by Crowood
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In 174 uniquely illustrated pages, it leads players from the rudiments of break play all the way to the esoterica of advanced Association tactics and strategy. In The Game Department.
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Jerry Stark remembered
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The long-time pro and much-beloved anchor of the USCA International team died in California on May 19, 2010. See the Forum
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WCF SEC-GENERAL RESIGNS
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Brian Storey's resignation and the swift appointment of Chris Clarke raises speculations confirmed by CROQUET WORLD in this breaking story. See the Bulletin Board Forum.
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USCA National Championship, AC
April 19-24, Mission Hills
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Rothman emerged a winner in both reporting the event and in doubles with Grimsley, but Huneycutt grabbed the singles title for the second time. See the Bulletin Board.
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USCA National Club Teams
March 17-21 - Palm Beach
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Jim Taylor paired with Chuck Whitlow for PGA National won the Championship flight, but the Bombay Club, with their usual large contingent, won the Lyons Trophy going away. See the Bulletin Board.
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17 WCF Member Nations
to Compete in World Teams
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The milestone event is the first-ever Association Croquet World Team Championship, concurrent with the MacRobertson Shield. See the Bulletin Board.
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International Polo Purse Event
Feb 17-21, Palm Beach
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Two Americans who started well ended in the money: Huneycutt first, Bent second. See the Bulletin Board.
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Palm Beach Invitational
January 18 - 23, 2010
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The "dream team" of John Young III and Peter Just took doubles, while Young defeated his partner to capture singles in a near-perfect tournament. See the Bulletin Board.
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Desert Classic - Jan 19-23
Rancho Mirage, California
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Rothman beats Lamm to take the biggest chunk of the year's first major purse prize. See the Bulletin Board for complete results.
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Solomon Trophy Test Match
Dec 4-7, Mission Hills, California
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For the first time, the United States has won the mostly-annual test match against Great Britain, by a score of 11-9. See the Bulletin Board for details.
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3rd Women's Golf Croquet
WCF World Championship
November 21-28, Victoria
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Alix Verge of Australia threatens Egyptian dominance of Golf Croquet by toppling reigning women's champion Iman Elfaransawi in stunning 3-2 finals. See Bulletin Board.
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Diane Blow 1936-2009 A founding benefactor
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The croquet family loses an accomplished, beloved and generous member - in People
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USCA National Championships
November 8-14, Mission Hills
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The Rich Curtis/Doug Grimsley partnership took the American rules trophy for the third time, while Carolinian Paul Scott captureed his third in singles. See the Bulletin Board for complete results.
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WCF Under 21 Golf Croquet
Cairo, Egypt - July 18-23, 2009
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World-class Golf Croquet comes of age as a Kiwi triumphs on Egyptian soil in a strong field of young players from many countries. See the Bulletin Board.
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Croquet comes to college
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The University of Oregon blazes a trail for a sport that adds a huge portion of "mental" to "physical" in the Physical Education curriculum - in The Game.
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The World Championship
Palm Beach, May 9-17, 2009
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Reg Bamford won the Wimbledon Cup by defeating American Ben Rothman in three straight. See Bulletin Board.
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The Carter Challenge
Palm Beach - May 3-6
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USA 19, Ireland 2. See the Bulletin Board.
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USCA "Association" Nationals
Pinehurst, NC - April 14-19
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Young pro Ben Rothman took his first national championship title by defeating in two games Jim Bast, a multiple former national champion on the comeback trail. See the Bulletin Board.
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Playing Gateball in Japan
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A British croquet player transplanted in Japan reports on the spreading popularity of the miniaturized hoop-and-ball game from the country that started the buzz - in The Game.
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Croquet in China?
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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 - in News & Features
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The China Diary
Oct 22-27, 2008 - Shanghai
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WCF president David Openshaw, with Amir Ramsis and Khalid Younis, demonstrate the sport in a high-level four-day conference in Shanghai. See Openshaw's diary updates on the Bulletin Board.
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European Championship
September 19-21 - Jersey
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For the tenth time, Stephen Mulliner of England won the top trophy, defeating Simon Williams of Ireland 2-1 in the best-of-three final. See the Bulletin Board.
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Chuck Steuber 1920 - 2008
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The magnificent legacy of the National Croquet Center's founder and guiding spirit has yet to be fully realized - in People.
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Croquet in Norway
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One of its principal organizers reports that the sport of croquet is firmly rooted in the land of the midnight sun, and growing - in News & Features
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2008 revisions in the laws
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Consequential changes in the play of Association Croquet are outlined and explained, with pointers to the precise wording and interpretations in the new edition - in The Game.
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Golf Croquet World Championship
March 8-16, Capetown
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Nasr defeats Bamford to retain world title for Egypt. See the Bulletin Board.
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WCF World Championship Feb 2-10, 2008 - Christchurch
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Chris Clarke won the title for the second time by defeating fellow Brit Stephen Mulliner. See the New Zealand Bulletin Board.
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Introducing the "Book of Puzzlers"
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These situations in American Rules croquet put you in the shoes of the player who has to decide what to do next - quickly! Can you figure out the right answer? - in The Game.
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Australian Open Championships
Melbourne, Nov 2-11, 2007
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Bruce Fleming trounces Paddy Chapman 3-0 to win the singles title. See the Bulletin Board.
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USCA National Championships
October 1-7 - Southampton
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Paul Scott of North Carolina defeated his regular partner Jeff Soo to regain the singles championship, while the pair lost doubles to Jackson and Cumming. See the Bulletin Board.
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Urban Croquet
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The radical vision of a German designer combines fun, fashion, and fantasy in one compelling retail package - in News & Features.
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THE VIEW FROM HERE
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Comparing the survival prospects of croquet's two mega-venues: Florida's National Croquet Center and Australia's Victoria Croquet Centre – in Letters & Opinion.
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British Open Championships
Hurlingham 8 – 15 July
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Robert Fulford managed a clean sweep to retain both the 2007 British Open Singles and Doubles titles at the Hurlingham Club in London. Sextuple peels were abundant, with Fulford managing the rare feat of an octuple. See the Bulletin Board for details and reports.
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The Resort Invitational
June 5-10, 2007, Oregon
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Fulford defeated Bamford in three games to win the biggest purse of the year, with Chris Clarke and Jerry Stark finishing in the money for third and fourth. See the Bulletin Board.
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