CroquetNews 2019 Volume 3
Features 16 | 2019 US Hall of Fame Inductees 22 | National Croquet Day 26 | Club: Sparks Elementary School 28 | Member Profile: Lynda Sudderberg 36 | Event Reports
Departments 03 | Courtside with Sara Low 06 | The Clubhouse 09 | Who Am I? 15 | New Membership 30 | Let’s Talk Tactics 32 | GC America 34 | 9W Roundup 44 | 2019 Grand Prix Update
On The Cover:
Greg Clouse served as our hand model for this shot taken at the Kactus Creek Croquet Club in Parkville, Mo.
Publisher:
Dylan Goodwin | uscacroquetnews@yahoo.com
Editor:
Julie Jantzer-Ward
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courtside
All Around the World The world is all about croquet this summer. At least it seems to be and Americans are playing everywhere. In Spain and in England, croquet is being played at high levels of competition and US players are there. In addition to the competitors at the British Croquet Open, two US players played in the Under-21 Golf Croquet World Championships. Plus, Ireland is gearing up for an Irish women’s team to play against a team of women from the USCA. Go USA! Here at home, we are in the midst of tournaments—both regional and club levels—as well as more casual play. Under the hot sun or cloudy skies, regional championships are off and running: American Six Wicket, Association Rules and Golf Croquet. Private clubs are hosting tournaments from the traditional event at the Meadow Club on Long Island, N.Y., to the crazy and beloved Woodlawn Big Lobster in Ellsworth, Maine. As air temperatures soar, croquet fever heats up. In early June, Annual Croquet Day brought long-standing croquet players and new recruits to the courts when clubs and players all over the US competed to show their best moves on Facebook and the lawns. Everyone was a winner, but those receiving prizes are highlighted in this issue of Croquet News. Impressive competition is coming through in the many games played outside of tournaments. Cheers to the competitors who escape to play in the cool of the mountains, where there is better weather for outdoor activity, and applause to the people in warmer climates, such as Florida and Texas, who play in summer leagues. I reserve top credit for those who create games of croquet where none existed before. In Rhode Island, a group of players gathered to take part in American Six Wicket doubles. Members of the group are associated in some way with Rhode Island—whether they spend the summer there, were originally born in the state, currently live in RI or just visit. This is not a club or structured event, just players who gather to play for the love of the game and a crystal trophy. There are also fledglings: the croquet organizations that will be and that are currently being planned. Massachusetts alone has three: one on Cape Cod, one near Boston and one in New Bedford. These are organized by people who want to share this wonderful sport. You see, croquet is all over the world. I hope you will be playing soon.
Sara Low
USCA President | president@uscroquet.com
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