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USCA Management Committee ________________________

President

Beverley Cardo president@uscroquet.com

First Vice President

John Brown firstvp@uscroquet.com

CONTENTS 05. USCA President’s Welcome 07. National Croquet Center Welcome Message 09. Committee Chairman US Open GC

Second Vice President

Adam Lassiter secondvp@uscroquet.com

Treasurer

David Isaacs treasurer@uscroquet.com

Secretary

John Craddock secretary@uscroquet.com ________________________

Regional Vice Presidents Florida

Alex Galasso floridarvp@uscroquet.com

Mid-Atlantic

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Chris Morris midatlanticrvp@uscroquet.com

13. Supporters and Sponsors

Scott Spradling midwestrvp@uscroquet.com

Midwest

Northeast

US Open GC and ProAm Players 14. Open Players 20. Platinum Sponsor ProAm Players 22. Gold Sponsor ProAm Players

Kathleen Green northeastrvp@uscroquet.com

Southeast

Linda Trifone southeastrvp@uscroquet.com

Western

Patrick Sweeney westernrvp@uscroquet.com ________________________

USCA Staff Office Manager

27. Thank You to the Team On the Cover

US Open GC players (left to right) Reg Bamford (South Africa), Matthew Essick (USA) and Tom Balding (USA).

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Tournament & Schools Adam Peck usca@uscroquet.com

Membership Coordinator Stephanie Lutge croquetoffice@uscroquet.com

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Welcome Letter from the President of the USCA Dear Players, On behalf of the United States Croquet Association, it is my great pleasure to welcome you to the 2nd Annual US Open Golf Croquet Championship.

This year’s US Open GC features one of the strongest and most competitive fields in the history of Golf Croquet. The players admitted to the 2026 championship represent nine countries and the number one ranked player in five nations. Among you are also four past World Champions, nine of the top twenty ranked players in the world, and three of the current top five global competitors. This extraordinary lineup promises intense competition, bringing out the highest level of play from each of you and providing tremendous inspiration and enjoyment for spectators throughout the event.

We are delighted that you have chosen to compete in this championship, and we look forward to a thrilling tournament filled with memorable matches and outstanding performances.

The US Open GC was created to showcase the very best of Golf Croquet — world-class play and international camaraderie — and your presence here reflects not only your individual excellence, but also the growing global stature of Golf Croquet and the continued strength of international competition.

I wish each of you the very best of luck and your finest play during this US Open Golf Croquet Championship. My hope is that your experience is both positive and memorable, and that it will keep you coming back year after year to take part in this elite competition.

With warm regards, Beverley Cardo President, United States Croquet Association

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“It is a great day to play croquet!”

The National Croquet Center is the sport’s premier venue and located right here in Palm Beach County.

Spread across 12+ acres, the National Croquet Center is often called West Palm Beach’s best-kept secret.

Since 2000, the National Croquet Center serves the Palm Beaches as the premiere destination for competitive and social croquet but also corporate events and private parties.

Today, the NCC is proud to welcome the world’s best players.

The National Croquet Club sends its best wishes to everyone participating in the 2026 US Golf Croquet Open.

Congratulations to our own Zack Watson, our Club Head Pro, and all our Club members competing this year in Golf Croquet.

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“It is a great day to play croquet!”

The National Croquet Center is the sport’s premier venue and located right here in Palm Beach County.

Nestled in the heart Palm Beach the Charles P. Steuber National Croquet Center (NCC) Spread across fourofacres, the County, National stands as the heart of American croquet, a place where tradition, competition, and community Croquet is often WestCroquet Worlds Tournament, the NCC is ready to converge.Center As the proud host ofcalled the upcoming welcome players and spectators from across Palm Beach’s best-kept secret. the world to experience the sport at its finest.

Since the National Croquet Owned2002, and operated by the Croquet Foundation of America (CFA), the 12 (soon to be 16) full-the Center serves the Palm Beaches as sized championship lawns, plus a 3/4 court premiere for competitive practice destination lawn, currently spanning over four acres, are meticulously maintained to meet the and social croquet but also corporate highest standards of play. More than a venue, and private parties. theevents 19,000-square-foot Caribbean-Colonial-style

Welcome to the Charles P. Steuber National Croquet Center!

Clubhouse serves as the headquarters for the Croquet Americato(CFA), the United Today, theFoundation NCC is ofproud welcome States Croquet Association (USCA), the resident the Croquet world’s best players.

National Club, the Special Olympics Croquet Club of Palm Beach County, and the National Croquet Museum. Together, they form the backbone of croquet’s growth and legacy in the United States.

The National Croquet Club itself is the largest independent croquet club in the country, with over 450 members who embody the spirit of both competitive and social play.

2025 CFA BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE David McCoy, Chairman/CEO Harold Denton, President/COO Nancy A. Sansalone, Secretary Donald G. Allison, Treasurer David Kepner, Executive Vice President Ruth Summers, Vice President Conner L. Helms,Vice President FUNCTIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS Strategic Planning – Ruth Summers Board Designee – Conner Helms DIRECTORS Stuart Baker John Bannister Randy Cardo Michael Gibbons Vernon Pierce Randall Roe Carol Johnson Stuart Allison C. Worthington

No world-class venue is complete without exceptional hospitality, and the NCC delivers with SandyJames Fine Food & Productions, Palm Beach’s premier catering partner and a resident of the Center.

Whether you’re here to compete, cheer, or simply explore, the Charles P. Steuber National Croquet Center invites you to be part of something extraordinary.

Welcome to the world of croquet, welcome to the National Croquet Center.

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Welcome Letter from the Committee Chairman US Open GC Dear Players and Donors, On behalf of the US Open GC Committee, we are excited that you are here for the 2nd Annual US Open GC. The committee, together will many dedicated volunteers, has planned a spectacular week of croquet for you.

The goal of the US Open GC is to provide a premier playing opportunity for Golf Croquet athletes in the Northern Hemisphere, where they can escape the winter cold for sunny Florida. Of course, our friends south of the equator are also warmly welcome to join us.

The Mission of the US Open is to deliver a Premier Golf Croquet competition in the United States - second only to the World Championship in the quality of players. The 2025 Players told us we achieved that goal and we believe 2026 will be even better.

Players from nine nations are competing this week. The field includes four former world champions, who together hold six world championship titles.

In addition, nine of the top 20 are here to lead a truly world-class field.

We kickoff the week on Monday with the popular ProAm. This event pairs some of the best players in the world with our Platinum and Gold Donors for a day of doubles competition. These donors have generously supported this event. We will close the day with awards for the top two doubles teams and a banquet dinner.

Block play begins Tuesday followed by knockout rounds Thursday, semi-finals on Friday, and the finals on Saturday.

Last year, we live-streamed the semi-finals and finals. This year we are proud to offer even better coverage. We will livestream two lawns during the ProAm so your friends and family can watch you play. On Thursday, we will again stream two lawns for the first round of the knockout and quarter-finals, allowing croquet fans around the world to see more of the field in action. A single lawn will be live streamed Friday and Saturday.

As organizers we understand the time and expense involved in participating in an international tournament. Last year, we offered a prize fund for 16 of the 32 players to help offset some of these costs. This year, we are pleased to have more than doubled last year’s funding, with $14,000 distributed across half the field.

See you on the lawns, Bill Simmons Chairman US Open GC Committee

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How to Watch and Play Golf Croquet There are three major six-wicket versions of croquet: American Rules, Association and Golf Croquet. You may be familiar with nine-wicket, which is commonly known as backyard croquet.

Golf Croquet is the most widely played form of croquet in the world and the fastest growing. This is because it is easy to learn, has straight forward rules, and moves quickly. In singles you hit your ball every other turn; in doubles, every fourth turn. Players like that. By contrast, in American Rules and Association, players earn extra turns for scoring wickets or hitting other balls so one turn can last a very long time.

Let’s get to the basics so you can follow the game.

A coin toss determines who plays first. The first player (or doubles team) plays the blue ball from Corner IV, labeled Start Area in the diagram.

The goal of the opening shot is to hit the ball into the V-shaped dashed area in front of the hoop. From this area, a player may be able to score on their next turn.

After blue - red, black, and yellow play in that order, each attempting to place their ball in the V. When playing into the V,

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players aim to place their ball close to the hoop (Position), Block an opponent’s direct line to the hoop (Seeing the hoop), or hit (Clear) an opponent’s ball out of the V. This process of Positioning, Blocking, Clearing continues until one ball successfully passes through the hoop. This is called scoring the hoop.

Each hoop can only be scored once. The ball that scores earns one point, and play then moves to the next hoop. The first player (team) to scored 7 points wins.

Play proceeds clockwise around the outside four hoops (Hoops 1-4) and then up the center though Hoops 5 and 6. Play proceeds counter clockwise around the outside four hoops (Hoops 7-10 Back) and then up the center though Hoops 11 and 12 Back. If after hoop 12 the score becomes 6-6, a tiebreaker is played. This is called playing Hoop 13, the Hook. Hoop 13 is Hoop 3 played in the clockwise direction. The first player to score wins the game.

Tournament players are divided into equal groups, Blocks, seeded by their world ranking, known as D-Grades. Block play is often single 13-point games. Playoffs are often Matches played as best two out of three, or sometimes best three out of five. In Block play, time may not permit best two out of three matches. A single game can be played to 19 points instead of 13 points.

Play is the same as a 13-point game. After hoop 13 is played, play proceeds clockwise again. Hoop 4 is 14. Hoop 1 is 15. Hoop 2 is 16. Play continues up the center. Hoop 11 is 17 and hoop 12 is 18. If after 18, the score becomes 9-9, a tiebreaker is played to the Hook. Hoop 19 is 13 played in a clockwise direction. The first player to score 10 points wins.

Players within a Block play each other. Block results, games won, are used to seed the playoffs, which may begin with a quarter-final or round of 16. In seeding, the player with the most wins plays the player with the least wins in Block play and so until all players are paired for the first playoff round.

Following the order of play is straight forward. What determines the winner is how accurately and strategically the ball is struck. Top players excel by controlling distance, hitting the ball straight and placing the ball precisely where intended. These skills come only through practice and experience. Strategy is equally important. Key decisions include, when to Position your ball in the V versus Clearing an opponent, when to attempt a hoop versus Blocking or Clearing, where best to Position the ball in the V given the Position of the other balls. As you watch, you’ll see many different strategies used to create the best scoring opportunity.

Commons shots you’ll see. Setup or Set is Positioning the ball in the V for a good scoring Position. Clearing an opponent’s ball far away to protect your Position or your partner’s ball from being hit out of the V or scoring a hoop shot your next turn. Blocking is placing your

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ball between an opponent’s ball and the hoop or your ball. Jump shot is hitting the ball down into the grass and bouncing it over the blocking ball and through the hoop. You can also Jump a blocking ball to Clear the opponent’s other ball in scoring Position. Your other ball is in scoring Position and you need to keep an opponent’s ball from Clearing it. You roll your ball next to an opponent’s ball, a Snuggle, so it cannot be jumped or Clear your other ball. A Stop Shot is a firm shot center ball with no follow-through from 1-2 feet that sends the opponent’s ball a long distance while your ball travels only a foot or two, often used to clear the V while staying in Position.

Shot selection depends on your opponent’s play, your strategy, and your ability to execute. For example, you might make a 21-foot wicket shot only 10% of the time. If an opponent’s ball is just 8 feet away and likely to score next turn, Danger Ball, clearing it – perhaps successful 70% of the time — may be a better option, even if it means Setting up again. From years of teaching both new and experienced players, I ‘ve found that for most players: Clearing has the highest success rate (target area is nearly three balls wide edge to edge); Shooting the hoop is next; and Blocking is the most difficult to execute consistently.

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Blake Fields (USA) Matthew Essick (USA) Ben Rothman (USA) Reg Bamford (RSA) Ahmed Elmahdy (EGY) Reg Bamford (RSA) Mark McInerney (IRL) Ahmed Nasr (EGY) Mohamed Nasr (EGY) Ahmed Nasr (EGY) Khaled Younis (EGY) Salah Hassan (EGY) Khaled Younis (EGY) Salah Hassan (EGY) Khaled Younis (EGY)

Robert Fletcher (AUS) Hartfield, Virginia Robert Fulford (ENG) West Sussex, England Mohamed Karem (EGY) West Sussex, England Ahmed Nasr (EGY) Melbourne, Australia Hamy Erian (EGY) Bay of Plenty, Tauranga Ahmed Nasr (EGY) Cairo, Egypt Hisham Abuosbaa (EGY) London, England Reg Bamford (RSA) Cape Town, South Africa Salah Hassan (EGY) Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand Dennis Bulloch (NZL) West Sussex, England Salah Hassan (EGY) West Palm Beach, Florida Khaled Younis (EGY) Cairo, Egypt Mik Mehas (USA) Royal Leamington Spa, England Walid Salah (EGY) Cairo, Egypt Hisham Abuosbaa (EGY) Milan, Italy

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St. Andrews Club is proud to support Darin Guffey.

It’s a pleasure to watch his growth and success in the game of croquet, and we are truly honored to have him representing St. Andrews Club. Darin’s dedication and love for the sport are evident both on and off the court, and we wish him continued success at the 2026 U.S. Open GC.

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THANK YOU SUPPORTERS AND SPONSORS Supporters

Palm Beach Sports Commission

Sponsors

Karen Weihs Fine Art and Chris Weihs Oakley Woods Croquet White Tie Croquet

Platinum Donors Alice (Kit) Pannill Billy (Bill) J Simmons Kim Beaty Dave Goddard David Kepner Gay Cinque John O Brown Trula Myers William (Bill) Hinkebein

Gold Donors

Alex T Galasso Alice (Alise) Scanlon Bruce Hindin Caryl Firth Diane Wren Jay Carey John Dillon John W Curington Karen Heckman Madeleine d’Ambrosio Mary M Galasso Priscilla M Flowers Trevor Head W. David McCoy William (Bill) Kuhn

Silver Donors

Alice (Alise) Scanlon Dave Goddard Deidre Myers Georgia R Carter John O Brown Kent Lovvorn for Cantey Callaway Mary Cole Mary Cole for April Wilson Nancy Sansalone Trula Myers

Open Players

Ahmed Elmahdy Ahab Abdelwahab

Reg Bamford

USA

South Africa » #1 ranked GC player in South Africa » #3 ranked GC player in the world » GC World Champion 2013, 2017 » WCF Hall of Fame 2011 » GC World Championship Finalist 2008

» #9 ranked GC player in the world » World GC Teams Champion 2025 » Australian GC Open Doubles 2024 » USA GC Doubles National Champion 2023

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» #1 GC ranked player in Egypt » #4 GC ranked player in the World » GC World Champion 2015 » GC Over 50 World Champion 2023 » Egyptian Cup GC Team Champion many times » Egyptian National League GC Team Champion many times

Jana Elsaaed

Thomas (Tom) Balding V USA

Egypt

Adam Barr Canada » Canadian National GC Champion 2024, 2025

Egypt » #13 ranked GC woman in the world

TOURNAMENT DETAILS The 2026 US Open GC and ProAm will take place between February 9-14, 2026 at the National Croquet Center in West Palm Beach Florida.

Welcome Ceremony, Player Meeting and Practice The welcome ceremony will be on Sunday, February 8, 2026, in front of the National Croquet Center clubhouse lawn side. Players can practice starting at noon on designated lawns. Players should assemble on front right side of the veranda to organize for the opening ceremony. A player meeting to distribute schedules and shirts will follow the ceremony.

Lunch A lunch buffet will be provided each day in the NCC clubhouse dining room.

Seif Elyamany Egypt

Matthew Essick USA » #2 ranked GC player in the world » #1 ranked GC player in the USA » World GC Teams Champion 2025 » USA National GC Doubles Champion 2025 » USA National GC Singles Champion 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025 » World GC Champion 2022

Begoña Elzaburu Spain » European GC Women’s Champion 2022 » Spanish GC National Club Teams Champion 2023, 2024, 2025 » Spanish GC Singles Finalist 2025

Omar Fahmy Egypt

Social Monday, February 9th there will be a reception and dinner for the ProAm donors, their doubles partner, and guests.

Balls and Hoops Balls will be Invictus primary and secondary colors.

Hoops will be Quadways or Superhoops.

PL AYERS BY DGR ADE Rk Name (World Rank) Country DGrade 01. Matthew Essick (2) USA 2677 02. Reg Bamford (3) South Africa 2627 03. Ahmed Elmahdy (4) Egypt 2627 04. Yasser Sayed (7) Egypt 2576 05. Thomas Balding (9) USA 2563 06. Mohamed Karem (11) Egypt 2558 07. Fawzy Helmy (17) Egypt 2525 08. Soha Moustafa (19) Egypt 2518 09. Edmund J. Fordyce (20) New Zealand 2514 10. Kyle Maloof (37) USA 2444 11. Omar Fahmy (50) Egypt 2389 12. Zack Watson (53) USA 2385 13. Stephen Morgan (56) USA 2368 14. Greg Fletcher (58) Australia 2363 15. Brian Lozano (74) Mexico 2342 16. Seif Elyamany (80) Egypt 2326 17. Tamer Hatata (84) USA 2318 18. Darin Guffey (87) USA 2313 19. Ahab Abdelwahab (90) USA 2312 20. Danny Huneycutt (110) USA 2270 21. Macey White (111) USA 2266 22. Juan Ojeda (132) Spain 2234 23. Jana Elsaeed (134) Egypt 2229 24. Yasser Fathi (136) Egypt 2228 25. Kent Lovvorn (173) USA 2195 26. Adam Barr (189) Canada 2177 27. Rania Gabr (206) USA 2163 28. Salah Hassan (216) Egypt 2150 29. Begoña Elzaburu (221) Spain 2145 30. Amr Hamdy (226) Canada 2144 31. Guy Scurfield (257) England 2121 32. Mohammad Kamal (264) USA 2116 Dgrade / World Rank updated December 29, 2025.

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Edmund Fordyce Yasser Fathi Egypt » GC Over 50 World Championship Finalist 2018 » Egyptian GC Men’s Singles Championship Finalist twice » Egyptian Cup GC Team Champion » Egyptian National League GC Team Champion

New Zealand » #1 ranked GC player in New Zealand » #20 ranked GC player in the world » USA National GC Doubles Champion 2025 » Under 21 GC World Champion 2019

Amr Hamdy Canada

Salah Hassan Egypt

Rania Gabr Greg Fletcher

USA

» WCF Hall of Fame 2020 » GC Over 50 World Champion 2014 » GC World Champion Finalist 2002, 2006 » GC World Champion 1997, 2000

Australia » Australian GC Open Singles Champion 2016 » Australian Open GC Doubles Champion 2025

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Tamer Hatata USA

MAIN EVENT SCHEDULE Sunday, February 8, 2026 (Practice Day) 12:00 to 2:45 pm: Practice on designated lawns 3:00 pm: Opening Ceremony 4:00 pm: Player’s Meeting 5:00 pm: National Croquet Center closes for a private event.

Mohammad (Kimo) Kamal USA

Fawzy Helmy Egypt » Under 21 GC World Championship Finalist 2023, 2025 » International Egyptian Open Champ 2024

» USA GC Doubles National Champion 2021 » USA Croquet Hall of Fame 2021 » USA GC Singles National Champion 1999, 2007, 2009

Monday, February 9, 2026 8:30 am: ProAm doubles tournament begins 8:30 am: Optional Manager’s singles Swiss tournament and/or practice begins at the Beach Club in Palm Beach.

5:00 pm: ProAm players and guests cocktail reception in NCC clubhouse bar.

6:15 pm: ProAm awards in dining room.

6:30 pm: ProAm players and guests assigned seats for dinner.

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 8:00 am: Block play begins (2/10-2/11) possible play under lights lawn 2 and 3 if needed 11:30 am: Player buffet daily provided (2/10-2/14) Thursday, February 12, 2026 8:00 am: Knock-Out Rounds and Plate begins with possible play under the lights on lawns 2 and 3 if needed.

Mohamed (Moe) Karem Egypt » #11 ranked GC player in the world » GC World Championship Finalist 2019

Friday, February 13, 2026 8:00 am: Semifinals, Bowl, Shield, Plate Saturday, February 14, 2026 8:00 am: Championship Finals, Bowl Final, Plate Final Awards and closing ceremony

Danny Huneycutt USA » USCA Croquet Hall of Fame 2019

US OPEN GC SCORES

Brian Lozano Mexico » #1 GC ranked player in Mexico » Canada GC Open Champion 2023 » Tier 3 Teams GC World Champion 2022 » Mexico GC Open Champion 2022, 2023

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Kent Lovvorn

Soha Moustafa

USA

Egypt » #1 GC ranked woman in the world » #19 GC ranked player in the world » Women’s World GC Champion 2019 » Women’s World GC Finalist 2023

Guy Scurfield England

Kyle Maloof USA » USA National GC Doubles Champion 2022, 2024

Juan (Juanin) Ojeda Ayesta Spain

Zack Watson USA

» Spanish GC Open Champion 2025

Stephen Morgan USA » World GC Teams Champion 2025 » Australian GC Open Doubles 2024 » USA GC Doubles National Champion 2017

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Yasser Sayed Egypt » #7 ranked GC player in the world » Egyptian Open Finalist 2025

Macey White USA » Canadian National Championship Finalist 2025 » Swiss National Championship Finalist 2025

Highlands Falls Country Club is proud to support Darin Guffey as he represents the Club in the 2026 Golf Croquet U.S. Open.

We are honored to recognize Darin for his many successful years as a championship croquet player and our esteemed Croquet Professional.

From all the members and staff at HFCC.

ProAm Players Platinum Sponsors

Gay Cinque USA

David Kepner USA

Kim Beaty (not playing)

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Dave Goddard (not playing)

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Trula Myers USA

John O. Brown USA

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Gold Sponsors

2026 US OPEN GC TOURNAMENT PERSONNEL Tournament Director: Bill Simmons Asst. Tournament Directors: Elaine and Rocky Smith Tournament Manager: Tate Russack Tournament Referee: David Maloof NCC/CFA Venue contact: Franck Meunier Marketing-Promotion-Live Streaming: Tom Cooper Event Program: Goodwin World Media

SPONSORS

Alice (Kit) Pannill

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Billy (Bill) Simmons, Jr. USA » 2021 USCA GC National Club Teams Championship Finalist

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Caryl Firth

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Players Sponsored by Platinum and Gold Sponsors

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