2021 Florida GC Regional

This popular Florida Golf Croquet event went through a number of changes during the planning stages, including being delayed from its regular dates in early January, to a change of venue and to finally finding its place at the National Croquet Center (NCC) in late April. The 8th annual USCA Florida Golf Croquet Regional registration filled up quickly as many players were eager to get back onto the GC tournament circuit. Between doubles and singles, a record 52 players participated and the weather, along with the competition, was sensational.

The tournament had a noticeable groundswell of up-and-coming players whose games are rapidly improving and challenging anyone who dares to get in their way. The first day of the event featured a Doubles Knockout and Compass Consolation in Championship and First Flight. The next three days were filled with singles matches as players were grouped into six blocks of eight players in three flights. After players played each person in their respective blocks, the top four players from each block moved into the Quarterfinals Knockout and the remaining players in the blocks moved into the Plate competition. For the first time in a GC Regional, four of the eight players who battled in the Championship Flight Knockout were women. Congrats ladies! Courtesy of Tate and Cami Russack, a brand new custom Russack Mallet was auctioned off, along with various items from the USCA and NCC, with the proceeds going toward the new perpetual Florida GC Regional trophy. A special thank you also to George Fiegel for creating the tournament awards for this year’s winners. James Creasey of Jiminy Wickets provided additional awards to new tournament players, and this year a new Sportsmanship award category was created. Congratulations to tournament Sportswoman, Sheila Peterson, and Sportsman, Tom Bown! Complete results may be found on www.croquetscores.com.

01. Macey White 02. Billy Harper 03. Jim Teel 03. Helen Covington 05. Sherif Abdelwahab 05. Cheryl Bromley 05. Lynda Sudderberg 05. Debbie Davidoff 09. Bo Prillaman 10. Rich Dell 11. James Creasey 11. Bill Simmons 13. Bill Trower 13. Steve Jackson 13. Ron Eccles 13. John Warlick

01. Clint Dawkins 02. Vicky Naranjo 03. Phil Emond 03. Jeff Morrison 05. Tate Russack 05. Tom Hankey 05. J. Billie Ray 05. Paul Fecteau 09. Priscilla Flowers 10. Thomas Howell 11. Tim Cavers 11. Mike Sexton 13. Gail Warlick 13. Clint Fowlkes 13. Hal Denton 13. Victor Fransen

01. Alex Galasso 02. Kendall Hendrick 03. Dennis Howard 03. Laura Hendrick 05. Rosemarie Maccario 05. Mary Galasso 05. Cami Russack 05. Pam Heyer 09. Caryl Firth 10. Bill Walker 11. Debra Bradley 11. Earle Mauldin 13. Sheila Peterson 13. Tom Bown 13. Sue Emond 13. Sandy Howard

01. Sherif Abdelwahab/Hal Denton 02. Macey White/John Warlick 03. Cheryl Bromley/Steve Jackson 04. David McCoy/Tim Cavers 05. Jim Teel/Rich Dell 06. Clint Dawkins/Victor Fransen 07. Paul Fecteau/Tom Hankey 08. Helen Covington/Bill Simmons 09. Ron Eccles/James Creasey 10. Gail Warlick/Mike Sexton 11. Bill Trower/Lynda Sudderberg 12. Bo Prillaman/Billy Harper 13. Debie Davidoff/Earle Mauldin

01. Jeff Morrison/Clint Fowlkes 02. Priscilla Flowers/Caryl Firth 03. Vicky Naranjo/Pam Heyer 04. Tom Bown/Rosemarie Maccario 05. Phil Emond/Sue Emond 06. Tate Russack/Cami Russack 07. Bill Walker/Laura Walker 08. Dennis Howard/Sandy Howard 09. Kendall Hendrick/Laura Hendrick 10. Alex Galasso/Mary Galasso 11. Thomas Howell/Cindy Howell 12. Debra Bradley/Allison Worthington