The 2025 Heats have now been drawn.
Good luck everyone!
Updated 16th March 2025
Golf Croquet European Club League 2025 Rules
GC European Club League Rules for 2025 Season Final
Introduction
The event is organised by the European Regional Committee (ERC) of the World Croquet Federation (WCF).
The competition is to be played in accordance with the WCF Rules of Golf Croquet in effect on January 10th 2025.
The ERC Organiser for 2025 is Ian Burridge.
Please note a new event specific email address is included in the Rules emailed to Members. Please use that email address for all correspondence relating to the event.
The event comprises a number of Qualifying Stages during April-July followed by a Finals Weekend in October.
General Entry and Eligibility Criteria
1 Open to all clubs of European Members and Registered Croquet Organisations of the WCF.
2 Clubs may enter only one team, except as permitted under rule 9.
3 All players must be a member of the club that they represent. Additionally, players for Spanish clubs must be federated to that club. A failure to comply with this rule will result in the club being disqualified.
4 Players cannot represent a club in the Finals Weekend if they have represented another club in the Qualifying Stage.
5 Players who did not play in the Qualifying Stage may play in the Finals Weekend.
6 The teams for any match will consist of 4 players from each club. A club may use a maximum of 6 players in either the Qualifying Stage, or the Finals Weekend. (For the avoidance of doubt these can be different groups of 6 players in each case).
7 Entry Fee 90 Euro or 75 GBP per club payable to the WCF. Except that there is no entry fee for clubs hosting a Qualifying Stage.
8 With their entry each team will advise the name and contact details of their captain, or other person responsible for communications until a captain has been appointed.
9 A club may enter a B team subject to the following:
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- The B team cannot play in the same Qualifying Stage as the A team (unless that event would otherwise be undersubscribed);
- Players can only play for the A team or the B team;
- A player who has represented one of the two teams in the Qualifying Stage cannot represent the other team at the Finals Weekend;
- On January 10th, 2025, the B team must have an average DGrade of less than 1800 and have no individual player with a DGrade above 2000;
- If a B team wins a Qualifying Stage, it may participate in the Finals Weekend.
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2025 Venues and Dates
10 The maximum capacity for the Finals Weekend is 12 teams - the host club and each of the Qualifying Stage winners.
11 Entries for the 2025 Qualifying Stages must be received by January 10th, 2025.
12 The 2025 Qualifying Stages will be hosted as follows:
Roehampton
Roehampton Croquet Club (England) is situated within the private members Roehampton Club. It has four immaculate lawns, one in a walled garden. It is situated in South West London, approximately 30 mins from Heathrow and a short walk from Barnes railway station. Further details about the club can be found on its website, https://www.roehamptonclub.co.uk/
Ikskile Croquet Club (Riga, Latvia)
The club is in a small suburb town of Ikskile in beautiful surroundings, 30 km from downtown Riga, or 45 min drive from Riga International Airport. The three full size club lawns have been built in 2021 with a help of WCF development grant.
Clubhouse has all modern facilities, and there are good accommodation and catering facilities nearby. In 2022, the club hosted the European Women’s GC Championship with 28 players.
A link to google street view, unfortunately, off-season:
Website of the club https://krokets.lv/ikk/
1st Croquet Club Südwest, Germany
Our club is located in the southwest of Germany, in the Rhine Valley, the warmest region in our country. It is located in the wine-growing region of Palatia with many picturesque wine villages and close to world heritage monuments such as the Romanesque Imperial Cathedral in Speyer. The cities of Heidelberg and Mannheim are not far away.
It takes about 50 minutes by car from Frankfurt Airport.
There are several pleasant hotels nearby.
The club has two full-size lawns, which are located on the grounds of a golf club. The golf club's bistro and restaurant are close to our lawns. All sanitary facilities are available, including showers and changing rooms.
1st Croquet Club Southwest is the club with the most active players in Germany and regularly hosts German championships.
Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/erster_croquet_club_suedwest/
Phyllis Court, Henley, England
Phyllis Court Croquet Club looks forward to welcoming our European visitors to our beautiful and special place. Established in 1906, The Phyllis Court Club is situated in a grand riverside manor with views from the Club that span the River Thames with the Chilterns countryside beyond.
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- 17 luxury appointed Hotel Rooms* on site at the exclusive Phylis Court Members Club
- Only 45 minutes from Heathrow
- Two short-cut, super-fast professionally maintained croquet courts & two practice courts
- Twice previous host venue of The National Inter-Club Championship Final
- We boast two vastly experience Tournament Managers and two Championship Referees
- 18-acres of beautiful private grounds on the bank of the River Thames
- Previous visits by Hamburg CC, The Croquet Club of Corfu & two clubs from the USA
- Fabulous support by our club members – expect 80+ spectators for this special event
- Swimming pool, gym, bar and restaurants – pre-ordered lunches for croquet matches
- Henley town, River boat trips and other attractions for non-playing visitors (5 min walk)
* 12 hotel rooms have been provisionally reserved for 6,7,8 June. Alternative accommodation is available in Henley Town centre just five minutes’ walk away.
Real Novo Sancti Petri Croquet Club
A 2 croquet lawn club, based in Chiclana de la Frontera, Cadiz, España.
Accessible by plane to Jerez de la Frontera, 30 minutes driving to the club.
We have two golf courses, Seve Ballesteros designed. Driving range with more than 8 hectare, putting and chipping fields. Tennis and paddle courts.
Two hotels, 4 * and 5 *, 5 minutes walking to the club. Iberostar Royal Andalus and Iberostar Andalucia Playa, both in front of one of the most beautiful beaches of Spain: Playa la Barrosa, Atlantic sea.The players will have special price/discount in our hotels the week of the tournament.
https://www.realnovosanctipetri.com/
Croquet Club Dynamo Telc (Czechia)
The town of Telc, where the club is located, is well accessible by transport. The distance to the international airports in Prague and Vienna is 180km in both cases. Public and passenger transport from both airports is very good. Train and bus connections to the city are available.
Telč is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town is very attractive for tourists, so there is a wide range of accommodation. We assume that the players and their supporters will have no problem finding accommodation.
Club equipment:
- 4 full size lawn courts
- modest accommodation available
- sanitary facilities, showers
- kitchen, bar, barbecue area
Carrickmines Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Carrickmines croquet club has four excellent courts and is served by a magnificent club house overlooking the lawns. It is situated to the south of Dublin city centre, a short walk from the nearest tram stop, connecting it to the city centre. Dublin airport is well served by International flights from throughout Europe and is about a 30 minute drive from the club.
More details can be found at www.carrickmines.com/croquethome/
Newport Croquet Club, Essex, England
Located very close to Stansted International Airport, with train links to London and Cambridge,
Newport has excellent access for visitors from far and wide. The train is a 10 minute walk from the
ground and plentiful parking.
We operate 3 courts most of the year, and 2 in winter (see photo).
We pride ourselves on the flat and level playing surface, partly possible as we maintain our lawns
ourselves and are not beholden to local council whims!
The clubhouse is equipped with changing rooms and a decent kitchen, and we have a number of
members talented in the ways of cakes, scones and catering of all types.
We have been celebrating our 40th birthday this year. Built on the spoils created by construction
of the M11, Newport's lawns are fast-draining when rain comes (although we're in one of the
driest parts of the UK) and we have a recently installed irrigation system in case of periods of
prolonged dryness.
We hold CqE TES events including an A-class and B-class AC tournaments and mixed doubles
and ladies GC competitions.
Compton Croquet Club, Eastbourne, England
One of England's oldest croquet clubs, Compton is situated in Eastbourne's Saffron Sports complex, where it has been since 1895. Eastbourne is situated on the 'Sunshine Coast' and is reputed to be the second sunniest place in the UK, with an average of almost 12 hours of sun daily throughout the year.
The club is within walking distance of the town's busy shopping centre with retail, restaurants, theatres and a wide range of hotel and guesthouse accommodation.
Compton has five excellent lawns maintained to the highest international standards. Its clubhouse has separate changing rooms and facilities for men and women and contains a kitchen and small bar. In the last four years, the club has hosted the Women’s European Golf Croquet Championship (see photo) and two qualifying events for the GC World Championships.
Away from the lawns, it is a short walk to the sea with the walkway along the shore stretching from the chalk cliffs of the Seven Sisters to the west to the Bay of Pevensey to the east.