Latest News Player Survey’s for the last 3 Championships published16 March 2023The Player Surveys for the 2022 MacRobertson Shield, the 2023 AC Women’s Championship and the 2023 Under 21 Championship, have now been published on the Surveys page of this website: World […] 2023 Women’s GC Championship – Membership Places announcement15 March 2023 The closing date for Members to nominate players for their Membership places was end of 14th March 2023 (UK time). At time of publishing there are three outstanding places to resolve: – […] Mexico upgrades to an Associate Member10 March 2023The Management Committee are pleased to announce that Mexico, having grown it’s membership during the past few years, has now upgraded to Associate Membership. Our thanks to Rick Zazueta and […] 2023 AC World Championship – Places *updated 9.3.23*4 March 20239.2.23 Update Following two more withdrawals, please see the updated list. Also an updated Replacement Ranking List. 2023 ACWC Breakdown of Places and Player List 9.3.23 2023 ACWC Replacement Ranking […] March 2023 Newsletter28 February 2023Congratulations to our latest Champions 3 World Championships have been completed since our last Newsletter. Well done to our new Champions: 2022 AC World Team Championship Tier 1: the MacRobertson […] A list of the main European events open to overseas players20 February 2023Do you want to play in Europe but not sure what events are open to overseas players? Below are some of the key ‘Open’ events. This list is not meant to be complete. There will be other […] 2023 Women’s GC World Championship – How to enter the Qualifier16 February 2023A Qualifying Tournament will be held from 3rd August to 5th August 2023 at the Compton Croquet Club in Eastbourne, Sussex. Currently there are 4 places available. This may increase if there are […] 2023 AC World Championship – How to enter the Qualifier16 February 2023A qualifying event will be held from 10-13 July 2023 at the Sussex County Croquet Club in Sussex. Currently there are 4 places available. This may increase if there are withdrawals from the main […] Congratulations to Aston Wade, the new 2023 GC Under 21 Champion12 February 2023Aston Wade beat Fawzy Helmy 3:1 in an exciting final to become 2023 Under 21 GC World Champion. Cyclone Gabrielle ensured dreadful playing conditions throughout the match, with strong gusty winds and […] 2023 Women’s GC Championship Ranking Places & Wild Cards – updated 26.2.2326 January 2023Note: Replacement Ranking List updated 26.2.23 – see end of post The 2023 GC Women’s World Championship is due to be held 7-14 August 2023 at the Sussex County Croquet Club in England. The […] GC Country Rankings as at 31st December 202226 January 2023The latest GC Team Rankings (as at 31 December 2022) are: […] AC Country Rankings as at 31st December 202226 January 2023The latest AC Team Rankings (as at 31 December 2022) are: […] 2023 Women’s Association Croquet World Championship – Champion: Debbie Lines (ENG)25 January 2023The 3rd WCF Women’s Association Croquet World Championship Venue: Christchurch, New Zealand Dates: 7-14 January 2023 Champion: Debbie Lines (England) Finalist: Gabrielle Higgins (England) […] 2023 GC Over 50’s Championship Entry Information15 January 2023The 2023 Golf Croquet Over 50’s World Championship will be held in Western Australia between Saturday 14th October 2023 to Saturday 21st October 2023 at two venues, the Moorabinda Croquet Club (MCC), […] 2023 WACWC – the Knock-Out Draw10 January 2023The draw for the Knock-Out can now be found on Croquet Scores. 2023 AC Women’s Knock-Out Draw […] 2023 WACWC – The Block Stage Draw3 January 2023The draw for the Block stage can now be found on Croquet Scores. AC Women’s World Championship Block Stage Draw on Croquet Scores […] 2022 Management Committee Annual Report28 December 2022Please find below the WCF Management Committee Annual Report 2022. 2022 MC Annual Report This, and reports from prior years, can be found on page: WCF Management Committee Wishing Croquet […] 2023 AC World Championship Ranking Places and Wild Cards19 December 2022The Management Committee have agreed the following allocation of places for this 80 person event. Ranking Places The 40 Ranking Places have been awarded to the following players, based on the Initial […] Hong Kong Croquet Association joins WCF as RCO19 December 2022The Management Committee are pleased to announce that the newly formed Hong Kong Croquet Association (HKCA) meets the requirements to join the WCF as a Recognised Croquet Organisation (RCO). Our […] GC Ranking Changes – to be implemented 18th December15 December 2022On 13th December WCF Members approved some technical changes to the GC Ranking System. The changes have been made to reduce artificially low grades in some of our developing Member countries. This is […] 2023 WACWC Current List of Players *Updated 11.12.22*4 December 2022As at 11.12.22 2023 WACWC Player List 11.12.22 On 6th December CNZ and the WCF decided to advertise an earlier cut-off date for the qualifier of 10th December. This was due to the qualifier only […] Congratulations to the 2022 Hall of Fame Inductees29 November 2022Please join me in congratulating the following 3 new inductees to the WCF Hall of Fame. Geoff Young Joe Hogan Khaled Younis Their nominations can now be viewed live on the WCF Webpage. Hall of Fame […] 2022 AC World Team Championship Tier 1: Champion England28 November 2022England Win the MacRobertson Shield The England team put up a fantastic performance in Australia to triumph in the MacRobertson Shield winning all three tests against the other nations. The Croquet […] Sunshiny Balls now approved to November 202522 November 2022I am pleased to report that the SunShiny balls have now been re-tested (both primary and secondary colours) and are approved until November 2025. To see current ball approvals please go the English […] 2023 AC Women’s Qualifier – Cancelled.4 November 202211th December – Cancelled. No further entries were received into the qualifier, so with 6 places available in the main event and only 6 entries into the qualifier, all six go straight into the […] November 2022 Newsletter31 October 2022Congratulations to our Champions! 2022 GC World Champion: Matthew Essick 2020 GC Tier 3 World Team Champions: Mexico 2022 AC WTC Champions Tier 2.1: Scotland 2022 AC WTC Champions Tier 2.2: Canada […] 2023 GC Under 21 Championship Player List26 October 2022Following some withdrawals, the updated list of players for this event is: Under 21 Player List 26Oct22 Ranking Places = 15 Membership Places = 12 Replacement Ranking Places = 5 As at 26th October […] 2023 GC Under 21 Championship Player List23 October 2022The Closing Date for the 2023 Under 21 GC Championship was 22nd October 2022. Twelve Membership Places have been allocated. Egypt has released one Membership Place unused and has also notified a […] 2022 AC World Team Championship Tiers 2.1, 2.2 & 3 – Player Survey15 October 2022Please see the summary of the Player Survey: 2022 ACWTC Tiers 2.1, 2.2 and 3 – Budleigh Salterton, England […] 2020 GC World Team Championship Tier 3 Player Survey15 October 2022Note: Event played in 2022 Please see the summary of the Player Survey:2020 GC WTC Tier 3 Guildford & Godalming […] 2022 Golf Croquet World Championship Player Survey10 October 2022Responses 40 / 64 Please see the summary of the Player Survey: 2022 Golf Croquet WC England […] GC Country Rankings as at 30th September 202210 October 2022The latest GC Team Rankings (as at 30 September 2022) are: […] AC Country Rankings as at 30th September 202210 October 2022The latest AC Team Rankings (as at 30 September 2022) are: […] WCF Event & Sports Regulations Updated1 October 2022On 30th September 2022, the WCF Council voted to adopt new Event and Sports Regulations. There were 40 votes in favour, none against. These can now be viewed on the WCF Website page: […] HM Queen Elizabeth II – her 1967 visit to Hurlingham15 September 2022Following the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II, you might beinterested to see some old photographs from her visit to Hurlingham in 1967. The photo is a snapshot taken from the CA Gazette, so apologies […] 2023 GC Under 21 Championship Ranking Places15 September 2022After the response date there were 31 entries for this 32 player event. The Management Committee have agreed the following allocation of places for this 32 person event. Ranking Places The 17 […] 2023 AC Women’s WC Member Places Announced12 September 2022The closing date for Members to nominate players for their Membership places was 12th September. South Africa has released one of their places, all other Members have nominated players per their […] 2023 AC Women’s World Championship – Entry Fees12 September 2022Players who have been notified that they have received a place in the upcoming World Championship need to pay their entry fees of £96 by 12th october 2022 at the latest. Per WCF Sports Regulations […] ERC Result of Young Player Survey28 August 2022The ERC recently completed a survey of the European Members in order to find out approximate numbers of younger players. The results are displayed below: […] 2022 Association Croquet World Team Championship Tiers 2.1, 2.2 and 315 August 2022Congratulations to the winning teams at the 2022 AC World Team Championship – Tiers 2.1, 2.2 and 3. This event took place at the Budleigh Salterton Croquet Club, Devon, England between 9-14 […] 2022 Golf Croquet World Championship – Winner: Matthew Essick (USA)7 August 2022Congratulations to Matthew Essick – 2022 GC World Champion. The WCF would like to thank Croquet England and the Sussex County Croquet Club for hosting the Championship, as well as the many […] 2020 Golf Croquet World Team Championship Tiers 3 – Champions Mexico1 August 2022Congratulations to Mexico – Winners of the Tier 3 Golf Croquet World Championship. This delayed 2020 event took place at the Guildford & Godalming Croquet Club between 20th to 23rd July […] August 2022 Newsletter31 July 2022Watch the Championship that is taking place right now As this Newsletter is published we are in the middle of the GC World Championship, 30 July to 7 August at the Sussex County Croquet Club, […] 2023 AC Women’s Championship Ranking Places31 July 2022The Management Committee have agreed the following allocation of places for this 40 person event. Ranking Places The 16 Ranking Places have been awarded to the following players, based on the […] 2023 Under 21 GC World Championship Entry Information13 July 2022The 2023 Under 21 World Championship will be held between 8 – 12 February 2023 at two clubs in Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand. The host clubs are Croquet Mount Maunganui, 45 Kawaka […] GC Country Rankings as at 30th June 202211 July 2022The latest GC Team Rankings (as at 30 June 2022) are: […] AC Country Rankings as at 30th June 20227 July 2022The latest AC Team Rankings (as at 30 June 2022) are: […] European GC Women’s Championship Winner: Begoña Elzaburu4 July 2022Congratulations to Begoña Elzaburu, from Spain, winner of the 2022 European Women’s GC Championship. The first ever Women’s European Golf Croquet Championship took place in Latvia […] Basic Croquet Terms Translated27 June 2022The document below (click on link to open pdf) was recently created by the European Regional Committee and includes translations of key croquet terms into european languages. Basic Croquet Terms […] 2023 AC Women’s World Championship Entry Information1 June 2022The 2023 AC Women’s World Championship will be held between 7 – 14 January 2023 at three clubs in Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand, head-quartered at the six lawn United Croquet […] European GC Open Championships: Winner Aston Wade29 May 2022Congratulations to Aston Wade, winner of the 2022 European GC Open Championship. The European Golf Croquet Championship took place in Budleigh Salterton, Devon between Thursday 26 May to Sunday 29 […] 2022 MacRobertson Shield – an article by Chris Clarke11 May 2022The MacRobertson Shield, Tier 1 of the AC World Teams Championship, is due to take place this November in Melbourne. Please follow this link to go to the Event Page where an interesting article, […] May 2022 Newsletter1 May 2022Forward Calendar The current calendar only goes out to 2024. The Management Committee have been reviewing the frequency of Championships and have surveyed both Members and Players to gain feedback on […] GC Country Rankings as at 31st March 202211 April 2022The latest GC Team Rankings (as at 31 March 2022) are: […] AC Country Rankings as at 31st March 202211 April 2022The latest AC Team Rankings (as at 31 March 2022) are: […] WCF Gender Policy published9 April 2022I am pleased to announce that Council voted to approve the WCF Gender Policy (version 1.0), with 21 votes in favour and 16 against. The Management Committee will continue to monitor this subject. Any […] Mohamed Raslan is elected to the Management Committee21 March 2022The WCF is pleased to announce that the management committee will be joined by Mohamed Raslan from Egypt who successfully won the election that closed on 20th March 2022. Mohamed Raslan will join the […] WCF 6th Edition Golf Croquet Rules now published7 March 2022The WCF Management Committee are pleased to report that the 6th Edition of the WCF Golf Croquet Rules was approved by the required two-thirds majority, with 50 votes in favour and no votes against. […] Management Committee announcement regarding our Russian RCO5 March 2022In response to Russian aggression against Ukraine, the Management Committee has decided that it would not currently be appropriate for the WCF to respond positively to any request from the Russian […] Temporary Amendment to Sports Regulations – clarification 25th February 202225 February 2022In February 2021 Council voted 38-0 in favour of accepting a Temporary Amendment to the WCF Sports Regulations. This amendment is relevant to the upcoming GC World Championship in July. Please see […] WCF Sports & Admin Regulations Updated22 February 2022On 21st February 2022, the WCF Council voted to adopt new Sports and Admin Regulations. Council voted as follows: Sports Regulations version 9.0 – 25 votes in favour, 8 against Admin Regulations […] New GC Ranking Officer Richard Bilton20 February 2022The Management Committee are pleased to announce that Richard Bilton has taken over from Stephen Mulliner as Golf Croquet Ranking Officer. Our thanks go to Stephen Mulliner for his many years of hard […] February 2022 Newsletter1 February 2022Changes to Management Committee (MC) On first January the Management Committee welcomed three new team members – Peter Payne as Treasurer and Begoña Elzaburu and Graeme Roberts as general committee […] Formation of European Regional Committee [ERC] and Invitation to Nominate Candidates for the Committee20 January 2022The WCF is delighted to announce, that following a recent WCF Council vote, our statutes now provide for the creation of a European Regional Committee (ERC) as a sub-committee of the WCF. The ERC […] Update to WCF Ranking Regulations18 January 2022The WCF is pleased to announce the publication of version 1.1 of the Ranking Regulations.The only change is to amend clause 4.5 from 50% to 75%. It now reads: 4.5 Open nature of event An event is […] GC Country Rankings as at 31st December 202114 January 2022The latest GC Team Rankings (as at 31 December 2021) are: […] AC Country Rankings as at 31st December 202114 January 2022The latest AC Team Rankings (as at 31 December 2021) are: […] Would you like to help run the WCF?10 January 2022Amir Ramsis resigned from the Management Committee (MC) on 26th December 2021. The MC wish to thank Amir for his many years of service, including his 8 years as President, and wish him well with all […] WCF publishes revised Statutes v13.4 and Event Regulations v5.08 January 2022The Management Committee are pleased to announce that on 6th January 2022 WCF Council voted to approve amendments to the Statutes and Event Regulations. The latest versions can be found on the […] 2022 Budget Approved by WCF Council 6th January 20228 January 2022I’m pleased to announce that on 4th January 2022, Members voted to approve the 2022 Budget. […] Brian Havill re-elected as Independent Examiner8 January 2022I’m pleased to announce that on 4th January 2022, Members voted to re-appoint Brian Havill as Independent Examiner for 2022. Brian was re-elected with 42 votes out of a possible 60. No Members voted […] Advantage GC31 December 2021The current form of handicap GC uses extra strokes and is played mainly in Australia, England, and New Zealand and almost nowhere else. It is not generally regarded as the optimal way of allowing […] GC Rules 6th Edition – Consultation Draft published * Interim Update 22-12-21 *22 December 2021** Update ** 22nd December 2021 The GC Rules committee has shared an interim update of the proposed changes, following feedback received so far through this consultation. The Interim Update document […] New Handicap Calculator – now available in Global Resources22 December 2021Thank you to Brian Wainman for developing this Handicap Calculation tool. By entering the type of game, such as GC 13pt or AC Handicap, and each players handicaps, the tool will quickly work out how […] Peter Payne is elected as WCF Treasurer9 December 2021The WCF is pleased to announce that Peter Payne has been elected as the new WCF Treasurer. Peter won the election from Jose-Maria Alonso-Gamo. The WCF is pleased to have had such strong candidates […] Changes to the WCF Management Committee9 December 2021The WCF is pleased to announce that the Management Committee will be joined by Begoña Elzaburu (Spain) and Graeme Roberts (New Zealand). They were both successfully elected to the Management […] Amir Ramsis Naguib11 November 2021Hall of Fame Amir Ramsis Naguib Inducted: 2021 Amir Ramsis Naguib began playing Golf Croquet with friends at the Gezirah Club in Cairo in 1968. He became a strong player and represented the club in […] November 2021 Newsletter1 November 2021We are pleased to report that between 11-16 October, in Cadiz Spain, we held the delayed 2020 GC World Team Championship Tier 2. Held at the Real Club de Golf Vista Hermosa in Puerto Santa Maria, the […] GC Country Rankings as at 30th September 202120 October 2021The latest GC Team Rankings (as at 30 September 2021) are: […] 2020 Tier 2 World Team Championships (held in 2021) – Champions Spain18 October 2021From October 11 to 16, the 3rd Golf Croquet World Team Championship Tier 2 was held in Cádiz, Spain, at the headquarters of Real Club de Golf VISTA HERMOSA, SHERRY CROQUET and Real Club de Golf Novo […] AC Country Rankings as at 30th September 202115 October 2021The latest AC Team Rankings (as at 30 September 2021) are: […] Stephen Mulliner retires as WCF Secretary-General 31.8.211 September 2021Stephen Mulliner retired yesterday 31st August 2021 as Secretary-General of the WCF. During his tenure, the WCF has taken responsibility for managing the AC Laws, GC Rules and the Rankings as well as […] GC Country Rankings as at 30th June 202129 July 2021The latest GC Team Rankings (as at 30 June 2021) are: […] AC Country Rankings as at 30th June 202127 July 2021The latest AC Team Rankings (as at 30 June 2021) are: […] July 2021 Newsletter24 July 2021As we get halfway through 2021, the pandemic continues to disrupt our croquet activities around the world. A lot of croquet is being played within each member country, but very little travel is […] Update regarding the WCF World Championships scheduled for January & February 2022 in New Zealand1 July 2021The MC has been in discussion with Croquet New Zealand regarding the three World Championships scheduled for early 2022. Current outbreaks in Australia have led to lockdowns in both Australia and New […] WCF announce publication of Ranking Regulations22 June 2021The WCF are pleased to report that Members have voted to approve the new Ranking Regulations. These are now available to view on the Statutes & Regulations page of the website > […] New WCF Treasurer announced25 May 2021The WCF are pleased to announce that Chris Clarke has been elected as the new Treasurer. Chris won the election with 37 votes, beating strong competition from Tarek Abdou, who received eight votes […] Official Rulings & Commentary now available25 April 2021In February the WCF published the 7th edition of the AC Laws. The Official Rulings and Commentary have now also been published on the WCF website. The Laws of Association Croquet […] WCF Working Groups Update20 April 2021The WCF coordinates the development of croquet around the globe and it is one of our highest priorities. There are currently four key initiatives being investigated: Global Handicap System Global […] March 2021 Newsletter28 March 2021Upcoming Events Since our last newsletter the Covid vaccination program has begun to roll out and things appear to be improving at last. However, it is too early to confirm any events. We have […] Update to Refereeing Regulations9 March 2021The WCF is pleased to announce that v5.1 of the Refereeing Regulations has been approved. A new version was required following the recent approval of the 7th Edition of the Laws of Association […] Temporary amendment to Sports Regulations22 February 2021A temporary variation to WCF Sports Regulations Appendix 2 paragraph 2.3 for the purposes of the 2022 Women’s AC World Championship, the 2022 Under-21 GC World Championship and the 2022 GC World […] Would you like to be WCF Treasurer?22 February 2021The post of WCF Treasurer is currently vacant following the resignation of Yousry Ghamry on 31 December 2020. The WCF Management Committee wishes to appoint a successor by no later than 30 April […] WCF announce refreshed website20 February 2021Our new look website went live on Monday 22nd February 2021 We hope you like the new site. All the old content from our old website should still be here, plus there are a few new items: Translate […] New custom name for our YouTube Channel20 February 2021We are very excited to announce that our YouTube Channel, which launched in November last year, now has enough subscribers that YouTube have allowed us to give it a ‘custom name’ […] Laws of Association Croquet9 February 2021The 7th Edition of the AC Laws was approved by the WCF Council on 24 January 2021. Association Croquet is played in accordance with the Laws of Association Croquet (“the AC Laws”) which […] GC Rules now available in German22 January 2021Please see below a link to the rules of GC in German. Our thanks to Dieter Reinsch for his translation. GC Regeln 5 Auflage Deutsch […] Five new members of the Hall of Fame2 December 2020The WCF Hall of Fame Committee has elected the following five individuals as members of the Hall of Fame: Bob Alman (USA) – croquet promoter and organiser Jose Alvarez-Sala (Spain) – […] Salah Hassan2 December 2020Hall of Fame Salah Hassan Born: 1964 Inducted: 2020 Salah Hassan was born in Egypt and discovered Golf Croquet in 1982 when two friends invited him to try the game at the Shooting Club, one of the […]
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