Latest News 2023 retraVision GC Over 50’s Championship Player List *updated 20th September*12 September 2023Updated 20th September 2023 Following a Ranking place withdrawal on 20th September, please find attached the latest list of players and the Replacement list (rankings still as at 25.8.23). Please […] September 2023 Newsletter1 September 2023Congratulations to Robert Fulford – 2023 AC World Champion The 2023 WCF AC World Championship was held between 15th and 23rd July 2023. The event was sponsored by Rockwell Hurlingham Waterfront […] retraVision to sponsor the GC Over 50’s Championship31 August 2023retraVision: top Aussie Company to Sponsor World Croquet Championship in Bunbury The ACA have recently announced a new major sponsorship deal with retraVision. Croquet has entered the big league with […] John Prince – livestream of Memorial Service now available20 August 2023Croquet New Zealand have shared details of the Memoral Service as follows: Memorial Service: Saturday 26th August at 11.30am (NZ time) Venue: Stonehaven, CHB Funeral Services, 10 Peel Street, […] Basic Croquet Terms Translated *Updated* 16th August 202316 August 2023The 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 Hall of Fame Nominations – due by 30th September16 August 2023Nominations to the 2023 WCF Hall of Fame are due by Saturday 30th September. So far, a total of 51 individuals have been inducted into the Hall of Fame since 2006. They include some of the greatest […] 2023 Women’s Golf Croquet World Championship – Winner: Jamie Gumbrell, Australia15 August 2023The 2023 WCF GC Women’s World Championship was held at the Sussex County Croquet Club, near Brighton England, between 7th and 14th August 2023. Congratulations to Jamie Gumbrell, our 2023 GC Women’s […] 2023 European Under 21 Championship, Latvia – starts 16th August14 August 2023Opening Ceremony 16th August. Block play starts 17th August. Here’s a download of the: 2023 European U21 Programme Good luck to everyone! […] 2023 European Teams Championship: Winner England5 August 2023This was the first time this event has been held under the management of the European Regional Committee. The event had been held many years ago by the previous European Federation. For this […] 2023 AC World Championship – Winner: Robert Fulford (ENG)24 July 2023Robert Fulford wins AC World Championship for the sixth time The 2023 WCF AC World Championship was held across 7 clubs in London, England between 15th and 23rd July 2023. The event was sponsored by […] GC Country Rankings as at 30th June 202320 July 2023The latest GC Team Rankings (as at 30 June 2023) are: […] 2023 AC World Championship – Places *updated 13th July*13 July 202313th July Update – Qualifier Results The successful 5 qualifiers are: Annabel McDiarmid, Alison Maugham, Mark Ormerod, Euan Burridge and Robert Wilkinson. 23.6.23 Update – Now 5 places in […] 2023 Advantage GC Amendments now published9 July 20232023 Advantage GC – new tables now published As some of you may have spotted Croquet England have had slightly revised documentation and tables on their website since February. This has meant […] AC Country Rankings as at 30th June 20238 July 2023The latest AC Team Rankings (as at 30 June 2023) are: […] Dame Mary Berry to Open the 2023 Women’s GC Championship6 July 2023Dame Mary Berry has kindly agreed to attend the Opening Ceremony as Guest of Honour. Dame Mary is an English food writer, chef, baker and television presenter. She studied in France at Le Cordon Bleu […] June 2023 Newsletter1 June 2023Congratulations to Rachel Gee – winner of the 2023 European GC Championship This European event was held between 25-28th May at the Budleigh Salterton Croquet Club in Devon, England. A field of […] 2023 GC Over 50’s Championship Qualifier Entry Information23 May 2023The ACA have now released entry information for the two qualifying tournaments for the Over 50’s Championship: – Western Australia, Cambridge Croquet Club, Sunday 8th October to Wednesday […] GC Country Rankings as at 31st March 202310 April 2023The latest GC Team Rankings (as at 31 March 2023) are: […] AC Country Rankings as at 31st March 20234 April 2023The latest AC Team Rankings (as at 31 March 2023) are: […] 2023 GC Over 50’s Championship Ranking Places Announcement30 March 2023The 2023 GC Over 50’s World Championship is due to be held in Western Australia between Saturday 14th October 2023 to Saturday 21st October 2023. The Allocation date for this Championship was […] 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 […] 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 […] 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 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 […] 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 […] 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: […] 2022 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 […] 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 […] 2022 European GC Singles Championship: 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 20212023 – New Tables *July 2023 update* Following a review of the data gathered during the 2022 Season, minor amendments to the rules and tables have now been approved by the GC Rules Committee. […] 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 […]