Latest News 2023 WACWC Current List of Players *Updated 6.12.22*4 December 2022As at 6.12.22 The current list of 34 players is 2023 WACWC Player List 6.12.22 A further 6 places will come from the Qualifier. To enter the Qualifier please see post 2023 AC Women’s Qualifier […] 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 – Spaces still available!4 November 20224th December – Due to withdrawals from the main event, the viability of the Qualifier is in doubt. CNZ and the WCF are in discussion to decide whether to proceed. A decision is expected by 10th […] 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. […]
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