Latest News Spain win the 2020 Tier 2 World Team Championships (held in 2021)18 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 […] Advantage GC26 March 2021An invitation to Associations, clubs and players to try a new form of handicap GC The current form of handicap GC uses extra strokes and is played mainly in Australia, England, and New Zealand and […] 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 […] Women’s Association Croquet World Championship14 January 2021This event is in the process of being rescheduled. More details to follow shortly […] 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 […] Jenny Clarke1 December 2020Hall of Fame Jenny Clarke Inducted: 2020 Jenny Clarke (New Zealand) began playing croquet whilst studying for her PhD in the UK at Oxford University in the 1990’s, becoming a regular player on the UK […] Jose Alvarez-Sala1 December 2020Hall of Fame Jose Alvarez-Sala Born: 1953 Inducted: 2020 Prof. José Luis Álvarez-Sala Walther established in 1994, together with two close family members, the Spanish Croquet Association, that was […] Bob Alman1 December 2020Hall of Fame Bob Alman Born: 1939 Inducted: 2020 Bob Alman is a master promoter and organizer of croquet in the USA. He always says “croquet is my life”, and he has devoted himself to the game […] Chris Hudson1 December 2020Hall of Fame Chris Hudson Born: 1934 Died: 2015 Inducted: 2020 Chris Hudson, like many people, came to croquet by happy accident. He had bought a house near Crewe which had a croquet lawn/bowling […] Debbie Lines (ENG) appointed Deputy Secretary-General17 August 2020The WCF Management Committee is pleased to announce that Debbie Lines (ENG) has been appointed Deputy Secretary-General with effect from 1 September 2020. Stephen Mulliner will retire on 31 August […] 2022 Under 21 GCWC – temporary age-limit amendment approved5 August 2020As previously announced, the WCF Management Committee (“MC”) considered the impact of the postponement of the 2021 U21 GCWC to 2022 on the eligibility of players whose 21st birthdays […] Development Projects30 March 2020We live in unprecedented times. We appreciate that some of us will have far more important matters in our lives at the present time, others will be frantically busy dealing with the situation we face […]
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