Latest News 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 31 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 […] 2022 GC WC – Qualifiers28 July 2022The qualification event was held between 25-28 July at the Compton Croquet Club in Eastbourne, England. 30 competitors competed in 3 blocks of 10. The top 4 from each block went through to a […] Congratulations to Mexico – Winners of the Tier 3 Golf Croquet World Championship.24 July 2022This delayed 2020 event took place at the Guildford & Godalming Croquet Club between 20th to 23rd July 2022. Mexico, Portugal and Czech Republic played together with an Iran + team. The Guildford […] 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 […] 2022 AC World Teams Championship – Budleigh Salterton, Devon 9-14 August (updated)20 June 2022*Post updated 20th June* There are 9 teams who have confirmed they wish to compete and who have paid their entry fees. These are Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, Scotland, South […] 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, […] 2022 GC WC Member Places Announced9 May 2022The closing date for Members to nominate players for their Membership places was 8th May. All Members have nominated valid players for their Membership places. The file below shows these 38 players […] 2022 Golf Croquet World Championship – Entry Fees9 May 2022Players who have been notified that they have received a place in the upcoming World Championship need to pay their entry fees of £108 by 10th June 2022 at the latest. Per WCF Sports Regulations […] 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 […] Exciting Opportunity27 April 2022Invitation to send a player to join a “Select Team” at the AC World Teams 9-14 August 2022, Devon England The Association Croquet World Team Championships Tiers 2.1, 2.2 and 3 is due to […] 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 […] 2022 GC WC Ranking Places and Wild Cards announced31 March 2022The Announcement Date for the GC World Championship, to be held 30th July to 7th August 2022 at the Sussex County Croquet Club, Sussex, England is 31st March 2022. The Management Committee have […] 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 […] 2022 GC World Championship Entry Information6 January 2022The 2022 Golf Croquet World Championship will be held at the Sussex County Croquet Club, Southwick, Sussex, England over nine days between Saturday 30 July to Sunday 7 August 2022. Main Event The […] 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: […] 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: […]
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