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2023 retraVision GC Over 50’s Championship Player List *updated 20th September*
12 September 2023
Updated 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 Newsletter
1 September 2023
Congratulations 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 Championship
31 August 2023
retraVision: 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 available
20 August 2023
Croquet 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 2023
16 August 2023
The 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 September
16 August 2023
Nominations 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, Australia
15 August 2023
The 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 August
14 August 2023
Opening 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 England
5 August 2023
This 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 2023
Robert 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 2023
20 July 2023
The latest GC Team Rankings (as at 30 June 2023) are: […]
2023 AC World Championship – Places *updated 13th July*
13 July 2023
13th 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 published
9 July 2023
2023 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 2023
8 July 2023
The latest AC Team Rankings (as at 30 June 2023) are: […]
Dame Mary Berry to Open the 2023 Women’s GC Championship
6 July 2023
Dame 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 Newsletter
1 June 2023
Congratulations 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 Information
23 May 2023
The 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 2023
10 April 2023
The latest GC Team Rankings (as at 31 March 2023) are: […]
AC Country Rankings as at 31st March 2023
4 April 2023
The latest AC Team Rankings (as at 31 March 2023) are: […]
2023 GC Over 50’s Championship Ranking Places Announcement
30 March 2023
The 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 published
16 March 2023
The 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 Member
10 March 2023
The 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 Newsletter
28 February 2023
Congratulations 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 players
20 February 2023
Do 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 Qualifier
16 February 2023
A 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 Champion
12 February 2023
Aston 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 2022
26 January 2023
The latest GC Team Rankings (as at 31 December 2022) are: […]
AC Country Rankings as at 31st December 2022
26 January 2023
The latest AC Team Rankings (as at 31 December 2022) are: […]
2023 Women’s Association Croquet World Championship – Champion: Debbie Lines (ENG)
25 January 2023
The 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 Information
15 January 2023
The 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 Draw
10 January 2023
The draw for the Knock-Out can now be found on Croquet Scores. 2023 AC Women’s Knock-Out Draw […]
2023 WACWC – The Block Stage Draw
3 January 2023
The 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 Report
28 December 2022
Please 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 RCO
19 December 2022
The 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 December
15 December 2022
On 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 2022
As 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 Inductees
29 November 2022
Please 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 England
28 November 2022
England 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 2025
22 November 2022
I 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 2022
11th 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 Newsletter
31 October 2022
Congratulations 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 List
26 October 2022
Following 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 List
23 October 2022
The 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 Survey
15 October 2022
Please 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 Survey
15 October 2022
Note: 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 Survey
10 October 2022
Responses 40 / 64 Please see the summary of the Player Survey: 2022 Golf Croquet WC England […]
GC Country Rankings as at 30th September 2022
10 October 2022
The latest GC Team Rankings (as at 30 September 2022) are: […]
AC Country Rankings as at 30th September 2022
10 October 2022
The latest AC Team Rankings (as at 30 September 2022) are: […]
WCF Event & Sports Regulations Updated
1 October 2022
On 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 Hurlingham
15 September 2022
Following 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 Places
15 September 2022
After 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 Announced
12 September 2022
The 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 Fees
12 September 2022
Players 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 Survey
28 August 2022
The 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 3
15 August 2022
Congratulations 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 2022
Congratulations 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 Mexico
1 August 2022
Congratulations 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 Newsletter
31 July 2022
Watch 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 Places
31 July 2022
The 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 Information
13 July 2022
The 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 2022
11 July 2022
The latest GC Team Rankings (as at 30 June 2022) are: […]
AC Country Rankings as at 30th June 2022
7 July 2022
The latest AC Team Rankings (as at 30 June 2022) are: […]
2022 European GC Women’s Championship: Winner Begoña Elzaburu
4 July 2022
Congratulations 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 Information
1 June 2022
The 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 Wade
29 May 2022
Congratulations 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 Clarke
11 May 2022
The 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 Newsletter
1 May 2022
Forward 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 2022
11 April 2022
The latest GC Team Rankings (as at 31 March 2022) are: […]
AC Country Rankings as at 31st March 2022
11 April 2022
The latest AC Team Rankings (as at 31 March 2022) are: […]
WCF Gender Policy published
9 April 2022
I 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 Committee
21 March 2022
The 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 published
7 March 2022
The 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 RCO
5 March 2022
In 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 2022
25 February 2022
In 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 Updated
22 February 2022
On 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 Bilton
20 February 2022
The 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 Newsletter
1 February 2022
Changes 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 Committee
20 January 2022
The 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 Regulations
18 January 2022
The 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 2021
14 January 2022
The latest GC Team Rankings (as at 31 December 2021) are: […]
AC Country Rankings as at 31st December 2021
14 January 2022
The latest AC Team Rankings (as at 31 December 2021) are: […]
Would you like to help run the WCF?
10 January 2022
Amir 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 v5.0
8 January 2022
The 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 2022
8 January 2022
I’m pleased to announce that on 4th January 2022, Members voted to approve the 2022 Budget. […]
Brian Havill re-elected as Independent Examiner
8 January 2022
I’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 GC
31 December 2021
2023 – 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 Resources
22 December 2021
Thank 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 Treasurer
9 December 2021
The 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 Committee
9 December 2021
The 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 Naguib
11 November 2021
Hall 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 Newsletter
1 November 2021
We 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 2021
20 October 2021
The latest GC Team Rankings (as at 30 September 2021) are: […]
2020 Tier 2 World Team Championships (held in 2021) – Champions Spain
18 October 2021
From 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 2021
15 October 2021
The latest AC Team Rankings (as at 30 September 2021) are: […]
Stephen Mulliner retires as WCF Secretary-General 31.8.21
1 September 2021
Stephen 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 2021
29 July 2021
The latest GC Team Rankings (as at 30 June 2021) are: […]
AC Country Rankings as at 30th June 2021
27 July 2021
The latest AC Team Rankings (as at 30 June 2021) are: […]
July 2021 Newsletter
24 July 2021
As 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 Zealand
1 July 2021
The 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 […]

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