Entries have been finalized for this weekend's Kansas City Open at the Kactus Creek Croquet Club in Parkville, Missouri. Schedules, block assignments and format will be announced later this week.
For personal reasons, Billy Bob Breeden and Debbie Breeden had to withdraw from the event.
Cade Millican has been added to the Bronze Division.
BELTON, MO -- The 2015 Missouri Open at Eagles' Landing will have five players in the six-ball Bronze Division. The Bronze Division will play two games and places will be determined by total points in both games.
Game 1 -- 12:15 p.m.
Game 2 -- 2:30 p.m.
Players:
Gwyneth Bowen
Elizabeth Goodwin
Renee Potter
Gabe Andrews
Donald Dawes
ENTRY FEE: $10, Registration for Bronze will be courtside.
ADDRESS: 4200 Bong Ave, Belton, MO 64012
LUNCH: Available for purchase on site in the Eagles' Landing Clubhouse.
DRESS CODE: The MCA does not have a dress code, but we do honor the code of host venues. In this case, Eagles' Landing requires that men wear shirts with sleeves. Cut-off shorts are not allowed and frayed jeans are also not permitted.
NO COOLERS: Eagles's Landing Golf Course does not allow coolers on the course. This is to prohibit the use of alcohol and also to encourage usage of the on-site clubhouse.
SIX-BALL RULES:
Six ball follows the same set of rules as the MCA Silver Division, but each player only plays one ball. The order of play is Blue, Red, Black, Yellow, Green, Orange. The first player to run all of the wickets and peg out is the winner. There is a time-limit of 50 minutes. If time runs out before a peg out, each ball gets one last turn. A player earns one point for each wicket run and peg scored. The player with the most points in a non-pegout game is the winner.
A player may not earn bonus shots off of another ball prior to running the first wicket. A player also may not earn bonus shots off of any other ball that has not previously scored the first wicket. If a player that has run the first wicket (in the game), hits his or her ball into a ball that has not scored the first wicket (out of the game), the balls reset and the turn is over.
One bonus shot is earned for running a wicket or scoring the stake. Wickets must be run from the proper side. If a player scores two wickets in one stroke, then two bonus shots are earned. If a player scores a wicket and a stake in the same stroke two bonus strokes are earned. However, a third bonus shot can never be earned (two wickets and a stake, still only results in two bonus shots).
If a player hits another ball, that earns two bonus shots. However, a player may only hit a ball once before scoring a wicket.
Each player gets one, one-minute time out during the game.
If a player withdrawals from a game, that player's ball is removed from the court.
BELTON, MO -- As the MCA Nine Wicket Series prepares to take a historic step by partnering with a golf course for an event, it appears as though top players are paying attention. The 2015 Missouri Open at Eagles' Landing Golf Course in Belton, MO., on Saturday, June 6, 2015 now boasts the best Pro field that the Series has fielded. For starters, 2014 USCA Nine Wicket National champion Paul Miller is on the roster as well as runner-up Matt Griffith.
Paul Miller
In addition, former two-time USCA Nine Wicket National champion Matt Smith (2009, 2011) has also joined the fray. Smith took some time off from nine wicket croquet and is now ranked #29 on the US list for Association players. And also from the Association world, Billy Bob Breeden will be on hand for the Missouri Open and he is currently #47 in the US Association rankings.
And of course, MCA 9WS mainstays Dylan Goodwin and Greg Clouse will also be looking to breakthrough the talented field as they join Miller and Griffith as the only other players to have won a Pro Series event.
"It's been a long term to goal to partner with a golf course here in the Kansas City area," said Dylan Goodwin, MCA President. "So, it's been great to see the top players here support the event."
With Monday as the entry deadline, 21 players have already committed and there are only two slots left for Pro/Gold. The tentative plan is to start Pro/Gold at 8:30 a.m. with the championship game slated for roughly 4:00 p.m. The Bronze and Silver Divisions will start at noon and should finish by 6:00 p.m.
Teams are forming now for the Sixth Annual Mahaffie Sunflower Wickets croquet tournament. This unique event is hosted by the Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm Foundation in support of the preservation, programming and promotion of the Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm Historic Site located at 1200 E. Kansas City Road in Olathe.
Sunflower Wickets will be held Friday, June 5 at the Olathe Community Center, located across the street from the Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Historic Site. Event registration begins at 1 p.m with croquet play from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wicked Wickets Happy Hour runs from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Prizes will be awarded to the top four finishing teams at 4 p.m. in the Olathe Community Center.
Croquet was a popular, inexpensive sport throughout the country in the mid-19th century. Tables of eight are available and two-person teams are now forming. For more information about forming a team or tournament sponsorship opportunities, visit Mahaffie.org, contact Mahaffie at (913) 971-5111 or email Mahaffie@olatheks.org.
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BELTON, MO -- The Midwest Croquet Association has added the Missouri Open at Eagles Landing in Belton, Missouri for Saturday, June 13, 2015. The new event will be held on four full-size nine wicket courts that will be located on the driving range tee boxes for the public golf club and is the next event in the 2015 MCA Nine Wicket Series.
"This is an incredible opportunity for MCA players," said MCA President Dylan Goodwin. "Outside of Tulsa and Kactus Creek in Parkville, this will be the best surface the Nine Wicket Series has visited."
LEE'S SUMMIT, MO -- Line-ups are now set for a record-braking 28 players to take to the courts at Howard Park on Saturday at 9:00 a.m. Wanda Jackson and Darin Watson will have early round byes in the Silver Division, but we do ask that they come in advance to help our our new players that will be learning the game in the Bronze Division.
Registration and fee payment begins at 8:00 a.m. and we ask that players arrive at 8:00 am or later in order to allow our set up crew to work without interruptions. The courts should be ready for practice at 8:15 a.m.
The MCA blog is introducing an occasional series of player tips from and for players of varying skill levels. Darin Watson takes the first swing:
I think learning to “stalk” the ball before a shot really helped me improve. It’s a simple step, but it definitely helps. I like to start about 10-15 feet behind the ball and walk in line with the shot I’m planning to take, and I visualize myself making that shot. Visualize the shot, walk up to it confidently, and make it.
The Midwest Croquet Association has set up accounts on Instagram and Twitter.
The MCA will post photos under midwestcroquetassociation on Instagram. On Twitter, the MCA's handle is MidwestCroquet.
LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. — Twenty-six players have committed to compete in the Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament on Saturday.
This number of participants will be a new record high for a Midwest Croquet Association event. It will surpass the previous record of 22 competitors set at the MCA Championship in September 2014.
The large roster could test the limits of the MCA's stockpile of equipment. MCA president Dylan Goodwin says a player pool so deep will require seven courts at Howard Park.
And more balls. The MCA's order for eight sets of 16 oz. croquet balls has been on back order. Behind the scenes, tournament organizers have been securing available equipment.
With 26 participants, the tournament structure could take several formats. Discussions are underway to determine the best way to allow the new players to develop while awarding exceptional play at all skill levels.
Twenty-eight participants have signed up for the Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament, according to MCA president Dylan Goodwin.
As of Thursday afternoon, 28 players have signed up to compete in the Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament.
The tournament structure is in the works. It is shaping up to include a 16-player Pro/Gold division, a six-player Silver division and a new six-ball cutthroat competition for the players who are playing for the first time and learning the game.
LEE'S SUMMIT, MO -- The MCA is getting ready to kickoff the 2015 MCA Nine Wicket Series with the 2014 Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament next Saturday, May 2, 2015 at Howard Park in Lee's Summit, MO.
Pre-register by April 28, 2015 at lsparks.net or call 969-1500.
$17 for MCA Members* | $27 for non-members
This is the same location the event was held in 2014. The event is part of the MCA Tour Nine-Wicket Series and is hosted by Ron and Deborah Millican and Greg and Jodi Adams.
*2015 MCA Membership:
04/04
MCA AGM
Leawood, KS
05/02-03
Missouri Open (9W)
Lee's Summit, MO
07/10-12
US Golf Croquet Classic (GC)
Denver, CO
10/16-19
Houston Invitational (A6)
Houston, TX
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