2016 Cleveland Open Gold Line-up
/The Gold Division for the 2016 Cleveland Open will kick off at 9:45 a.m. on Saturday morning. Four players will do a round-robin looking for one of two spots in the Gold Championship final at 3:15 p.m.
Read More2016 Cleveland Open Silver Line-up
/The Silver Division for the 2016 Cleveland Open will be the featured event on Sunday with action starting at 8:30 AM. Nine players will be split into three blocks of three with the top two from each group advancing to a six-player playoff. All players will receive a bye in the morning, with Trevor Adams, Darin Watson and Justin Marciniak having a bye in round one.
Read More2016 Cleveland Open Bronze Line-up
/The Bronze Division for the 2016 Cleveland Open will change format with a head-to-head singles in round-robin play. The Bronze Division will not utilize carry-over deadness like the other divisions, but will otherwise follow the same rules of nine wicket croquet as the Silver Division with a 50-minute clock, last turns and three time-outs per player. Game times and court assignments are below. In addition, we will be experimenting with the bracket website Challonge.com and a link is below to follow the scores on that website.
Read More2016 Cleveland Open Deadline: June 7
/The 2016 Cleveland Open sign-up deadline is tomorrow (Tuesday, June 7) at 7:00 p.m. we already have 19 players that have shown interest. The list of current commitments and interested players follows. Pro is set for Saturday and Silver is set for Sunday. We have low entries for both Gold and Bronze, so there is the potential that we could merge Pro/Gold as we have done in the past and essentially run Gold as a consolation bracket. That would shift Gold to Saturday. We may need to make adjustments with the Bronze group as well and I will communicate directly with those players.
Read MoreGrunewald-Shaver Claim Sunflower GC Title
/Forty-four players hit the courts on Friday afternoon for the Seventh Annual Sunflower Wickets golf croquet benefit tournament hosted by the Maffaffie Stagecoach Stop & Farm Foundation at the Olathe Community Center in Olathe, Kansas. Chris Grunewald and Ron Shaver of the Olathe City Council took the overall title as they rolled through the single-elimination event with a 6-0 record.
Read More2016 Cleveland Open Registration
/The next leg of the 2016 MCA Nine Wicket Series travels south for the first ever Cleveland Open. With two courts available the event will be played June 11-12, 2016. The Pro and Bronze Divisions will play on Saturday and the Gold and Silver will start on Sunday. Start times are tentative until the final lineups are released, but it is expected the the Pro Division will start at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday with the Bronze Division starting around 2:30 p.m. Ideally, both the Gold and Silver Divisions will start at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday.
Read MoreOlathe's Sunflower Wickets Golf Croquet Tournament: June 3
/Teams are forming now for the Seventh Annual Mahaffie Sunflower Wickets croquet tournament. This unique event is hosted by the Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm Foundation. The Foundation supports the preservation, programming and promotion of the Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm Historic Site located at 1200 Kansas City Rd. in Olathe. Sunflower Wickets will be held Friday, June 3 at the Olathe Community Center, directly located across the street.
Read MoreMCA States Shield: Missouri Wins 7-3
/PARKVILLE, MO -- The veteran Missouri team didn't leave much to chance in the final rounds of the inaugural MCA States Shield held on Saturday morning at the Kactus Creek Croquet Club in Parkville, Missouri as they rolled to a 7-3 win over Kansas.
Read MoreMCA States Shield: Missouri Leads 2-1
/PARKVILLE, MO -- Under the threat of rain that never developed, the inaugural MCA States Shield Golf Croquet Test between Missouri and Kansas got underway on schedule last night at Kactus Creek Croquet Club in Parkville, Missouri. The first round was a doubles game between Dylan Goodwin and Darin Watson for Kansas and Matt Griffith and Steve Jackson for Missouri. Kansas kept it close for the distance despite Goodwin scoring a hoop for the Missouri team on a long clear early in the game.
Read More2016 MCA States Shield Teams
/The golf croquet test between Kansas and Missouri is being called the MCA States Shield in anticipation of adding more state teams to the test in 2017. Goodwin World Media is providing a "MacRobertson" style shield for the event. The schedule follows and the key change from the prior announcement is that the event will start on Thursday night with two rounds and finish on Saturday morning.
Read MoreBig Time Finish for Griffith
/LEE'S SUMMIT, MISSOURI -- With the challenging turf at Howard Park, the Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament lines out to be the MCA's equivalent to cycling's Paris Roubaix. On Saturday, the cool temperatures and steady winds added to the atmosphere as 25 dedicated croquet players took to the courts across four divisions.
The Pro Division lived up to the epic conditions as Matt Griffith met Greg Clouse in the final. Griffith was looking for his sixth tournament win while Clouse continued his quest for his first title since the 2013 Stilwell Open. As the game developed, Griffith seemed to have the advantage, but Clouse carefully clawed his way back into the game and in the final minutes held a 20-16 lead off a break that ran out from the turn to 13PW.
2016 Lee's Summit Early Results
/LEE'S SUMMIT, MO - It was a windy and cold day at the 2016 Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament yesterday at Howard Park as 25 croquet warriors went into battle. A full report will be posted later, but here are your early results:
Read More2016 GWM Pro Points Purse Announced
/Goodwin World Media has announced the purse for the 2016 GWM Pro Points Race. The total is $400 with $200 going to the top points player for the 2016 MCA Nine Wicket Series Pro Points race. The payout also extends to the fifth place finisher for 2016. This year's payout:
Read More2016 Lee's Summit T-Bone Registration and Details
/The Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament will kick off the 2016 MCA Nine-Wicket Series tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. Registration should be open by 7:40 a.m. Players should plan to arrive 30 to 45 minutes prior to their start time.
The Pro Division has no byes for the morning, so we will be looking for volunteers from Gold and Silver to coach/officiate the Bronze games at 9:45 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
Address for the event is:
3498 NE Independence Avenue, Lee's Summit, Missouri
Updated website information on the Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament will appear here:
midwestcroquet.com/missouri-croquet/tag/lees-summit-t-bone-tournament
RULES, POLICIES AND CODE OF CONDUCT
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2016 Lee's Summit T-Bone Silver-Bronze Schedules
/The Bronze Division for the 2016 Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament will include five players in two games. Cumulative wicket scores will determine placings. Coaching will be allowed in the Bronze division, but officials will be asked to keep players to the shot time limit of 45 seconds. Bronze games are 50 minutes with a last turns round for each ball. Each player receives one time-out per game.
GAME 1 - 9:45 AM
GAME 2 - 11:00 AM
PLAYERS: Renee Potter, Shari Cullinan, Gwyneth Bowen, Cade Millican, Patrick Fagan
The Silver Division has six players split across two blocks for morning play. The top two finishers from each block will advance to a four-player playoff. Silver games are 50 minutes with a last turns round for each ball. Each player receives three time-outs per game. Schedule follows:
SILVER A BLOCK
8:30 AM - D. Berg vs T. Adams
9:45 AM - B. Millican vs T. Adams
11:00 AM - D. Berg vs B. Millican
SILVER B BLOCK
8:30 AM - D. Watson vs J. Reed
9:45 AM - J. Marciniak vs J. Reed
11:00 AM - D. Watson vs J. Marciniak
PLAYOFFS:
SEMIFINALS - 1:00 PM
A1 vs B2, B1 vs A2
FINAL - 2:15 PM
Updated website information on the Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament will appear here:
midwestcroquet.com/missouri-croquet/tag/lees-summit-t-bone-tournament
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2016 Lee's Summit T-Bone Gold Schedule
/The Gold Division for the 2016 Lee's Summit Tournament will have two blocks of three players. The top two players from each block will advance to the playoffs. Schedule follows:
A BLOCK
8:30 AM - J. Adams / E. Mondt
9:45 AM - S.J. Cole / E. Mondt
11:00 AM - J. Adams / S.J. Cole
B BLOCK
8:30 AM - N. Oberg / E. Kemp
9:45 AM - S. Jackson / E. Kemp
11:00 AM - N. Oberg / S. Jackson
PLAYOFFS:
SEMIFINALS - 1:00 PM
A1 vs B2, B1 vs A2
FINAL - 2:15 PM
Updated website information on the Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament will appear here:
midwestcroquet.com/missouri-croquet/tag/lees-summit-t-bone-tournament
Use #MCA9WS for the most up to date news on social media.
2016 Lee's Summit T-Bone Pro Schedule
/The MCA Pro Division for the 2016 Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament will utilize two blocks for the morning with all players advancing to an eight-player knockout. Schedule follows.
A BLOCK
8:30 AM
Griffith vs B. Berg
R. Millican vs G. Adams
9:45 AM
Griffith vs G. Adams
R. Millican vs B. Berg
11:00 AM
Griffith vs R. Millican
G. Adams vs B. Berg
B BLOCK
8:30 AM
Clouse vs D. Millican
Goodwin vs Johnson
9:45 AM
Clouse vs Johnson
Goodwin vs D. Millican
11:00 AM
Clouse vs Goodwin
Johnson vs D. Millican
PLAYOFFS
1:00 PM - QUARTERFINALS
2:15 PM - SEMIFINALS
3:30 PM - PRO FINAL
Updated website information on the Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament will appear here:
midwestcroquet.com/missouri-croquet/tag/lees-summit-t-bone-tournament
Use #MCA9WS for the most up to date news on social media.
Lee's Summit T-Bone Deadline: May 10
/The 2016 Lee's Summit T-Bone sign-up deadline is Tuesday, May 10 at 6:00 p.m. and 21 players have already shown interest. The list of current commitments and interested players follows. Divisions are not final and I will be reaching out to specific players to assess the appropriate line-ups for each division.
Read More2016 Jersey Pickup: May 11
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Click to ZoomFor premium members wanting to pick up their 2016 jersey's prior to Saturday's Lee's Summit tournament, we will have a pickup available at Fred P. Otts in Overland Park, Kansas this Wednesday night from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The address is 6700 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS 66211.
Players may also pay their Lee's Summit T-Bone tournament in advance at the jersey pickup if they prefer.
For those unable to pick up jerseys Wednesday night, they will be distributed prior to the tournament on Saturday.
2016 Lee's Summit T-Bone Croquet Tournament
/LEE'S SUMMIT, MO -- We are just under two weeks away from the opening event for the 2016 MCA Nine Wicket Series. The Lee's Summit T-Bone Croquet Tournament will be held Saturday, May 14, 2016 at Howard Park in Lee's Summit, Missouri. Last year's event had 29 entries which stands as the biggest event in MCA Nine Wicket Series history.
To reserve your spot in the event, email kccroquetclub@gmail.com or visit the Facebook event page. Please indicate your preferred division.
DEADLINE FOR SIGN-UP: Tuesday, May 10, 6:00 p.m.
Starting time: 8:30 a.m.
Lunch: Included with entry
Address: 3498 NE Independence Avenue, Lee's Summit, Missouri
Registration fees:
MCA Members: $20.00
Non-members: $30.00
Six-ball (cutthroat) Division: $10.00
Membership:
Please come early if want to do your 2016 MCA membership on-site. You can also submit your membership in advance. Details here: midwestcroquet.com/membership.