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.
The MCA has announced Saturday, May 21, 2016, as the date for a new golf croquet team test to be held at Kactus Creek Croquet Club in Parkville, Missouri. Full details are still under discussion, but the concept lines out as a test between three-player teams representing Kansas and Missouri. Dylan Goodwin will captain the Kansas team and Matt Griffith will captain the Missouri team.
The format will include one doubles game and three rounds of singles games. That means all players will play against all of the players from the other side. If the series is tied, one final doubles game will be played. The game format is likely to be seven-point games with 75-minute time limits.
Right now, the captains are starting the process of selecting two teammates each with the primary requirement being that they must be a resident of the state that they represent on the date of the event.
Missouri has a deeper pool of players to pull from as Griffith and Steve Jackson both carry international GC rankings. Kansas currently has no players with official ranked golf croquet game experience.
"Selection will be a bit subjective for the launch of this event," said Goodwin. "The key is to just give this a trial in year one and if we like it, I suspect you'll see a more formal selection process next year. You might even see some selection events develop out of this."
One detail that has been decided is that the event will forgo treating the test games as ranked GC games. However, it will move toward that in year two.
Goodwin said, "This is something I've wanted to try for several years and I want to keep it simple and make it fun. With the USCA Midwest Regionals being hosted here in Kansas City as a golf croquet event in June, it seemed like the perfect time to give it a go."
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:
LEE'S SUMMIT, MO -- Final details are now in for the first event of the 2014 MCA Nine-Wicket Series. The event starts at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 17 ay Howard Park in Lee's Summit, Missouri. The address is 3498 NE Independence Avenue and entry is $25 with lunch included, but MCA members are discounted to $15 per entry.
We plan to run Pro, Gold and a new Silver Division intended for beginner level players. The number of divisions will be based on player sign-ups.
To register or for questions contact tournament manager Dylan Goodwin at kccroquetclub@gmail.com
BELTON, MO -- Bill Berg reported yesterday that an agreement to hold the 2014 MCA Championship at Markey Park in Belton, MO with the Belton Parks and Recreation Department has been reached. The event will be held Saturday, September 13 and will be for the top qualifiers in the respective MCA Nine-Wicket Series points races. Players must be members to participate in the MCA Championship, but there is no entry fee.
The event will be one week prior to the USCA's Nine Wicket National Championship which is set for September 19-21 in the Kansas City area. The MCA Championship should provide a good warm-up for that event.
Behind the scenes, the MCA is also close to announcing another regular season event. The target for 2014 is four regular season events in addition to the MCA Championship.
2014 MCA SCHEDULE TO DATE
02/22--AGM (Kansas City)
05/17--T-Bone (Lee's Summit)
09/13--MCA Championship (Belton)
Detailed Schedule:
BELTON, MO -- A full report will be available later this weekend. Today's winners:
MCA Pro Points Race - Paul Miller
MCA Championship - Paul Miller
MCA Gold Points Race - Jason Johnson
MCA Gold Championship - Jodi Adams
MCA Six-Ball Championship - Dylan Goodwin
PARKVILLE, MO -- MCA member Greg Clouse took first place at the 40th Edition of the Kansas City Invitational Tournament held this past Saturday in Parkville, MO. The event was six-ball (cutthroat) croquet. Overall, the MCA had three members in the final as Jodi Adams took fourth place and Ron Millican took sixth. Full results:
1. Greg Clouse 2. Brian Wolkey 3. Sandra Gruefe 4. Jodi Adams 5. Brian Mondt 6. Ron Millican
Due to the inability to get a good cut on the grass with the snow and a forecast for wet and cold weather tomorrow, the Lee's Summit Tournament will be postponed. We are exploring new dates and will send notice once we have something set (new date is Saturday, June 8).
LEAWOOD, KS -- The MCA held it's Annual General Meeting February 9 in Leawood, KS and announced several new changes and initiatives. The most significant change is a new name -- the Midwest Croquet Association (changed from Missouri Croquet Association). The change is intended to better represent the organization's activities on both sides of the border and allow for expansion. New president Dylan Goodwin will work with the MCA Board to get a new logo approved that reflects the new direction of the association.
The big ticket item though was the announcement of a season-long nine-wicket points race for singles play. Details will be announced later, but the concept is that players will accumulate points at events hosted throughout the region. Top points players will then qualify for the MCA Nine-Wicket Championship event in September.
Most of the dates and venues are still to be determined, but Ron Millican announced May 4 as the official date for the Lee's Summit edition of the series (more details to come). The event will kick off the nine-wicket MCA season and Millican plans to have both partner ball flights and a cut-throat (six ball) flight as well. The MCA hopes to have at least one event per month over the summer with Warrensburg, MO and Overland Park, KS being likely hosts. August is being left open as many MCA players would like the opportunity to play in the 40th edition of the Kansas City Invitational in Parkville, MO.
The MCA also announced a $5.00 bump in membership fees for both singles and couples/families. Single memberships are now $20.00 and couples/family memberships are now set at $30.00.
Former MCA president Matt Smith asked to leave the MCA Board and Ron Millican has taken his place on the five member board. The board consists of Dylan Goodwin (President), Jodi Adams (Treasurer), Debbie Breeden (Secretary), Greg Clouse and Ron Millican.
The Lee's Summit tournament is on Saturday, May 15th starting at 9 AM. To register, contact the Lee's Summit Parks and Recreation Department at 816-969-1500. Entry fee is just $15 and the format is 9W Cutthroat Croquet. Ron and Debbie Millican have graciously offered to provide lunch for all participants.
The tournament will be played Hartman Park in Lee's Summit, Missouri (just south of 3rd street and Pryor). It is a softball complex that they just completely revamped last year with new grading and newly seeded last year.
FEB 17
Annual Meeting-Online
05/04
Missouri Open (9W)
Lee's Summit, MO
05/24-05/27
Indian Territory (US/GC)
Tulsa, OK
06/13-06/16
ScissorTail Inv. (US)
Oklahoma City, OK
06/20-06/23
Midwest Regional (US)
Houston, TX
08/30-09/02
Tulsa Classic (US/GC)
Tulsa, OK
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