Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at 12:10PM The 2016 Missouri Open sign-up deadline was intended for this evening at 7:00 p.m. However, we did have a typo that indicated tomorrow evening in the original announcement, so we will honor commitments submitted by tomorrow evening at 7:00 p.m. (Wednesday, July 6).
Sunday, July 3, 2016 at 9:59AM Five MCA members made the trip to Denver to play in the 2016 USCA Nine Wicket Nationals held June 17-19, 2016, and hosted by the Denver Croquet Club. Matt Griffith finished as runner-up in Championship flight to champion Paul Bennett. In First Flight, Bill Berg collected the second place prize as he finished as runner-up to Charles Berberich.
Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at 1:33PM BELTON, MO -- The 2016 Missouri Open at Eagles's Landing Golf Course is ready to roll out for year two on Saturday, July 9, 2016, with four courts. Sunday is reserved with consideration for high entries, but all efforts are being made to consolidate the event to Saturday only.
It is dependent on total entries, but the tentative plan is to start the event at 8:00 a.m. It is quite likely, we'll have some divisions take a later start.
With limited players in Bronze, we plan to consolidate Silver and Bronze. Essentially, players that do not qualify for the Silver playoff will shift to the Bronze playoff (similar to how Pro/Gold worked in previous years).
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, July 5, 7:00 p.m.
Lunch: Not included -- the clubhouse does serve food and drinks, but coolers are not allowed on the courts.
Address: 4200 Bong Ave, Belton, MO 64012
Rules: All divisions will now use the MCA Advanced Rules. Silver and Bronze will still play on a 50-minute clock.
Registration fees:
MCA Members: $15.00
Non-members: $25.00
Event Updates:
Visit this page for updates on the Missouri Open:
midwestcroquet.com/missouri-croquet/tag/missouri-open
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 8:33AM The USCA's Midwest Regionals is ready to roll in Kansas City this weekend with a golf croquet format and several MCA players in the line-up. The event will be played at Kactus Creek Croquet Club and the National Golf Club of Kansas City in the Parkville, Missouri. Thursday will be the practice day with game action running Friday through Sunday.
Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at 9:19PM The Cleveland Open certainly rocked the MCA Nine Wicket Series this past weekend as all four of the points' races saw new leaders at the top of the standings after this weekend's action at the Cleveland Croquet Club. The fun started in the Pro Division, as former USCA Nine Wicket National Champion Matt Smith came into the event with the idea of ending Matt Griffith's participated tournament win streak of six. Smith had a couple of MCA events under his belt, but the Cleveland Open is the first one where he planned to participate in the knockout round.
Saturday, June 11, 2016 at 6:07PM CLEVELAND, MO -- There was a lot of croquet action on day one of the 2016 Cleveland Open outside of Cleveland, Missouri today as the Pro, Gold and Bronze Divisions all competed today. All three divisions saw new winners.
PRO DIVISION: Matt Smith over Greg Clouse 20-10
GOLD DIVISION: Nate Benz over Jodi Adams 30-22
BRONZE DIVISION: Patrick Fagan 2-0, Gwyneth Bowen 1-1, Shari Cullinan 0-2
A full report will be posted at a later date, as we will continue with Silver play tomorrow morning with an 8:30 a.m. start.
MCA Website Admin
Gabe Airrington won the Silver Division final with a 28-15 win over Justin Marciniak on Sunday.
Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 8:11PM The Pro Division for the 2016 Cleveland Open start swinging the mallets at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday morning with a three-round random draw format. Ten players will be looking for eight spots in the afternoon playoff bracket. The Pro Championship will take place at 3:15 p.m. on Center Court at the Cleveland Croquet Club. Methodology is explained below.
Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 7:48PM 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.
Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 7:24PM 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.
Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 7:01PM 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.