Monday, July 26, 2021 at 8:00PM 
There were no cucumber sandwiches. No one was sipping champagne or toting around a glass of wine. Throw out all you think you know about croquet -- the Kansas City Open is for croquet warriors only.
Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 6:52PM
Updated on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at 6:05PM by
MCA Website Admin
The 2021 Kansas City Open game schedules are set with 12 players battling in the Pro Division on Saturday morning with an 8:30 a.m. start time. We'll run four blocks of three and advance all players to the afternoon playoff. Four players have a late start in the morning thanks to a bye round. (Matt Griffith, Greg Clouse, Dylan Goodwin and Greg Adams)
Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at 7:57AM 
The Eighth Annual Kansas City Open Nine Wicket Series tournament is set to return to the pre-pandemic format with two days of play at Kactus Creek Croquet Club on July 24-25, 2021. The KC Open has become an annual tradition where the best croquet players in Kansas City battle for bragging rights on the finest court in the metro. Don’t miss out on the best croquet event of the year!
Sunday, February 21, 2021 at 12:08PM The 2021 MCA AGM was held virtually on February 6, 2021, and the meeting mainly centered around bringing back a more active tournament schedule for the upcoming season. Shortly after the meeting, it was confirmed that the ninth annual Kansas Open Nine Wicket Series (9WS) event will be held on the weekend of July 24-25, 2021 at Kactus Creek Croquet Club in Parkville, Mo. In addition, the board also agreed to bring back the traditional date in September for the MCA Championship. The singles Pro, Gold and Silver Championships for the 9WS would be played on Saturday, September 18, 2021. A venue is still be determined and the event could potentially include a second event played on Sunday.
Friday, July 10, 2020 at 12:54PM Kactus Creek Croquet Club has announced Saturday, July 25, as the date for the seventh annual Kansas City Open. The event will be a Nine-Wicket Series event and feature a shortened format in the interest of reducing exposure in consideration of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Friday, July 26, 2019 at 2:06AM PARKVILLE, Mo.—KC Open games will begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
As of this writing, the MCA board is finalizing a solution to the Pro Division schedule. As a consequence, the Pro and Gold division matchups and schedules are subject to change. Regardless, players should be ready for tournament action to begin at 8 a.m. each day. The MCA asks that players plan to arrive 30 minutes before their first game.
Monday, July 15, 2019 at 8:44PM
Updated on Sunday, July 21, 2019 at 5:10PM by
MCA Website Admin
PARKVILLE, Mo.—Nine-wicket croquet returns to Kactus Creek Croquet Club July 27-28, when the Midwest Croquet Association holds the KC Open tournament there for the sixth consecutive year.
Sunday, September 16, 2018 at 10:42AM Ellie Griffith won her first MCA Championship tournament on the way to placing first in the 2018 MCA Nine Wicket Series Gold Division points race.
Executing a series of immaculate roll-up shots and long, accurate split shots, Griffith cruised to a 27-12 victory against runner-up Brevin Millican.
Similar to her performance at the KC Open on the same court six weeks ago, Griffith broke through to the double wickets on the far side of the court with some ease while her opponent struggled to advance his balls past wicket three during the early phase of the game.
Monday, September 10, 2018 at 12:05PM To better promote and support club play in the area, the Nine Wicket Series stats committee has been developing a Club-City points race to accompany the current singles points races. The concept is to award points to clubs based on how members place in 9WS tournaments. Because not every player is part of an official club, points for those players are rewarded to the city on their membership form.
Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 12:19AM
Updated on Sunday, September 9, 2018 at 10:06PM by
MCA Website Admin
Updated on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 11:29PM by
MCA Website Admin
MCA members who have qualified for the 2018 MCA Championship have received their invitations to the tournament scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 15, at Kactus Creek Croquet Club in Parkville, Mo.
The MCA is asking that players accept their bids by Monday, Sept. 10, so the board can set the brackets.
Players who have responded to their bids will be listed on the full post. This post will be updated.