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Leon Wyczółkowski, A Game of Croquet (1892–1895), National Museum, Warsaw. Croquet (UK: / ˈ k r oʊ k eɪ,-k i / or US: / k r oʊ ˈ k eɪ /) is a sport [1] [2] which involves hitting wooden, plastic, or composite balls with a mallet through hoops (often called "wickets" in the United States) embedded in a grass playing court. [3]
Pages in category "Ten-pin bowling competitions in the United States" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The World Croquet Federation (WCF) is the world governing body for croquet. Its primary objective is to make the various codes of the game "well-known, well-understood, well-respected and well-supported sports in countries throughout the world". [ 1 ]
The sport in the United States probably originated from early settlers from the United Kingdom. Clubs existed long before the American Lawn Bowling Association was created in Buffalo, New York, on July 27, 1915. The Eastern and Western Divisions were created in 1937.
The Golf Croquet World Championships is the major golf croquet championship competition organised by the World Croquet Federation. The competition has been held annually between 1996-1998 and biennially since then. A team version has been held every 4 years since 2012. Egypt has been the most successful nation in this form of croquet.
Gautier (/ ˈ ɡ oʊ ʃ eɪ / GOH-SHAY) is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States, along the Gulf of Mexico west of Pascagoula. It is part of the Pascagoula Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 18,572 at the 2010 census, [3] up from 11,681 at the 2000 census. In 2002, Gautier had annexed land more than doubling its ...
The Sound in Gautier, Miss., is an 8,000-seat amphitheater that is slated to open in April. The venue is part of a multipurpose complex that developed out of the defunct Singing River Mall, Friday ...
This is a recap of the 1997 season for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. It was the tour's 39th season, and consisted of 28 events. John Gant won the season-opening Brunswick World Tournament of Champions for his first major title, while Rick Steelsmith was victorious at the PBA National Championship.