I’m not sure we should blindly follow a SYSTEM that could be improved. “The only silly question is the one that you do not ask”. Jan Sage

Where and when will the new Golf Croquet handicap cards be available to clubs and players? The New Golf Croquet Handicapping System - effective 3 April, 2017 Note - new Handicap cards will be printed

As we found at Taree’s recent Golf Croquet Carnival, the answer to all questions is in the Rules Book. Jan Sage

Then there are occasions where ‘if you can’t fight the argument, fight the person’ occurs. Jan

Couldn’t agree more! Jan

Official Rulings on the 2007 Edition of the WCF Golf Croquet Rules (GCOR2011) January 2011 10.2 Ruling The exemption under Rule 10(b)(3) does not result from a ball being played away from an opponent

Hi Brenda, When people make such a claim – eg limit of turns with close but non-touching balls – I ask them to show me where it is written in the Rules or Tournament Regulations. If it is not written,

In the recent past I have had 2 emails with a message purported to be in Google docs – one from a croquet friend and one from my brother. Avista warned me not to open either. When I checked, neither c

The question of Tempe – and anywhere else - as CNSW Headquarters has been discussed for as long as I have been involved in croquet [since January 1994]. There is no expensive headquarters for Golf, Bo

My first thoughts are that twice as many players can use a given number of courts. Doubles play is a great lesson in co-operation and a chance to run strategies past your partner – the only person all

The situation that bothers me is when the more experienced player thinks they are doing some sort of favour to others in the club by saying ‘don’t worry about that Rule’. It is as though they are bein

I recently received a message called Important Document. When I clicked to open it my security system stopped it, quarantined it and deleted it. Then I found out it was not sent by the person whose na

Hi Pam, This is a non-striking fault - Rule 12 (a). I would be surprised if the ball did not move with the first contact between the mallet and the hoop. The usual actions following a non-striking fau

Hi Roger, This shot was faulted because the damage appeared to be caused by the mallet. Later investigation and study of the shot from mobile phone videos proved the damage was by the ball on very sof

To Wendy, Jenny and Roger, Thank you all for your replies to my enquiry re Safety Inspections. We now have other experiences for our Committee to consider. Regards, Jan Sage

At our recent Club Meeting there was a discussion on the necessity [or otherwise] of a Safety Audit. This would include indicators such as yellow lines and striped tape indicating potential safety haz

Hi Kaye, I am glad my visit was worthwhile. We are now home from Sydney and I am busily putting together the information sheets I promised. They will be sent asap. Regards Phill

Hi Kaye, I spent a couple of days in Tempe last week and discovered 2 long racks of old/ancient mallets that serious players would not use. However they may solve your current need for mallets for so

Hi Brenda, I can't really answer your question because I am not one of "they". Even yesterday someone told me the game would look after itself if they got rid of double taps and crushes as faults. May

Hallo Roger, Court damage under Rule 13 [a] [14] is limited to damage caused only by the mallet - see the commentary in the Rules Book. There was an incident at the World GC Championship which was dis