Golf Croquet is a game with a long history and a recent resurgence of interest at all levels. Compared with Association Croquet it has simpler rules and is more interactive (each turn is just a single stroke), but it requires a similar level of accuracy and tactical awareness. For croquet-related games that you can play in your garden, see the Garden Croquet section.

Golf Croquet players follow a course contesting each hoop in turn; as soon as one hoop is scored all players move on to contest the next - a simple idea that leads to rich tactical thinking.

If you are interested in trying the game, we suggest that you contact a local club or contact the office.

For more detailed information about Golf Croquet, please explore this section.

Golf Croquet tournaments are listed in the tournaments section of the site.

How to Play

• The synopsis gives an overview of the game
• The Basic Rules of Golf Croquet are all you need to get started in a club
• For full tournament play The Rules of Golf Croquet are definitive
• Advantage Play is an alternative to Handicap Play using extra strokes, both of which allow players with different abilities to play more competitive games
• 10-10 Golf Croquet has been developed for one-day tournaments

Details are also available for handicapping, refereeing, coaching, UK and World Rankings, and selection.

Golf Croquet Terms/Jargon lets you catch up on the lingo and terms used in match reports.

Latest Golf Croquet News and Results

• 10th Sep: Jamie Burch is the Golf Croquet Open Champion 2024 (GC - Championships)
• 9th Sep:  Edward & Samir Patel won the National Forest GC Doubles
• 5th Sep:  Chester beat Watford 4-3 (3 Sep) (GC - Inter-Club Shield)
• 3rd Sep:  Sussex County beat Guildford 4-3 (31 Aug) (GC - Inter-Club Shield)
• 29th Aug: Bowdon beat Hurlingham 5-2 (GC - Inter-Club)
• 25th Aug: Meldreth beat Phyllis Court B 4-3 (GC - Federations Shield)
• 25th Aug: West Worthing lost to Phyllis Court A 2-5 (22 Aug) (GC - Federations Shield)
• 23rd Aug: GC Inter-Counties (GC - Championships)
• 6th Aug:  Martin French won the Budleigh GC Open
• 31st Jul: Sam Cuthbert and James Death won the English National GC Doubles Championship (GC - Championships)
• 30th Jul: Budleigh lost to Phyllis Court A 3-4 (26 Jul) (GC - Federations Shield)
• 30th Jul: Meldreth beat Sheffield 4-2 (GC - Federations Shield)
• 29th Jul: Surbiton lost to Sussex County 1-5 (GC - Inter-Club Shield)
• 28th Jul: Nottingham beat Dulwich 4-0 (GC - Inter-Club)
• 25th Jul: Stuart M Smith retains the Dorset Open GC Championship (GC - Championships)
• 23rd Jul: Cheltenham's C-Level Qualifier The 'Barter' Trophy
• 22nd Jul: David Artingstall won the Bury GC C-Level Series Tournament
• 19th Jul: Chester beat Croquet Durham 4-3 (18 Jul) (GC - Inter-Club Shield)
• 19th Jul: Phyllis Court B beat Southport & Birkdale 4-3 (GC - Federations Shield)
• 16th Jul: Callum Johnson won the Nottingham GC Championship (GC - Championships)
• 16th Jul: Schools and Juniors GC Championship
• 16th Jul: Guildford beat Hurlingham 5-1 (15 Jul) (GC - Inter-Club Shield)
• 16th Jul: West Worthing beat Leicester 4-3 (15 Jul) (GC - Federations Shield)
• 8th Jul:  Stuart M. Smith wins the Sidmouth GC Open Series tournament
• 8th Jul:  Watford beat Newport 4-3 (GC - Inter-Club Shield)
• 6th Jul:  Sussex County lost to Hurlingham 2-4 (5 Jul) (GC - Inter-Club)
• 3rd Jul:  British Open GC Doubles (GC - Championships)
• 3rd Jul:  Margaret Page won the East Dorset GC C-Level (7+)
• 2nd Jul:  Bowdon beat High Wycombe 7-0 (GC - Inter-Club)
• 1st Jul:  Swindon Golf Croquet C Series (GC)
• 28th Jun: Compton lost to Surbiton 3-4 (GC - Inter-Club Shield)
• 27th Jun: Bridget Goodman won the Woking GC A-Level
• 27th Jun: Billy Cooke won the Woking GC C-Level
• 24th Jun: Cheltenham B-Level GC event (GC)
• 24th Jun: Tobi Savage won the Roehampton GC Open (17 Jun)
• 21st Jun: Mark Avery wins GC Championship tournament at Wrest Park (3 Jun) (GC - Championships)
• 21st Jun: Cheltenham Challenge GC inaugural event (20 Jun) (GC)
• 21st Jun: John Gosden wins Woking GC B-Level Series (12 Jun) (GC)
• 21st Jun: Andy Dochniak wins the Sidmouth GC 'A' Level Series (1st/2nd June) (4 Jun) (GC)
• 18th Jun: Watford beat Wrest Park 4-2 (17 Jun) (GC - Inter-Club Shield)

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