Major Events

The UK croquet season runs from early April until October, and throughout this time there is a full programme of tournaments held at clubs around the country.

For details about world championships and other international events, refer to the World Croquet Federation website.

The major UK events are as follows:

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Date	Venue	Event	Comments

17 Apr-5 May 2017	Mission Hills	MacRobertson Shield	This is the premier Association Croquet international test match and takes place every four years.

12-14 May 2017	East Dorset	The Western Championship	The first of the four regional Association Croquet Championships

24-28 May 2017	Real de Golf Vista Hermosa	The European GC Championship	The European Golf Croquet Championship, organised by the Federation Europeene de Croquet
27-30 May 2017	Sussex County Compton	The AC Inter-County Championship	Association croquet, played with three pairs from each county playing doubles. The largest tournament in the UK.

4 Jun	TBA	National Croquet Day	A celebration of croquet - see www.croquet.org.uk/ncd

10-11 Jun	Southport	The Home Internationals	International team event involving England, Wales, Ireland, and Scotland.

13-18 Jun	Surbiton	The Golf Croquet Open Championships	The premier golf croquet event
14-18 Jun	Cheltenham	The Men's, Women's and Mixed Doubles' Championships	Association croquet, with men and women competing in separate events. One of the oldest and most highly regarded of the championship events

1-9 Jul	Hurlingham	The Open Championships	The premier association croquet event

21-23 Jul	Colchester	The Eastern Championship	Second of the four regional association croquet championships

19-20 Aug	Sussex County	The GC Inter-County Championship	Golf croquet, played with teams of four players from each county playing both doubles and singles

25-28 Aug	Bowdon	The North of England Championship	Third of the four regional association croquet championships
26-28 Aug	Hamptworth	The Musk's Cup (GC First Eight)	Selection event for the UK's top eight Golf Croquet players.

2-3 Sep	Ramsgate	Maugham Salver (GB v Ireland)	Cancelled This is an annual event between GB and Ireland and attracts the top players. The Salver was donated by David Maugham in memory of his father, who worked to promote the game and links between Ireland and GB.

7-10 Sep	Hunstanton	The President's Cup	Selection event for the UK's top eight Association Croquet players.
7-10 Sep	Hurlingham	The Chairman's Salver	Selection event for the UK's second top eight Association Croquet players.
7-11 Sep	Ramsgate	The Treasurer's Tankard	Selection event for the UK's fourth top eight Association Croquet players.
7-11 Sep	Ryde	The Spencer Ell Cup	Selection event for the UK's third top eight Association Croquet players.

16-17 Sep	Nottingham	The English National GC Singles Championship (Ascot Cup)	This is the English National Golf Croquet Championship. Entry is by qualification obtained by placings in other Championships throughout the season. The winner is awarded the Ascot Cup.

22-24 Sep	Compton	The South of England Championship	Last of the four regional association croquet championships

30 Sep-1 Oct	Carrickmines	GC Home Internationals	International team event involving England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland.
1 Oct	Surbiton	The Inter-Club Championship	The Inter-Club is the premier season-long Association Croquet team event

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