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The International Open Golf Croquet Championship held at the beginning
of June
Ramsgate Croquet Club's 1st International Golf Croquet Championship
in 2000 proved so successful in that we were able to continue to
attract World Champions with our winning formula of good origination,
excellent lawns, good food and a friendly welcome for players and
spectators alike each year through to 2003.
As a venture to introduce a wider public to the delights of Croquet
at the time of the millennium we decided to stage an International
Golf Croquet Tournament, not only would it attract champions from
all over the world - we hoped - but would be more easily followed
by spectators as the rules are less complicated than for Association
Croquet. We were lucky enough to get sponsors and coverage by Meridian
Television and - more importantly World Champions!.
Since then we have been going from strength to strength with more
sponsorship, more television coverage with the BBC and, in 2003,
World Champions from both games as finalists.
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The Club continues to hold their Golf Croquet Championship
and still attracts players from all over the United Kingdom and
the Continent as well as playing visitors from around the world.
In June 2008 & 2009 players enjoyed splended weather and first
class croquet with both the tournaments won by Reg Bamford.
Ramsgate Croquet will be holding their Golf Croquet
Championship the weekend
of the 5th and 6th June 2010
The Club will this year also be holding a Ladies Golf Croquet Championship
the weekend 19th and 20th June.
Details of entrance fees, timetable and arrangement
of matches for 2010 will be available in the CA fixtures calendar
or may be obtained early in 2010 by telephoning the Match Secretary
Admission for spectators is FREE and all members of the public
are welcome, especially croquet players both old and young.
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