LEE'S SUMMIT, MISSOURI -- With the challenging turf at Howard Park, the Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament lines out to be the MCA's equivalent to cycling's Paris Roubaix. On Saturday, the cool temperatures and steady winds added to the atmosphere as 25 dedicated croquet players took to the courts across four divisions.
The Pro Division lived up to the epic conditions as Matt Griffith met Greg Clouse in the final. Griffith was looking for his sixth tournament win while Clouse continued his quest for his first title since the 2013 Stilwell Open. As the game developed, Griffith seemed to have the advantage, but Clouse carefully clawed his way back into the game and in the final minutes held a 20-16 lead off a break that ran out from the turn to 13PW.
The Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament will kick off the 2016 MCA Nine-Wicket Series tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. Registration should be open by 7:40 a.m. Players should plan to arrive 30 to 45 minutes prior to their start time.
The Pro Division has no byes for the morning, so we will be looking for volunteers from Gold and Silver to coach/officiate the Bronze games at 9:45 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
Address for the event is:
3498 NE Independence Avenue, Lee's Summit, Missouri
Updated website information on the Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament will appear here:
midwestcroquet.com/missouri-croquet/tag/lees-summit-t-bone-tournament
RULES, POLICIES AND CODE OF CONDUCT
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The Bronze Division for the 2016 Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament will include five players in two games. Cumulative wicket scores will determine placings. Coaching will be allowed in the Bronze division, but officials will be asked to keep players to the shot time limit of 45 seconds. Bronze games are 50 minutes with a last turns round for each ball. Each player receives one time-out per game.
GAME 1 - 9:45 AM
GAME 2 - 11:00 AM
PLAYERS: Renee Potter, Shari Cullinan, Gwyneth Bowen, Cade Millican, Patrick Fagan
The Silver Division has six players split across two blocks for morning play. The top two finishers from each block will advance to a four-player playoff. Silver games are 50 minutes with a last turns round for each ball. Each player receives three time-outs per game. Schedule follows:
SILVER A BLOCK
8:30 AM - D. Berg vs T. Adams
9:45 AM - B. Millican vs T. Adams
11:00 AM - D. Berg vs B. Millican
SILVER B BLOCK
8:30 AM - D. Watson vs J. Reed
9:45 AM - J. Marciniak vs J. Reed
11:00 AM - D. Watson vs J. Marciniak
PLAYOFFS:
SEMIFINALS - 1:00 PM
A1 vs B2, B1 vs A2
FINAL - 2:15 PM
Updated website information on the Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament will appear here:
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The Gold Division for the 2016 Lee's Summit Tournament will have two blocks of three players. The top two players from each block will advance to the playoffs. Schedule follows:
A BLOCK
8:30 AM - J. Adams / E. Mondt
9:45 AM - S.J. Cole / E. Mondt
11:00 AM - J. Adams / S.J. Cole
B BLOCK
8:30 AM - N. Oberg / E. Kemp
9:45 AM - S. Jackson / E. Kemp
11:00 AM - N. Oberg / S. Jackson
PLAYOFFS:
SEMIFINALS - 1:00 PM
A1 vs B2, B1 vs A2
FINAL - 2:15 PM
Updated website information on the Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament will appear here:
midwestcroquet.com/missouri-croquet/tag/lees-summit-t-bone-tournament
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The MCA Pro Division for the 2016 Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament will utilize two blocks for the morning with all players advancing to an eight-player knockout. Schedule follows.
A BLOCK
8:30 AM
Griffith vs B. Berg
R. Millican vs G. Adams
9:45 AM
Griffith vs G. Adams
R. Millican vs B. Berg
11:00 AM
Griffith vs R. Millican
G. Adams vs B. Berg
B BLOCK
8:30 AM
Clouse vs D. Millican
Goodwin vs Johnson
9:45 AM
Clouse vs Johnson
Goodwin vs D. Millican
11:00 AM
Clouse vs Goodwin
Johnson vs D. Millican
PLAYOFFS
1:00 PM - QUARTERFINALS
2:15 PM - SEMIFINALS
3:30 PM - PRO FINAL
Updated website information on the Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament will appear here:
midwestcroquet.com/missouri-croquet/tag/lees-summit-t-bone-tournament
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Click to ZoomFor premium members wanting to pick up their 2016 jersey's prior to Saturday's Lee's Summit tournament, we will have a pickup available at Fred P. Otts in Overland Park, Kansas this Wednesday night from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The address is 6700 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS 66211.
Players may also pay their Lee's Summit T-Bone tournament in advance at the jersey pickup if they prefer.
For those unable to pick up jerseys Wednesday night, they will be distributed prior to the tournament on Saturday.
LEE'S SUMMIT, MO -- We are just under two weeks away from the opening event for the 2016 MCA Nine Wicket Series. The Lee's Summit T-Bone Croquet Tournament will be held Saturday, May 14, 2016 at Howard Park in Lee's Summit, Missouri. Last year's event had 29 entries which stands as the biggest event in MCA Nine Wicket Series history.
To reserve your spot in the event, email kccroquetclub@gmail.com or visit the Facebook event page. Please indicate your preferred division.
DEADLINE FOR SIGN-UP: Tuesday, May 10, 6:00 p.m.
Starting time: 8:30 a.m.
Lunch: Included with entry
Address: 3498 NE Independence Avenue, Lee's Summit, Missouri
Registration fees:
MCA Members: $20.00
Non-members: $30.00
Six-ball (cutthroat) Division: $10.00
Membership:
Please come early if want to do your 2016 MCA membership on-site. You can also submit your membership in advance. Details here: midwestcroquet.com/membership.
The MCA has announced Saturday, May 21, 2016, as the date for a new golf croquet team test to be held at Kactus Creek Croquet Club in Parkville, Missouri. Full details are still under discussion, but the concept lines out as a test between three-player teams representing Kansas and Missouri. Dylan Goodwin will captain the Kansas team and Matt Griffith will captain the Missouri team.
The format will include one doubles game and three rounds of singles games. That means all players will play against all of the players from the other side. If the series is tied, one final doubles game will be played. The game format is likely to be seven-point games with 75-minute time limits.
Right now, the captains are starting the process of selecting two teammates each with the primary requirement being that they must be a resident of the state that they represent on the date of the event.
Missouri has a deeper pool of players to pull from as Griffith and Steve Jackson both carry international GC rankings. Kansas currently has no players with official ranked golf croquet game experience.
"Selection will be a bit subjective for the launch of this event," said Goodwin. "The key is to just give this a trial in year one and if we like it, I suspect you'll see a more formal selection process next year. You might even see some selection events develop out of this."
One detail that has been decided is that the event will forgo treating the test games as ranked GC games. However, it will move toward that in year two.
Goodwin said, "This is something I've wanted to try for several years and I want to keep it simple and make it fun. With the USCA Midwest Regionals being hosted here in Kansas City as a golf croquet event in June, it seemed like the perfect time to give it a go."
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