Cochran Goes Undefeated at ITO in Tulsa

Cochran Goes Undefeated at ITO in Tulsa

The MCA Series Tour started a new chapter over Memorial Day Weekend with a return visit to LaFortune Park in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for the 2025 Indian Territory Open (ITO). Held Friday through Monday, the 2025 ITO was the first American Six Wicket event to be part of the MCA’s flagship tournament series. The MCA last visited Tulsa in 2014 when the Oklahoma 9W Open was held at the same venue.

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VPC: Oklahoma Open Wrap Up, Part 4

The MCA held a Virtual Press Conference (VPC) today with MCA President Dylan Goodwin as a follow-up to last Saturday’s Oklahoma Open. This is Part 4 of 4 of the Q&A which was geared more toward Goodwin's role as a player:

Now that we have your insight on the Oklahoma Open from your point of view as MCA president, tell us about the event from a player's perspective. We had touched on the "true croquet court" playing surface. How did the players fare in the nine-wicket game on the fast turf? What sort of adjustments did players make? Were there trade-offs?

So, this is a really interesting question. I've never really seen much of a standard opening strategy develop in 9W on long grass. Chernobyls are effective because you can make hoop 1 and 2 in one stroke to get two shots. I will say with the faster grass, red and yellow were opting for corner 1 a lot, but people were also rolling past wicket 2 quite bit after scoring #1.

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