You can find details of the draws on our Club Competitions on the following links.
For the Winslow Cup – Association Croquet Handicap Singles.
For Golf Croquet Singles – GC Handicap singles.
For Golf Croquet Doubles – GC Handicap doubles.
Competition Rules.
AC Handicap Singles (Winslow Cup) rules
- The Winslow Cup is a single life knock-out competition.
- Matches are played using normal handicap rules. Results to go on handicap cards.
- Matches are as defined on the draw sheet available in the clubhouse and distributed electronically.
- Either player can arrange the match.
- Matches are booked on Teamup using the Club events and competitions category and can be made up to 14 days in advance.
- Matches before the semi-final will be shortened 14 point handicap games (see below) played on a full lawn over a maximum of 1 hour 50 minutes.
- Semi-final and final matches, matches are 26 point handicap games played over 3 hours or 3¼ hours if double banked.
- If neither player has pegged out both their balls in the time allotted for the game, the game is won by the player who has scored the greater number of points.
- After the game, the winner’s name and score is written onto the sheet posted in the clubhouse and emailed to davedibbo@gmail.com.
14 point croquet v 26 point croquet
- 26 point croquet requires the winning side to make each of their balls score 12 hoop points and a peg point, a total of 26 points, before the other side.
- 14 point croquet is a shortened game which consists of a single circuit of the 6 hoop points plus the peg point for each ball.
- All the rules of association croquet apply to both versions.
Handicap play
- Note that in all forms of handicap play, the striker may not peg out the striker’s ball unless the partner ball is a Rover or an adversary’s ball has been pegged out.
- Because 14 point croquet is a shortened game, a reduced number of bisques apply. See Schedule 1: Schedule of Bisques, reproduced in part below.
| 26pt | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 14pt | ½ | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 2½ | 3 | 4 | 4½ | 5 | 5½ | 6 | 6½ |
GC Handicap competitions rules
- The GC Handicap Singles and the GC Handicap Doubles Competitions are single-life knock-out competitions.
- Matches are to be played on the full lawn.
- Matches consist of a single 13 point game except the final which will be the best of three 13 point games.
Arranging matches
- Matches to be played are defined on the draw sheet available in the clubhouse and distributed electronically.
- Either player may contact their opponent to arrange the match.
- Matches can be booked up to 14 days in advance on Teamup using the Club events and competitions label.
- After the game, the winner’s name and score is written onto the sheet posted in the clubhouse and emailed to davedibbo@gmail.com.
- Results are to be written into handicap cards.
All GC Competitions are to be played using the new Advantage Rules Handicap System and not the Extra Strokes System as in the past. Use the link to view the latest update from the Croquet Association on the Advantage System for use in Handicap play.
Timed games
- If agreed in advance by both players, a game may be timed to a maximum of 50 minutes.
- When time is called, an extension period of a further eight turns is played.
- A timed game is won by the player who has scored the greater number of points when the extension period is completed.
- If the scores are level, the game is continued until a point is scored.