Golf Croquet is a game with a long history and a recent resurgence of interest at all levels. Compared with Association Croquet it has simpler rules and is more interactive (each turn is just a single stroke), but it requires a similar level of accuracy and tactical awareness. For croquet-related games that you can play in your garden, see the Garden Croquet section.

Golf Croquet players follow a course contesting each hoop in turn; as soon as one hoop is scored all players move on to contest the next - a simple idea that leads to rich tactical thinking.

If you are interested in trying the game, we suggest that you contact a local club or contact the office.

For more detailed information about Golf Croquet, please explore this section.

Golf Croquet tournaments are listed in the tournaments section of the site.

How to Play

• The synopsis gives an overview of the game
• The Basic Rules of Golf Croquet are all you need to get started in a club
• For full tournament play The Rules of Golf Croquet are definitive
• Advantage Play is an alternative to Handicap Play using extra strokes, both of which allow players with different abilities to play more competitive games
• 10-10 Golf Croquet has been developed for one-day tournaments

Details are also available for handicapping, refereeing, coaching, UK and World Rankings, and selection.

Golf Croquet Terms/Jargon lets you catch up on the lingo and terms used in match reports.

Latest Golf Croquet News and Results

• 6th Jun:  Roehampton beat Dulwich 5-1 (GC - Inter-Club)
• 4th Jun:  Colin Britt won the Cheltenham Challenge
• 4th Jun:  Gill Brent won the Chester GC B-Level
• 3rd Jun:  Lionel Tibble wins Wrest Park GC Open
• 3rd Jun:  Woking lost to East Dorset 0-5 (GC - Inter-Club)
• 2nd Jun:  Ealing beat Surbiton 6-0 (GC - Tier 3 Bowl)
• 1st Jun:  Camerton & Peasedown lost to Caversham 3-4 (31 May) (GC - Tier 3 Bowl)
• 31st May: Nottingham beat Ripon Spa w/o (GC - Tier 3 Bowl)
• 30th May: Ray Hodgson wins Wrest Park GC C-Level
• 30th May: Peter Adams wins Wrest Park GC B-Level
• 29th May: Watford beat Leicester 4-3 (GC - Murphy Shield)
• 28th May: Cheam lost to Sussex County 3-4 (GC - Murphy Shield)
• 28th May: Southport beat Chester 4-3 (GC - Murphy Shield)
• 21st May: Crake Valley beat Ripon Spa 5-2 (GC - Federations Shield)
• 20th May: Albie Willett won the Hunstanton GC Open Series
• 20th May: Rob Strover won the Bury GC B-Level
• 20th May: Jo-Ann Hughes won the Pendle B-Level GC
• 19th May: Final places in the GC Opens announced (GC - Championships)
• 19th May: Peter Adams won the GC B-Level Series tournament at East Dorset
• 16th May: Philip Rowley won the Guildford & Godalming D-Level
• 16th May: Phyllis Court beat Camerton & Peasedown 5-1 (14 Apr) (GC - Murphy Shield)
• 16th May: Ashby lost to Pendle 1-5 (1 May) (GC - Murphy Shield)
• 15th May: Mike O'Brian wins the Ashby One Day Open GC tournament
• 14th May: Samir Patel won the Montevideo Cup
• 14th May: Woking beat Surbiton 4-2 (GC - Inter-Club)
• 13th May: Sidmouth GC Team Challenge
• 13th May: Sussex County lost to Dulwich 1-4 (GC - Inter-Club)
• 12th May: Reg Bamford won the East Anglian GC Championship (GC - Championships)
• 12th May: Leighton Linslade beat High Wycombe 5-2 (GC - Murphy Shield)
• 12th May: Cheam beat Compton 5-2 (GC - Murphy Shield)
• 12th May: Ealing beat Leighton Linslade 5-2 (GC - Tier 3 Bowl)
• 9th May:  Kim Dalland won the Crake Valley GC C-Level
• 9th May:  Ashby beat Derby 4-3 (GC - Tier 3 Bowl)
• 8th May:  Sussex County beat Roehampton 5-2 (GC - Murphy Shield)
• 7th May:  Stephen Webb won the Watford GC B-Level
• 6th May:  Branston lost to Nottingham 1-6 (6 May) (GC - Tier 3 Bowl)
• 30th Apr: Hurlingham beat Ealing 5-2 (28 Apr) (GC - Murphy Shield)
• 30th Apr: Nottingham lost to Branston 3-4 (28 Apr) (GC - Murphy Shield)
• 30th Apr: Hamptworth beat East Dorset 4-3 (22 Apr) (GC - Murphy Shield)
• 30th Apr: Wrest Park lost to Leicester 2-5 (29 Apr) (GC - Murphy Shield)
• 28th Apr: Tim Russell won the Sidmouth GC Championship (GC - Championships)
• 28th Apr: Ross Bagni won the Lancashire GC Open
• 28th Apr: Mike Grossmith won the Watford GC C-Level
• 28th Apr: Phyllis Court 2 beat Cheltenham 5-1 (GC - Federations Shield)
• 27th Apr: Camerton & Peasedown beat Swindon A 4-3 (23 Apr) (GC - Tier 3 Bowl)
• 25th Apr: Stephen Wingrove & Jennian Geddes are winners at the April Don's Day Light (GC)
• 25th Apr: Newport lost to Enfield 3-4 (GC - Murphy Shield)
• 25th Apr: Sussex County lost to Compton 1-6 (GC - Tier 3 Bowl)
• 23rd Apr: Les Heard wins Easter GC A-level at Wrest Park
• 14th Apr: Roehampton win first GC European Club league heat (GC)
• 14th Apr: James Death makes it a 'Hat trick' of Barter Cups
• 10th Apr: Cheshire Open 5th-6th April
• 10th Apr: Watford lost to Hurlingham 3-4 (GC - Inter-Club)
• 8th Apr:  Advantage GC - Trial of Target Scores Method approved by WCF (GC)
• 7th Apr:  Exciting Updates to the GC Merit Award Scheme for 2025 (GC)
• 28th Mar: Southport beat Croquet Durham w/o (GC - Murphy Shield)
• 10th Mar: European U21 GC Champs (GC - Championships)

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