Golf Croquet - UPDATED 8-15-2025
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED - ADD YOURSELF TO THE WAITLIST - MEMBERS MUST LOGIN FIRST
Once you add yourself to the waitlist, email Bill Simmons bjsjr1957@comcast.net with the following information: What is your shirt size? There will be a guest fee for all food and beverage the day of the ProAm. Do you plan to bring a guest? If so what is their full name?
TOURNAMENT IS FILLED - WAITLIST IS OPEN TO FILL WITHDRAWALS
What do you have to do to play in the US Open ProAm?
- 24 places are filled. Join the waitlist to be eligible to replace a withdrawal
- Any age and skill level can play. In 2025, ages ranged from 9 to 86. Experience ranged from 1st year to 30 plus years.
The 2nd annual US Open GC and ProAm tournament will be held at the National Croquet Center (NCC) in West Palm Beach, FL. The event runs from Monday, February 9, 2026 to Saturday February 14, 2026.
Monday the 9th we are having a ProAm doubles tournament. It is your chance to play doubles with a top rated Pro partner. You will play single banked 4-5 rounds in a Swiss format. In this format we seed the first round based on combined D-Grades of the Pro and Am. Then winners play winners and losers play losers, until we get down to the team with the most wins. If tied, net wickets, head to head, and total wickets will break the tie or we may have a playoff if time permits. Each team plays every round. Finalists will be awarded trophies at dinner. The ProAm is a fun event and a chance for you to get to know a top player you might not otherwise play with or meet.
This is a one day event. Your donation includes your entry fee and the following:
- An exclusive long sleeve ProAm shirt in your size with your name embroidered on it. Only ProAm players get this shirt.
- A quality lunch will be included.
- At the end of the day there will be a reception and cash bar.
- Awards will be presented and dinner served after the reception.
- Seating will be arranged with a US Open GC Pro on each side of you.
- You may bring a guest for the optional Monday guest fee.
- A group photo and individual team photo will be taken.
The ProAm is a fund raiser.
Donors are the ones that make this event possible and a quality experience that will attract players from around the world.
Gold Donation is $1,500 and includes:
- In addition to the above items, your name will be on a poster at various parts of the event noting your contribution.
- You will be paired with a Pro using high-low pairing. The highest D-Grade Pro available will be paired with the lowest D-Grade Am not paired to create balanced teams for the competition.
Platinum Donation is $4,000 and includes:
- Platinum donors will choose the Pro they want to play with. Choosing of Pros will be in the order of the date the donation is paid.
- Donors are only in the names of individuals this year.
- The first 10 Platinum donors will have their name embroidered on one of the two sleeves of the event shirt.
The 2025 US Open GC was recognized by many of the Pros as one of the top events of the year second only to the world championship in level of competition. It is through your generosity as part of our croquet community that we can make the US Open GC the Premier Event in GC and a premier experience for players from around the world. Space is limited to 24 players. That number has been reached. You can sign-up for the wait list should there be a withdrawal.
If your partner is playing as a Pro and you are not, consider playing one day in the ProAm. North American and Overseas players, not members of the USCA can use the “Add Me to Waitlist” button or email tournament@uscroquet.com directly to get added to the event wait list. We look forward to your participation and support of this event.
We have a hotel block at discounted rates again this year at the Hilton Double Tree in West Palm Beach. Please use this link specifically as copying it from one browser to another browser will remove the connections required.
Booking Link: https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyhocn=PBIAADT&groupCode=CDT90Q&arrivaldate=2026-02-08&departuredate=2026-02-15&cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT . The hotel reservation has standard cancellation terms so we suggest booking now and changing your reservation later if needed. Last year the market rates changed and all reservations were lowered to the new price. Parking is free and a real breakfast buffet from a real kitchen for two is included. Supporting our block gives us more negotiating power in the future.
We will assist players that would like to be hosted at a local member’s home.
2026 US Open GC Committee
Bill Simmons, Committee Chair,
David McCoy, Committee Member, Chairman CFA
John Brown, Committee Member, First Vice President USCA
2026 US Open GC Ad hoc Committee
Tom Cooper Marketing
Ursula Peck Administration
Registered players as of 08/15/2025
Platinum Donors
Bill Simmons
Gay Cinque
John Brown
David Kepner
Constance (Kim) Beaty
Alice (Kit) Pannill
Trula Myers
Dave Goddard
Bill Hinkebein
Gold Donors
Alex Galasso
Mary Galasso
David McCoy
Trevor Head
Karen Heckman
John Dillon
Caryl Firth
Alice Scanlon
Madeleine d'Ambrosio
Diane Wren
Bruce HIndin
John Curington
Priscilla Flowers
Jay Carey
InAos Diaz-Casariego
Brian Morrison
Dick Boger
Waitlist as of 8/15/25
Diaz-Casariego
Luz Prado
Once you are notified of admission you have 7 days to pay your invoice. After that time you will be moved to the wait list and the next wait list player will be admitted.