Jerry Stark defeated Jim Butts in the final match 2 games to 1.  The match scores were Butts +26TP, Stark +15, +10. Stark won $3000 for the championship.

This year nine players competed, since the World Croquet Championship was being played at the same time. The tournament was very competitive, with players competing in a double round-robin.

Standings:

1. Jerry Stark $3000

2. Jim Butts $1500

3. Mike Orgill $750

3. Bob Van Tassell $750

5. Rory Kelley

5. Tom Weston

5. Martyn Selman

5. Ron Henry

9. Robert Coleman

Familiar faces at Westmoor: Rich Lamm, Leo McBride and others at recent Westmoor Pro-Am on Nantucket. A very professional video.

Croquet video-genius Paddy Chapman of New Zealand offers this explanation.

An elegant video from New Zealand about croquet legend Bob Jackson who appeared several times in the old World Croquet Championship at Sonoma-Cutrer.

Bob Alman, David Drazin and I put together a special election-themed article for www.croquetworld.com: “WHO REALLY WON THE ELECTION OF 1876?” Read all about the disputed election of R. B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden and how it relates to the present day. Read about our only croquet-loving president, R. B. Hayes. Read about the croquet library at the Hayes Center.

There’s an excellent article on cheating in croquet on this site:

http://www.croquetworld.com/Letters/drazin-cheat.asp.