2019 KC Open Start Times Announced
/PARKVILLE, Mo.—KC Open games will begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
As of this writing, the MCA board is finalizing a solution to the Pro Division schedule. As a consequence, the Pro and Gold division matchups and schedules are subject to change. Regardless, players should be ready for tournament action to begin at 8 a.m. each day. The MCA asks that players plan to arrive 30 minutes before their first game.
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/2017 Kansas City Open: Nine Wicket Series Returns to Kactus Creek Croquet Club
/Registration is open for the Kansas City Open nine-wicket croquet tournament to be held over two days at the end of July at Kactus Creek Croquet Club in Parkville, Mo.
The KC Open is the final regular-season tournament in the Midwest Croquet Association's Nine Wicket Series for 2017 and players' last chance to add to their points totals before the MCA Championship.
Please note: In 2017, the Pro Division takes its turn to play on Saturday — July 29. The lower divisions play on Sunday, July 30, this year. In 2016, the Pro Division played on the Sunday of KC Open weekend. Because of court availability, the divisions alternate days each successive year.
Sign up by Monday, July 24, at 6 p.m. Email kccroquetclub@gmail.com, or mark that you are "Going" on the Facebook event page.
Tournament entry fees are $20 for MCA members and $30 for nonmembers. [More information about membership.]
Lunch is not provided; however, Kactus Creek has a refrigerator and grill on site.
Registration for the 2017 Kansas City Open closes on Monday, July 24, at 6 p.m. To participate in the final regular season event in the Midwest Croquet Association Nine Wicket Series, email kccroquetclub@gmail.com, or RSVP via Facebook.
As of 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 23, these players have entered:
Pro Division
- Greg Adams
- Jodi Adams
- Billy Bob Breeden
- Debbie Breeden
- Greg Clouse
- Matt Griffith
- Dylan Goodwin
- Deborah Millican
- Ron Millican
- Matt Smith
Gold/Silver Division
- Gabe Airrington
- Di Berg
- Steve Jackson
- Wanda Jackson
- Justin Marciniak
- Joshua Reed
- Darin Watson
If you are on the list but will not be able to play, please write to Dylan at kccroquetclub@gmail.com.
2015 KC Open: Griffith Rolls On
/PARKVILLE, MO -- This past Saturday, Matt Griffith plowed through the field for his fifth straight MCA tournament title and capped the day with a 32-11 win against Deborah Millican in the Kansas City Open Pro Division final. The event had 21 players overall with 11 in the Silver and Bronze Divisions.
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The Pro/Gold Division utilized two blocks and Griffith ran through the A Block with a 4-0 record. Deborah Millican gave him the toughest challenge in the morning action, but she eventually fell 18-16. That was Griffith's first game of the day and he then found his groove and notched three pegouts in his final five games.
2015 KC Open - Pro/Gold Schedule
/2015 KC Open-Silver Schedule
/2015 KC Open-Bronze Schedule
/2015 Kansas City Open Entries
/Entries have been finalized for this weekend's Kansas City Open at the Kactus Creek Croquet Club in Parkville, Missouri. Schedules, block assignments and format will be announced later this week.
For personal reasons, Billy Bob Breeden and Debbie Breeden had to withdraw from the event.
Cade Millican has been added to the Bronze Division.
2014 KC Open Player List
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Player list to date:
KC Open: August 2 and 3
/The MCA Nine Wicket Series will return to the fast grass on August 2-3 for the Kansas City Open at the Kactus Creek Croquet Club in Parkville, Missouri. It all depends on the number of entries, but tentatively the Gold and Silver Divisions are slated to play on Saturday while the Pro Division is slated for Sunday.
Kactus Creek is a one-court facility, so the MCA will use a slightly modified layout to squeeze in two nine wicket courts that will play very closely to full size courts. Essentially, the double wickets are moved closer to the north and south boundaries and the pegs are placed six foot by six foot from the boundaries in corners four and two.