This is the game mostpeople in Australia begin playing.
Golf croquet is easier to learn and play than Association but it does require strategic skills and accurate
play. A hoop is won by the first ball to go through the hoop and, unlike Association Croquet, there are
no additional turns for hitting other balls.
Each player takes a stroke in turn, each trying to hit a ball through the same hoop. The sequence of play is blue,
red, black, yellow.
Blue and black balls play against red and yellow. When a hoop is won, the sequence of play continues as before. The
winner of the game is the player/team who wins the most hoops.
Golf croquet is the fastest-growing version of the game, owing largely to its simplicity and competitiveness. In
comparison with association croquet, several people can play at the same time making it very sociable.
These excerpts from the Under 21 World Championships (held at Hunstanton, Norfolk, UK) in July 2011 show the
game at its best (please allow for the windy day, very common in that part of the world).
