North AmERICAN GOlf CROQUET TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
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The Croquet Network States Shield GC Team Championship is held annually across multiple sites in North America. Wisconsin is the current champion after claiming a 6-4 win over Oklahoma in the 2018 Shield Championship final held August 17, 2018 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Twelve state teams are expected to participate in the 2019 States Shield with four teams advancing from three Quad Qualifiers to the Championship to be held in August 2019.
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Shield History
The States Shield competition began in 2016 with a test between Kansas and Missouri held at Kactus Creek Croquet Club in Parkville, Missouri. In the 2017, Illinois and Wisconsin joined the competition to create four state teams. Missouri took the title again with a 7-3 win over Wisconsin. Four state teams joined in 2018 and two Quad Qualifiers were held with Wisconsin winning the Midwestern Quad and Oklahoma claiming the Central Quad. Wisconsin hosted Oklahoma for the championship test in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and took the title with a hard-fought 6-4 win.
Mission The mission of States Shield is to get the sport of croquet in front of people and presented as it truly is. The concept is to become that one big event that every successful sport has.
Profits derived from the event are intended to be invested in court development in the participating states and cities. This addresses the critical hole that the sport can fill in bringing active, outdoor exercise and mental engagement to seniors, youth and anyone looking for a connection through sport. It is the best gender and age equal sport in the world. |