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Professional croquet stars to compete in Hartfield

U.S. National Croquet Champion Matthew Essick from North Carolina is one of many top level players coming to Hartfield to play for top honors and prize money in the PFC Hoop Maker Masters Pro Croquet Tour event at the Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club. (Contributed)

The Professional Croquet Association is bringing a Pro Croquet Tour event to the Middle Peninsula this week. The Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club in Hartfield is hosting the 2021 PFC Hoop Maker Masters on Friday, April 30, through Sunday, May 2. PFC Hoop Maker is a top-level international mallet-making company and is sponsoring this professional tour event. Forty-two of the best croquet players from all over the United States are coming to Virginia to compete for top honors and prize money in this event.

About half (20) of the players are pro tour qualified based on their high finishes in regional and national titled events.  These pros will start play on Friday morning in a round of 32.  The remaining participants will start play on Thursday morning and will play for the remaining 12 spots in Friday’s round of 32.  Play is expected to be fiercely competitive.

Visitors are welcome and the club has materials and a program that explains the play. The Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club, a nonprofit organization, is located at 1860 Twiggs Ferry Road in Hartfield.

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