Croquet with the Pros

VENICE — The Sarasota County Croquet Club kicked-off the weeklong USCA National Championship with a Q&A panel and a Pro-Am event at Wellfield Park on Saturday.

“This is a very prestigious event and normally most places don’t get the national championships as quickly as we did,” SCCC President Hans Peterson said.

The panel was comprised of Peterson, the president of the U.S. Croquet Association, the founders of Jiminy Wicket and The Warehouse of Venice, and Blake Fields, the youngest player in the championship this week.

They discussed the decision of the championship being held in Venice and the future of croquet that relies on youth involvement.