Croquet or Lawnbowling Party Information for 2005 - 2006

Hold a golf croquet and/or lawnbowling party at the Naples Croquet & Lawnbowling Club for your business or friends. Available all days except Saturdays, the cost is $10 per person with a minimum fee of $200 and a maximum of $350 for up to 4 hours of play and enjoyment. A $50 surcharge will be added for evening events once lights have been installed. Above price assumes tenant leaves premises in the condition they find them including disposing of trash in dumpster. We will handle clean-up for an additional $50. Evening events limited to Mondays - Thursdays. 

The following is provided:

(1) *Equipment and 8 courts (each approximately 20' x 25') for 32 people to play at any one time. (Games can be timed at 12 to 15 minutes each to enable a tournament of up to 60 players to take no more than 1 ½ or 2 hours.)

(2) Brief instruction for golf croquet and copies of the rules for each participant.

(3) Use of Etudes de Ballet building bathrooms and catering kitchen (if available).

(4) Use of outside deck with table and chairs for 70 for lunch or afternoon tea.

(5) Garbage cans & tables for sign-in.

BACKYARD CROQUET
(Nine-Wicket Croquet, Garden Croquet)

Backyard Croquet is the casual, social form of croquet played by millions in North America on the traditional nine-wicket, two-stake, double-diamond court. Using up to six balls and as many players, the many varieties of this game are usually played with lightweight, inexpensive 6-ball sets popularly available in discount and department stories for $50 to $100.

Backyard Croquet is usually played on long grass or other slow or irregular surfaces in backyards or public parks. The official USCA rules for Backyard Croquet closely resemble the advanced rules played at most USCA clubs on regulation courts and short-cut greens; they are relatively more complex and recommended for 4-ball adult play; they include many optional variations players may elect to tailor their games for greater ease or - on the other hand - more complex strategies. Six-Ball Guerilla Croquet is less difficult to learn and play and is especially recommended for family and team play.