The 31st US Open croquet tournament, directed by Rory Kelley, tournament referee Doug Grimsley finished up with a fine sunny day in Southern California.  In the finals of the Open championship, Rich Lamm demonstrated a perfectly played New Zealand TPO in the first game against Doug Grimsley after Doug had taken the first nine hoops with the 3rd ball.  Rich went on to win the 2nd game in fine style with a triple peel-out to win the best of three match and go on to become the first person to win 4 US Open championships.  Congratulations to Rich for his fine achievements.

Congratulations to all the winners of the 2018 US Open.  Photo credit: Leo Nikora
 Back row: Stuart Lawrence, Bill Fraser, Doug Grimsley and Rich Lamm
 Middle row: Mary Rodeberg, Jim Butts and Blake Fields
 Kneeling: Peter Bach and Rory Kelley

  Complete results are available at Tim Murphy's Croquet Scores website -- Thank You Tim!
  A thorough history of each players' results and rankings is available at Chris Williams website - Thank You Chris!

  Here are these links:

•   Croquet Scores Results
•   Player History website
•   History of the US Open
  

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Open Flight	A Flight	B Flight	Open Plate
1. Rich Lamm 2. Doug Grimsley 3. Paul Bennett &   Wayne Davies	1. Blake Fields 2. Jim Butts	1. Mary Rodeberg 2. Bill Fraser	1. Peter Bach 2. Martyn Selman

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Event US Open Block A1
Date 4-8.12.18
Winner Rich Lamm
Type single
Order firstname

 1 Charlie Smith   beat Stuart Lawrence +3tp
 2 Rich Lamm       beat Leo Nikora      +8
 3 Wayne Davies    beat Rory Kelley     +24
 4 Peter Bach      beat Michael Albert  +9
 5 Wayne Davies    beat Charlie Smith   +23
 6 Rich Lamm       beat Stuart Lawrence +5
 7 Peter Bach      beat Leo Nikora      +10
 8 Stuart Lawrence beat Wayne Davies    +5tp
 9 Michael Albert  beat Rory Kelley     +12
10 Rich Lamm       beat Peter Bach      +23
11 Michael Albert  beat Charlie Smith   +19
12 Leo Nikora      beat Rory Kelley     +16
13 Stuart Lawrence beat Peter Bach      +19tp
14 Rich Lamm       beat Rory Kelley     +25
15 Leo Nikora      beat Charlie Smith   +4
16 Rory Kelley     beat Peter Bach      +6
17 Michael Albert  beat Wayne Davies    +5
18 Rich Lamm       beat Charlie Smith   +21tp
19 Wayne Davies    beat Leo Nikora      +17
20 Stuart Lawrence beat Michael Albert  +12
21 Stuart Lawrence beat Rory Kelley     +19
22 Rich Lamm       beat Wayne Davies    +25tp
23 Michael Albert  beat Leo Nikora      +21
24 Charlie Smith   beat Peter Bach      +16
25 Stuart Lawrence beat Leo Nikora      +26
26 Wayne Davies    beat Peter Bach      +19
27 Rich Lamm       beat Michael Albert  +21
28 Charlie Smith   beat Rory Kelley     +6
End

Event US Open Block A2
Date 4-8.12.18
Winner Paul Bennett
Type single
Order firstname

 1 Paul Bennett    beat Steve Mossbrook +25tp
 2 Brian Cumming   beat Jim Wright      +18
 3 Doug Grimsley   beat Martyn Selman   +26
 4 Paul Bennett    beat Jim Wright      +22tp
 5 Doug Grimsley   beat Brian Cumming   +11tpo
 6 Daniel Pailas   beat Shane Hettler   +15
 7 Daniel Pailas   beat Martyn Selman   +24
 8 Steve Mossbrook beat Shane Hettler   +1
 9 Paul Bennett    beat Brian Cumming   +25tp
10 Daniel Pailas   beat Doug Grimsley   +26tp
11 Martyn Selman   beat Steve Mossbrook +26
12 Jim Wright      beat Shane Hettler   +20
13 Daniel Pailas   beat Brian Cumming   +17
14 Doug Grimsley   beat Steve Mossbrook +22tp
15 Daniel Pailas   beat Steve Mossbrook +22
16 Paul Bennett    beat Shane Hettler   +19
17 Martyn Selman   beat Jim Wright      +6
18 Paul Bennett    beat Martyn Selman   +21
19 Doug Grimsley   beat Jim Wright      +8
20 Paul Bennett    beat Doug Grimsley   +26
21 Brian Cumming   beat Shane Hettler   +1
22 Brian Cumming   beat Steve Mossbrook +22
23 Daniel Pailas   beat Jim Wright      +26
24 Martyn Selman   beat Shane Hettler   +16
25 Doug Grimsley   beat Shane Hettler   +25tp
26 Brian Cumming   beat Martyn Selman   +14
27 Paul Bennett    beat Daniel Pailas   +11tp
28 Jim Wright      beat Steve Mossbrook +21
End

Event US Open Block B
Date 4-8.12.18
Winner Jim Butts
Type single
Order firstname

 1 Nick Gray     beat Bill Fraser   +11
 2 Ren Kraft     beat Ted Moeller   +25
 3 Jim Butts     beat Blake Fields  +4
 4 Mary Rodeberg beat Pat Dugan     +12
 5 Mary Rodeberg beat Nick Gray     +1
 6 Ren Kraft     beat Bill Fraser   +2
 7 Blake Fields  beat Pat Dugan     +18
 8 Jim Butts     beat Ted Moeller   +14
 9 Blake Fields  beat Mary Rodeberg +18
10 Nick Gray     beat Ren Kraft     +4
11 Pat Dugan     beat Ted Moeller   +5
12 Jim Butts     beat Bill Fraser   +1
13 Pat Dugan     beat Bill Fraser   +2
14 Ren Kraft     beat Jim Butts     +3
15 Nick Gray     beat Blake Fields  +1
16 Mary Rodeberg beat Ted Moeller   +17
17 Mary Rodeberg beat Bill Fraser   +1
18 Blake Fields  beat Bill Fraser   +13
19 Ren Kraft     beat Mary Rodeberg +3
20 Blake Fields  beat Ted Moeller   +20
21 Jim Butts     beat Nick Gray     +17
22 Nick Gray     beat Ted Moeller   +22
23 Jim Butts     beat Pat Dugan     +26
24 Blake Fields  beat Ren Kraft     +10
25 Jim Butts     beat Mary Rodeberg +7
26 Pat Dugan     beat Nick Gray     +1
27 Ren Kraft     beat Pat Dugan     +1
End

Event US Open Open Ladder
Date 4-8.12.18
Winner Rich Lamm
Type match
Order firstname

 1 Paul Bennett  beat Michael Albert  +16, +19
 2 Doug Grimsley beat Stuart Lawrence +12, +26tp
 3 Rich Lamm     beat Brian Cumming   +14, -17, +14
 4 Wayne Davies  beat Dan Pailas      +17, -26, +19
 5 Doug Grimsley beat Paul Bennett    -13, +5tp, +21tp
 6 Rich Lamm     beat Wayne Davies    +10tp, +20
 7 Rich Lamm     beat Doug Grimsley   +3, +22tp
End

Event US Open Open Plate16
Date 4-8.12.18
Winner
Type single
Order firstname

 1 Shane Hettler            beat Peter Bach               +16
 2 Leo Nikora               beat Jim Wright               +23
 3 Martyn Selman            beat Rory Kelley              +17
 4 Charlie Smith            beat Steve Mossbrook          +17
 5 Peter Bach (2nd life)    beat Rory Kelley (2nd life)   +23
 6 Leo Nikora               beat Shane Hettler            +16
 7 Martyn Selman            beat Charlie Smith            +4
 8 Peter Bach (2nd life)    beat Shane Hettler (2nd life) +19
 9 Charlie Smith (2nd life) beat Jim Wright (2nd life)    +13
10 Martyn Selman            beat Leo Nikora               +9
11 Peter Bach (2nd life)    beat Charlie Smith (2nd life) +13
End

Event US Open Ladder A
Date 4-8.12.18
Winner Blake Fields
Type single
Order firstname

 1 Jim Butts            beat Nick Gray            +2
 2 Blake Fields         beat Ren Kraft            +9
 3 Ren Kraft (2nd life) beat Nick Gray (2nd life) +1
 4 Blake Fields         beat Jim Butts            +23
 5 Jim Butts (2nd life) beat Ren Kraft (2nd life) +2
 6 Blake Fields         beat Jim Butts (2nd life) +14
End

Event US Open Ladder B
Date 4-8.12.18
Winner Mary Rodeberg
Type single
Order firstname

 1 Mary Rodeberg          beat Ted Moeller            +23
 2 Bill Fraser            beat Pat Dugan              +1
 3 Pat Dugan (2nd life)   beat Ted Moeller (2nd life) +10
 4 Mary Rodeberg          beat Bill Fraser            +2
 5 Bill Fraser (2nd life) beat Pat Dugan (2nd life)   +10
 6 Mary Rodeberg          beat Bill Fraser (2nd life) +4
End

Event US Open Zed Block
Date 4-8.12.18
Winner Stuart Lawrence
Type single
Order firstname

 1 Stuart Lawrence beat Daniel Pailas  +26tp
 2 Stuart Lawrence beat Michael Albert +25tp
 3 Daniel Pailas   beat Brian Cumming  +20
 4 Stuart Lawrence beat Brian Cumming  +8tp
 5 Daniel Pailas   beat Michael Albert +19
 6 Brian Cumming   beat Michael Albert +22tp
End

Event US Open Open Plate (Finals)
Date 4-8.12.18
Winner
Type single
Order firstname

 1 Peter Bach (2nd life) beat Leo Nikora (2nd life) +15
 2 Peter Bach (2nd life) beat Martyn Selman         +21
End