CROQUET NEWS: Richard Hobart at Maui Croquet Club Won by Paul Billings CROQUET NEWS: Richard Hobart at Maui Croquet Club Won by Paul Billings
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22-26 January 2006
Waipuilani Park, Kihei, Hawaii, USA 
by Leo Nikora
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| Winner Paul Billings playing in a light rain against Richard Hobart. |
Richard Hobart of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada, visited the Maui Croquet Club, and a tournament was held in his honor. Paul Billings won the tournament by winning both games he played, and he completed his first tounament triple peel. Leo Nikora came in second having won two thirds of his games. Tim Wheeler won half his games, and came in third. Richard Hobart beat only one of the four club members he faced, placing fourth. Dick Karr was fifth.
The tournament was sanctioned by the United States Croquet Association (USCA), played on a three-quarter sized court, followed Advanced Association (International) Rules, used Sunshiny balls, limited games to two hours, and was directed by Leo Nikora. Uncharacteristically, a light rain that fell during one day of the tournament.
Richard Hobart is a member of the Eagle Mountain Croquet Club in Milton, Vermont, USA. The Maui Croquet Club enjoyed meeting Richard Hobart, and hopes he returns to Maui again soon.
For more pictures, please see the Maui Croquet Club Gallery.
Paul Billings over Richard Hobart 26tp-0.
Paul Billings over Leo Nikora 26-11.
Leo Nikora over Tim Wheeler 26-3.
Leo Nikora over Richard Hobart 26-3.
Tim Wheeler over Richard Hobart 18-13.
Richard Hobart over Dick Karr 25-16.