Official Rulings to apply to
The WCF golf Croquet Rules of 2013
Released 1.1 2015
OR 1.1 When applying Rule 1(f) in a
handicap game any extra turns used
during play for, and which includes, the
running of hoops out of order, shall be
restored. Time, in a time limited game
will not be restored in such
circumstances.
OR 7.1 When applying Rule 7(f) if a ball
jams in a hoop above another ball
already in the hoop, replaying the turn is
the only option available once the
equipment has been checked and reset or
replaced.
OR 8.1 Players are not permitted to
refer to printed, hand written or other
prepared material during a match, except
for the purpose of clarifying the rules
that apply to a circumstance that has
arisen.
OR 8.2 The words ‘off the court’ in Rule
8(e) should be interpreted as “outside the
game”.
OR 9.1. Rule 9(h) should be interpreted
as if it read: “If any ball makes contact
with a scoring clip attached to a hoop,
Rules 9(i) and 9(k) do not apply and all
balls are left where they come to rest.
No hoop point may be scored for the
striker’s side in such a stroke.”
OR10.1 If a player with an offside ball
plays before a direction under Rule
10(c)(1) is given, that player is not
entitled to subsequently rule on an
opponent's offside ball. (see 1st and 3rd
sentences of 10(c)(2).)
OR 12.1 Rule 12(c)(4) is to be interpreted
as if the following sentence were
appended to the end of the Rule: "When
a side loses its next turn, it is deemed to
have been played with the ball of the
side which would have followed the ball
played immediately before the turn to be
lost. If the side would have been entitled
to play either ball of the side under Rule
11, it must nominate which ball is
deemed to have been played.
OR14.1 Deliberately committing a
striking or non-striking fault is an
example of unacceptable behaviour under
Rule 14(a).
OR 14.2 The underlying principle of
Rule 14(a)(7) extends to the deliberate or
repeated playing of an opponent's ball,
or to playing two or more turns in
succession, or pretending to play a
stroke so as to induce the opponent(s) to
play two or more turns in succession.
OR 14.3 Rule 14(a)(8) is to be interpreted
as though the words “or other justifiable
delay applies.” Is added to the last
sentence
OR 15.1 If a situation does not appear
to be adequately covered in the rules, or
their interpretation appears to be
uncertain, the issue shall be decided by
the referee or, in the absence of a referee,
by the players in a manner which best
meets the justice of the case.
OR 15.2 Where a stroke that may
produce a fault is to be played the striker
should first request a referee or the
opponent to watch the stroke. If the
striker does not make the request, the
opponent may forestall play and ask for
the stroke to be watched.