Golf Croquet · Alabama
Growing the game of croquet across Alabama — and building Birmingham a home court of its own.
Our mission
We're growing croquet across Alabama.
Birmingham Croquet Club started in the Magic City, and we're not stopping there. The goal is simple and stubborn: more lawns, more players, more clubs — a real croquet culture in Alabama, open to anyone who wants to pick up a mallet.
About the club
We play golf croquet — the fast, social, six-hoop version that's easy to learn and hard to put down. The club is young and building: we're recruiting our founding roster right now, and the door could not be more open.
Everyone's welcome, whatever your experience. Come to watch, come to learn, come to compete. There's a mallet here for you, and a friendly game waiting.
The Birmingham project
Most croquet in America is played behind country-club gates. We want something different: a public croquet court in Birmingham, where anyone can walk on and play. It's the reason the club exists — and every new member, every match, every lesson gets us a little closer.
Help us build it →New to the game?
Send us a message on Facebook. No experience, no equipment, and no pressure — just a hello gets it going.
We'll teach you the game — running a hoop, clearing an opponent, and the quiet tactics that decide a match.
Golf croquet clicks fast. You won't spend weeks practicing alone — you'll be in a genuine game the same day.
Gear
Ready for a mallet of your own? These are the makers — tournament specialists and custom craftsmen from Florida to New Zealand. New to it? Ask any member before you buy; we're glad to point you the right way.
The regional scene
Alabama isn't alone. Here are the clubs across our corner of the map — worth a visit, a match, or a weekend road trip.
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
Alabama, Georgia & Mississippi clubs per the USCA directory. Know one we've missed? Tell us and we'll add it to the map.
Tournaments
Birmingham plays the circuit — club opens around the Deep South, regional championships, and the national tournaments. The marquee trip comes every spring: the Grand Cup, played on the championship lawns of The Lakewood Club at the Grand Hotel in Point Clear — down near Fairhope on Mobile Bay — drawing top croquet players from across the country. It's the club's favorite weekend of the year: first-class lawns, top-notch staff, and a field that feels more like a family reunion than a competition.
Our 2025 Grand Cup crew — Todd Russell, Charles Wimberley, John Somerset & Tom Howell. Wherever there's a lawn and a bracket, Birmingham shows up.
Play with us →Standings
A live club ladder, built from our own tournament results — the gcrankings idea, made ours.
The founding roster. Grades and records go up as club tournament play gets recorded.
Join us
Whether you've played for years or have never held a mallet, there's a place for you here — and a game to help grow across Alabama. Send us a message and we'll take it from there.