Curtis Drake

(USA)

Kentucky, home of Blue Grass, Cumberland Gap, the Horse Park, Kentucky Derby and Curtis Drake.

Whilst many a golfer has lost balls in the Blue Grass, 40 year old Curtis knows exactly where his priorities lay. Play with bigger balls!

Married to his wife Charlotte and with a daughter, Courtney, despite owning a structural steel fabrication shop in Owenboro and claiming that it is a hobby, he somehow has forged enough free time to take on the croquet world.

His first American rules tournament outside Kentucky was the February 2000 Arizona Open where he won First Flight Singles and Open Doubles.

He followed this up by playing his first Association Croquet tournament in July of 2001 in the Minnesota Open which he won.

With this success, in 2002 he played on the Solomon Team and also represented the US at the 2002 World Championships in New Zealand where he was the highest placing American.

In October of 2003, Curtis was a member of America’s MacRobertson Shield team, helping them to a creditable third place.

Earlier this year, Curtis was a member of the USA’s 2005 Solomon Team where notably, he defeated current world number one, Robert Fulford, 2-0.

Curtis is the current US Golf Croquet Nationals Champion

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