Josie Jackson

(USA)

After retiring from the newspaper publishing business in New Haven, Connecticut, USA, Josie and her husband decided to take a sailing trip which began in 1990 and ended in 2000 in Singapore.  One of their landfalls during that trip was Whangarei, New Zealand, where they discovered the sport of croquet.  For three years they sailed in and out of NZ using croquet tournaments throughout the North Island as a way of meeting locals, exploring the sights, and improving their skill.  Josie was not exposed to “Golf Croquet” until returning to the USA in 2001, when they moved to West Palm Beach, Florida, USA, where previous WCF World Championships had been held. 

Currently she is a member of the New York Croquet Club, Palm Beach Croquet Club, the Beach Club, the National Croquet Clubs in the USA, and the Surbiton Croquet Club in the UK.

This is her first international competition in golf croquet although she has competed in several USCA National events.  She is looking forward to the competition in Ireland and meeting fellow female golf croquet enthusiasts.