Croquet at Grand Haven was the vision of Kevin Roberts, the Grand Haven project manager for Lowes (the original developer of Grand Haven) in 1998.  It was suggested to him by his cousins Pat and Chuck Williams who were croquet players at Hammock Dunes.  Pat and the legendary Dorthy Fosse of Hammock Dunes, also offered to teach the game to those who might be interested.  The small court at the Village Center was the result of Kevin Robert’s dream.  Unfortunately, he passed away in 1999.

Among those who took the first lessons from Pat Williams and Dorthy Fosse were residents Ed and Jane Reichel, Jim Harter, Ed and Barbara Holtz and Dorothy Crawford and her late husband.  This group would eventually organize and become The Grand Haven Croquet Club.  Pat Williams and her husband, Rear Admiral Charles Williams, would become residents of Grand Haven a year or so later followed by Cassandra and Charlie Gaisor, also from the Hammock Dunes Croquet group. At that time the Grand Haven Croquet Club was a loosely structured group of about 15 residents. Today it is a well developed Croquet Club with 100 members...and growing!  The primary games played by the Club are American Six Wicket Croquet and Golf Croquet.

The large new courts at Creekside Athletic Center, completed in 2005, offered the room to grow and that growth has been explosive with many beginners’ classes being offered each year.

All members of the Grand Haven Croquet Club are also members of the United States Croquet Association (USCA) which is headquartered in West Palm Beach, FL.  The Grand Haven Croquet Club holds major tournaments several times a year, including match play and “friendly play” with the local Hammock Dunes club just across the ICW.  The Grand Haven Croquet Club also hosts a number of social events both on and off the courts during the year.