More was at stake than just trophies for the nine players in the Championship Qualifying Flight, who were also competing for an automatic bid to the 2005 NC Open Championship Flight

The inaugural North Carolina v. Eastern Canada test match ended with the score 25–19 in favor of NC

The USCA International Rules Championships, the USCA’s national championships of Association Croquet, will be held in North Carolina for the third time in a ten-year span

The teams have been selected for the inaugural North Carolina v. Eastern Canada “test match”

another new feature for the 2004 season is the inaugural interstate challenge match between North Carolina and Eastern Canada

The CARVA Challenge has been revived after a four-year hiatus

The second annual event began just as Hurricane Isabel was passing through the state

Mack Penwell won his third North Carolina state title

Meadows Mallet Club players won the top titles at the 2003 NC Club Teams. The upstart club, 2002 USCA New Private Club of the Year, won the team competition for the Penwell Trophy in only their second attempt

Kenster Rosenberry is the 2003 North Carolina Open champion