Lakewood Croquet Club

MERCER ISLAND, WA – Despite a long history of blatant and unabashed self-promotion, the Lakewood Croquet Club quietly rolls out the first major of the season this Saturday, May 26th as the Tenth Annual Gary Coleman Memorial Team Challenge takes place at Luther Burbank Park on Mercer Island. Burbank, nestled on the shores of Lake Washington, also hosted last year’s Coleman Challenge event.

The Gary Coleman Memorial Team Challenge was first held in 1998 and has been played annually to crown the LCC’s Doubles Champions. Three-time champs “Mr. Fantastic” Kevin Sutton and “The Franchise” Jeff Gepner are looking for a record fourth straight Coleman Challenge victory, after having taken the gold in the 2004, 2005 and 2006 editions of the championship.

The Coleman Challenge is set for a 3pm start-time this Saturday. It is an open event and any/all participants (both current LCC members and newcomers) are welcomed. Players are encouraged to bring a doubles partner, if possible, though competitors without a partner prior to the event will be matched up into teams on Saturday.

Luther Burbank Park is located just off I-90 on Mercer Island.

For those planning to attend Saturday’s event, please drop us a quick email at info@lakewoodcroquet.com to let us know you’re coming, so we can best accomodate the expected number of players.