NATIONAL CROQUET MUSEUM

Cheryl began playing croquet in 2007 and was the former Director of Croquet at the Hillsboro Club in South Florida from 2007 – 2015. She is a USCA Class I National Golf Croquet Referee & Instructor and was the Chair of the USCA National Golf Croquet Committee from March 2014-March 2023. She is the current District President for Wisconsin and a member of the Milwaukee Croquet Club.

In 2020, Bromley was awarded the 2020 USCA President’s Award for her contributions to croquet and most recently in 2021, she, along with three colleagues, formed the Women’s Golf Croquet Academy which travels to clubs throughout the country to run clinics and events to empower women players to participate and compete.

Cheryl has competed in six World Championships to date - four Women’s Worlds and two Open Worlds in New Zealand, Australia, Egypt, and England, along with other international events in Canada and the UK. She had a strong finish to the 2023 season where she placed second in the Plate at the Women’s GC Worlds in England in August 2023; won the USCA National Championship GC Singles Plate; in September; and captured the Women’s International Friendship Cup singles title.

Cheryl continues to be one of the top-ranked women players in the U.S. and is ranked in the top 400
in the world for men and women combined. She continues to be very involved in organizing and running tournaments, clinics, and events throughout the U.S. in her capacity as Tournament Director,
Referee, Instructor, and Consultant. She is a regular contributor to the Croquet News Magazine, teaches USCA GC schools at the National Croquet Center, and has done several Zoom croquet workshops for clubs particularly during the pandemic in 2020.

Cheryl has been a guest instructor at numerous clubs including Desert Mountain in Scottsdale, AZ; the Bonita Bay Club in Bonita Springs, FL; The Ponte Vedra Croquet Club and Plantation Club in Ponte Vedra, FL; Bishop Gadsden Croquet Club in Charleston, SC; Highlands Country Club and High Hampton in Cashiers, NC; Steelwood Country Club in Loxley, AL; Lakewood Croquet Club in Fair Hope, AL; Lenbrook Club in Atlanta; LaGorce Country Club in Miami, FL; Royal Palm Country Club, Boca Raton, FL; Burlingame Country Club in Sapphire, NC; National Croquet Center, West Palm Beach, FL; Chesapeake Bay Club, Hartfield, VA; Onwentsia Club, Lake Forest, IL; University of Wisconsin-Madison; Milwaukee Croquet Club, WI;
and Riverbend, Kohler, WI.

Cheryl recently retired from teaching and coaching tennis after a 46-year career as a USPTA certified tennis professional. She and her husband Bill reside in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
Worth noting is that, while organizing and running tournaments, Cheryl sometimes also both played and refereed in some of those tournaments. Not all the events that she directed or assisted at are listed such as the GC8s and GC Nationals.

To quote Mohammad Kamal, Hall of Fame 2021, “over the years Cheryl was a great ambassador of our sport and provided a much-needed representation of Women players in America. Her hunger for knowledge and competitive nature fueled her continuous improvement. Although American players in general are disadvantaged by the scarcity of tournament play caused by geographic and financial factors, Cheryl did not allow anything to discourage her from playing and winning against much more prepared and sometime more experienced competitors. She is a trailblazer and a pioneer for Women Golf Croquet players in America.” She will be very welcome in the United States Croquet Hall of Fame.