The Green Gables Croquet Club of Spring Lake, New Jersey was founded in 1957 by Suzie Linden (1913–1996).
Since forming, generations of players enjoyed the ocean breeze and boardwalk view while playing on the croquet malls.
GGCC is recognized as the first on the east coast, and now the oldest continuously running club in the USA.
In 1977, Jack Osborn gathered representatives of the clubs on the US East Coast, to meet in to agree on a standard set of rules for croquet in the United States.
In the New York Times, founder Suzie Linden described the mental aspects of Croquet as a "combination of bilards and chess," adding, "You always have to think three moves ahead!"