The US Open Polo Championship continued in ful swing through Monday April 13 and Wednesday April 15, at the National Polo Center (NPC) located in Wellington, Florida, United States. The tournament, the culminating moment of The Gauntlet Of Polo, sees eleven teams up to 22 goals, partake. Teams are split in two leagues.
On Monday April 13, Park Place (1-3) earned their first win over the recent winners of the USPA Gold Cup, (1-2), by a 12-9 score. Once again, Hazel Jackson and Jason Wates subbed in for Andrey Borodin and Mariano Obregon, respectively, in Park Place. Up next, La Dolfina Scone (2-1), who had lost to BTA in their last match, managed to beat DUS (2-1). Last but not least, BTA continued on the winning path, after claiming a 14-12 victory over Clinova The Sandbox
Meanwhile, Wednesday April 15 saw a single contest, Coca Cola vs. The Dutta Corp (2-2), with the former victorious 16-13.
THE US OPEN POLO CHAMPIONSHIP WILL RESUME ON THURSDAY APRIL 16, WITH THE LAST LEAGUE GAMES, PRIOR TO THE MINI QUARTER FINALS, DUE ON SUNDAY APRIL 19:
10am: La Dolfina Tamera (1-2) vs. La Dolfina Scone (2-1)
11,45pm: Clinova The Sandbox (0-3) vs. DUS (2-1)
1,30pm: BTA (2-1) vs. Clearwater (2-1)
4pm: La Fe Eastern Hay (2-1) vs. Pilot (1-2)
The US Open Polo Championship is indeed the crown jewel of polo in the United States. The tournament was played for the first time in 1904, at Van Conrtlandt Park, in the Bronx borough of New York City, and showcased only two teams partake, The Wanderers and The Freeboters. Four 15-minute chukkers were played, with a seven-minute break between each chukker. After a pause, the US Open resumed in 1910, when six teams played at Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island; it remained there for several years until it was relocated it what would be the tournament’s longtime home, Meadowbrook Polo Club in Old Westbury, New York. In 1954, the US Open moved to Oak Brook, where it remained for 22 years, followed by an eight year-stint at the Retama Polo Center in San Antonio, Texas. In the 1980s and the 1990s, it was held in several clubs throughout the United States, until 2004, which marked the centenary of the US Open. By then, the contest was relocated to Wellington, Florida, where it has been held ever since. The U.S. Open Polo Championship perpetual trophy was first presented in 1910. Stolen in 2002, it was recovered a few weeks later and is currently kept in the care and custody of the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame in Lake Worth, Florida.
THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH OF THE US OPEN IS SET TO BE PLAYED ON SUNDAY APRIL 26.
US OPEN POLO CHAMPIONSHIP – Teams & Fixture
2026 GAUNTLET OF POLO – FULL CALENDAR
CV WHITNEY CUP
February 13-March 1
Winners: The Dutta Corp.
USPA GOLD CUP
March 4-April 5
Winners: Pilot.
US OPEN
April 1-26
Cover photo by Agustina Fonda.