In between the USPA Gold Cup final, that was played on Sunday April 5, action for the US Open Polo Championship continued through Thursday Apri 2 and Wednesday April 8. The US Open, that’s underway at the National Polo Center (NPC), located in Welington, Florida, United States is one of the three Grand Slams of polo alongside the Argentine Open and the British Polo Open for the Cowdray Gold Cup. The prestigious competition sees eleven teams up to 22 goals, partake. Teams are split in two leagues.
THESE ARE THE LATEST RESULTS OF THE US OPEN POLO CHAMPIONSHIP:
- Thursday April 2
DUS (1-0) 14-13 BTA (0-1) (extra chukka)
La Dolfina Tamera (1-0) 14-8 Clinova The Sandbox (0-1)
La Dolfina Scone (1-0) 12-10 Clearwater (0-1)
- Saturday April 4
Coca Cola (1-0) 13-12 Park Place (0-2)
The Dutta Corp (2-0) 15-10 La Fe (1-1)
- Sunday Aprin 5
Clearwater (1-1) 11-5 Clinova The Sandobox (0-2)
DUS (2-0) 10-7 La Dolfina Tamera
- Wednesday April 8
Coca Cola (2-0) 15-13 Pilot (0-2)
Wednesday’s second game between BTA (0-1) and La Dolfina Scone (1-0), had to be delayed due to heavy rainfalls. A reschedule is still expected.
THE US OPEN POLO CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE BACK TRHOUGH FRIDAY APRIL 10 AND SUNDAY APRIL 12, WITH THE FOLLOWING ORDER OF PLAY:
- Friday April 10
12pm: The Dutta Corp (2-0) vs. Park Place (0-2)
- Saturday April 11
12pm: DUS (2-0) vs. La Dolfina Scone (1-0)
5pm: BTA (0-1) vs. Clinova The Sandbox (0-2)
- Sunday April 12
1,30pm: La Dolfina Tamera (1-1) vs. Clearwater (1-1)
5pm: Coca Cola (2-0) vs. La Fe Eastern Hay (1-1)
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.