U.S. Open Polo Championship

The US Open Polo Championship is an annual polo championship in the United States. It is organized by the United States Polo Association (USPA). It was first played in 1904 at Van Cortlandt Park in The Bronx in New York City. At the first game the Wanderers defeated the Meadowbrook Freebooters.[1]

Year Winner [2] Players/Handicap Total Handicap Score Runner Up Players/Handicap Total Handicap Host
1904Wanderers [3]C. Randolph Snowden, John E Cowdin, Monte Waterbury, Lawrence Waterbury4 1/2 - 3FreebootersVan Cortlandt Park
1905Not held
1906Not held
1907Not held
1908Not held
1909Not held
1910Ranelagh [4]R.N. Grenfell, F. Grenfell, Earl of Rocksavage, F.A. Gill7 3/4 - 3 3/4Point Judith PerroquetsNarragansett Pier
1911Not held
1912CooperstownNarragansett Pier
1913CooperstownNarragansett Pier
1914Meadow Brook MagpiesNarragansett Pier
1915Not held
1916Meadow BrookBala
1917Not held
1918Not held
1919Meadow BrookBala
1920Meadow BrookMeadow Brook
1921Great NeckBala
1922ArgentineMeadow Brook
1923Meadow BrookMeadow Brook
1924MidwickMeadow Brook
1925Orange CountyMeadow Brook
1926HurricanesMeadow Brook
1927Sands PointMeadow Brook
1928Meadow BrookMeadow Brook
1929HurricanesMeadow Brook
1930HurricanesMeadow Brook
1931Santa PaulaMeadow Brook
1932TempletonMike Phipps, Winston Guest, Stewart Iglehart, Raymond Guest16-3GreentreeMeadow Brook
1933AuroraS.H. Knox, J.P. Mills, Elbridge T. Gerry, Sr., E.J. Boeseke Jr14-11GreentreeMeadow Brook
1934TempletonMike Phipps, Winston Guest, Stewart Iglehart, Raymond Guest10-7AuroraMeadow Brook
1935GreentreePete Bostwick, Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., Gerald Balding, Jock Whitney7-6AuroraMeadow Brook
1936GreentreePete Bostwick, Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., Gerald Balding, Jock Whitney11-10TempletonMeadow Brook
1937Old WestburyMike Phipps (9), Cecil Smith (10) , Stewart Iglehart (10), Sonny Whitney11-6GreentreeMeadow Brook
1938Old WestburyMike Phipps (10), Cecil Smith (10) , Stewart Iglehart (10), Sonny Whitney16-7GreentreeMeadow Brook
1939Bostwick FieldPete Bostwick, Bobby Gerry, Jr., Elbridge T. Gerry, Sr., Eric Horace Tyrrell-Martin8-7GreentreeMeadow Brook
1940AknustiGerald Smith, Bobby Gerry, Jr. (8), Elbridge T. Gerry, Sr. (9), Alan Corey, Jr.5-4Great NeckMeadow Brook
1941Gulf StreamMike Phipps (10), Ben Phipps, Charles Skiddy von Stade, Alan L. Corey, Jr.10-6AknustiEdward H Gerry, Bobby Gerry, Jr. (8), Pete Bostwick, Elbridge T. Gerry, Sr. (9)Meadow Brook
1942Not held
1943Not held
1944Not held
1945Not held
1946MexicoGabriel Gracida, Guillermo Gracida, Alejandro Gracida, Jose Gracida11-9Los AmigosMeadow Brook
1947Old WestburyMeadow Brook
1948HurricanesMeadow Brook
1949HurricanesMeadow Brook
1950Bostwick FieldMeadow Brook
1951MilwaukeeMeadow Brook
1952Beverly HillsBeverly Hills
1953Meadow BrookMeadow Brook
1954C.C.C.-Meadow BrookOak Brook
1955C.C.C.Oak Brook
1956BrandywineOak Brook
1957Detroit C.C.C.Oak Brook
1958DallasOak Brook
1959Circle FOak Brook
1960Oak Brook C.C.C.Oak Brook
1961MilwaukeeOak Brook
1962Santa BarbaraOak Brook


References

  1. ↑ "U.S. Open Polo Championship". Sport Polo. Retrieved 2011-04-14. The U.S. Open Polo Championship, first played in 1904 at Van Courtland Park in New York City (the Wanderers defeated the Freebooters), is one of the three great polo tournaments, along with the British and Argentine tournaments.
  2. ↑ "Historical Tournament Results" (PDF). USPA. Retrieved 2016-01-09. USPA Historical Tournament Results.
  3. ↑ "Championship Polo At Van Cortlandt. Waterbury Boys Defeat Foxhall Keene's Fast Team. Crowd Sees Spirited Play New Yorkers Triumph Over Bostonians By 1 1/2 Goals. Cowdin And Milburn Thrown, But Not Injured". New York Times. September 21, 1904.
  4. ↑ "Ranelagh Poloists Win Final Match. English Team Captures National Open Championship On The Point Judith Grounds". New York Times. August 28, 1910.
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