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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | Wanderers | C. Randolph Snowden, John E Cowdin, Monte Waterbury, Lawrence Waterbury | 4 1/2 - 3 | Freebooters | Van Cortlandt Park | |||
| 1905 | Not held | |||||||
| 1906 | Not held | |||||||
| 1907 | Not held | |||||||
| 1908 | Not held | |||||||
| 1909 | Not held | |||||||
| 1910 | Ranelagh | R.N. Grenfell, F. Grenfell, Earl of Rocksavage, F.A. Gill | 7 3/4 - 3 3/4 | Point Judith Perroquets | Narragansett Pier | |||
| 1911 | Not held | |||||||
| 1912 | Cooperstown | Narragansett Pier | ||||||
| 1913 | Cooperstown | Narragansett Pier | ||||||
| 1914 | Meadow Brook Magpies | Narragansett Pier | ||||||
| 1915 | Not held | |||||||
| 1916 | Meadow Brook | Bala | ||||||
| 1917 | Not held | |||||||
| 1918 | Not held | |||||||
| 1919 | Meadow Brook | Bala | ||||||
| 1920 | Meadow Brook | Meadow Brook | ||||||
| 1921 | Great Neck | Bala | ||||||
| 1922 | Argentine | Meadow Brook | ||||||
| 1923 | Meadow Brook | Meadow Brook | ||||||
| 1924 | Midwick | Meadow Brook | ||||||
| 1925 | Orange County | Meadow Brook | ||||||
| 1926 | Hurricanes | Meadow Brook | ||||||
| 1927 | Sands Point | Meadow Brook | ||||||
| 1928 | Meadow Brook | Meadow Brook | ||||||
| 1929 | Hurricanes | Meadow Brook | ||||||
| 1930 | Hurricanes | Meadow Brook | ||||||
| 1931 | Santa Paula | Meadow Brook | ||||||
| 1932 | Templeton | Mike Phipps, Winston Guest, Stewart Iglehart, Raymond Guest | 16-3 | Greentree | Meadow Brook | |||
| 1933 | Aurora | S.H. Knox, J.P. Mills, Elbridge T. Gerry, Sr., E.J. Boeseke Jr | 14-11 | Greentree | Meadow Brook | |||
| 1934 | Templeton | Mike Phipps, Winston Guest, Stewart Iglehart, Raymond Guest | 10-7 | Aurora | Meadow Brook | |||
| 1935 | Greentree | Pete Bostwick, Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., Gerald Balding, Jock Whitney | 7-6 | Aurora | Meadow Brook | |||
| 1936 | Greentree | Pete Bostwick, Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., Gerald Balding, Jock Whitney | 11-10 | Templeton | Meadow Brook | |||
| 1937 | Old Westbury | Mike Phipps (9), Cecil Smith (10) , Stewart Iglehart (10), Sonny Whitney | 11-6 | Greentree | Meadow Brook | |||
| 1938 | Old Westbury | Mike Phipps (10), Cecil Smith (10) , Stewart Iglehart (10), Sonny Whitney | 16-7 | Greentree | Meadow Brook | |||
| 1939 | Bostwick Field | Pete Bostwick, Bobby Gerry, Jr., Elbridge T. Gerry, Sr., Eric Horace Tyrrell-Martin | 8-7 | Greentree | Meadow Brook | |||
| 1940 | Aknusti | Gerald Smith, Bobby Gerry, Jr. (8), Elbridge T. Gerry, Sr. (9), Alan Corey, Jr. | 5-4 | Great Neck | Meadow Brook | |||
| 1941 | Gulf Stream | Mike Phipps (10), Ben Phipps, Charles Skiddy von Stade, Alan L. Corey, Jr. | 10-6 | Aknusti | Edward H Gerry, Bobby Gerry, Jr. (8), Pete Bostwick, Elbridge T. Gerry, Sr. (9) | Meadow Brook | ||
| 1942 | Not held | |||||||
| 1943 | Not held | |||||||
| 1944 | Not held | |||||||
| 1945 | Not held | |||||||
| 1946 | Mexico | Gabriel Gracida, Guillermo Gracida, Alejandro Gracida, Jose Gracida | 11-9 | Los Amigos | Meadow Brook | |||
| 1947 | Old Westbury | Meadow Brook | ||||||
| 1948 | Hurricanes | Meadow Brook | ||||||
| 1949 | Hurricanes | Meadow Brook | ||||||
| 1950 | Bostwick Field | Meadow Brook | ||||||
| 1951 | Milwaukee | Meadow Brook | ||||||
| 1952 | Beverly Hills | Beverly Hills | ||||||
| 1953 | Meadow Brook | Meadow Brook | ||||||
| 1954 | C.C.C.-Meadow Brook | Oak Brook | ||||||
| 1955 | C.C.C. | Oak Brook | ||||||
| 1956 | Brandywine | Oak Brook | ||||||
| 1957 | Detroit C.C.C. | Oak Brook | ||||||
| 1958 | Dallas | Oak Brook | ||||||
| 1959 | Circle F | Oak Brook | ||||||
| 1960 | Oak Brook C.C.C. | Oak Brook | ||||||
| 1961 | Milwaukee | Oak Brook | ||||||
| 1962 | Santa Barbara | Oak Brook |
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Historical Tournament Results" (PDF). USPA. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
USPA Historical Tournament Results.
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