OCTOBER 25, 2011, HOUSTON, TX.
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On November 8th through 13th, the Houston Polo Club will host the Cartier USPA U.S. Women’s Open, in conjunction with the 17th Annual Houston Ladies Championship Tournament. Last held at Empire Polo Club in Indio, California in 1990, the U.S. Women’s Open will make its debut in the state of Texas in 2011, and will feature many of the world’s top women players competing at the 6 goal level. This National-level USPA event has been awarded to Houston after a 21-year hiatus, and is also recognized as the Houston area’s sixth Women’s Championship Tournament (WCT) Qualifier Tournament. World-renowned jeweler Cartier, the tournament’s title sponsor, will be joined by several other corporate partners during the week-long event, including Ralph Lauren Blue Label, SAKS Fifth Avenue, La Martina, Texas Polo, Tavaero Jet Charters, and William Grant and Sons. In conjunction with the USPA U.S. Women’s Open, Houston Polo Club’s 17th Annual Ladies Championship will also feature the Brazos Cup at 0-2 goal level, as well as the Farish Cup Invitational and Bayou City Cup Invitational leagues. Up to 18 women’s polo teams are expected to compete in the event, making it one of the largest women’s polo events in the world.

Houston Polo Club’s 17-year history as host of one of the nation's best-known women’s polo tournaments will continue in 2011 with the addition of the Cartier U.S. Women's Open.

The winners of the 6-Goal event will compete for 2011 rights the perpetual U.S. Women’s Open trophy, as well as Cartier watches for each player, a Texas Polo saddle for the event’s MVP, and other prestigious awards. Polo players in the Cartier USPA U.S. Women’s Open and Brazos Cup leagues, which are both WCT Qualifier events, will also be qualified to play in the 2011 Women’s Championship Tournament Finals, to be held in Wellington, Florida.

: BTA's Chrys Beal, along with daughter K.C. Beal (above) will compete with other top teams, including as Goose Creek and ERG, for the Cartier U.S. Women's Open title.

For more information about the Houston Polo Club, visit www.thehoustonpoloclub.com or email Executive Director Pam Mudra at polomanager@thehoustonpoloclub.com. For more information about the Women’s Championship Tournament (WCT) polo series, visit www.wctpolo.com.  Click here to download the  PDF schedule, teams and event details. 

Sunny Hale, the top-rated female polo player in the U.S., takes control of the play during the 2010 Houston Polo Club WCT Qualifier tournament. Hale, along with many other well-known women players from around the world, will take the field in Houston during the Cartier U.S. Women’s Open in November.