| Grand Champions Polo Club opened its 2014 spring polo season last Friday with the Grand Champions Cup.
It is the first of six medium-goal tournaments the club will host.
Five teams competed on Friday and Saturday. On Friday at 11:30 a.m., Ride To Shine will play Clearwater on Field 10. At 3 p.m., a round-robin will be held on Field 8 between Psycho Bunny, Palm Beach Polo and Power Horse.
Two games including the final are scheduled for Sunday at 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
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Guille Aguero will play for Clearwater in the Grand Champions Cup on Friday.
Photo by Scott Fisher. |
The team lineups for the inaugural tournament are:
Ride To Shine (12 goals) Neku Atawodi, Joey Casey, Martin Estrada, Julio Gracida.
Clearwater (13 goals) Chip Campbell, Gonzalo Tevez, Guille Aguero, Juan Olivera.
Psycho Bunny (14 goals) Marc Ganzi, Jeff Hall, Kris Kampsen, Andrew Seibert.
Palm Beach Polo (14 goals) Glenn Straub, Brandon Phillips, Tommy Biddle, Carlitos Gracida.
Power Horse (15 goals) Alejandro Viel, Walter Scherb, Nic Roldan, Lucas Lalor.
The remainder of the Grand Champions spring schedule is: April 24-27, The USPA Spring Challenge; May 1-4, The USPA Sun Cup; May 8-11, The USPA Eastern Challenge; May 15-18 The Polo Gear Challenge Cup and May 22-26 The Memorial.
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| Jeff Hall (4) will play for Psycho Bunny alongside Marc Ganzi, Kris Kampsen and Andrew Seibert. Photo by Scott Fisher. |
One of the newest and biggest highlights of the spring season will be the use of state-of-the-art technology featuring live streaming, instant replay, challenges, and team review from PoloNow Network.
In January, Grand Champions became the first polo club worldwide to offer instant replay and team review much to the delight of players and patrons in hopes of improving officiating and quality of play at all levels of polo.
PoloNow Network is providing unduplicated state-of-the-art technology to provide instant replay. In addition, the technical staff has live-streamed games that have been viewed around the world on its website.
During the Grand Champions’ spring season, amateur polo players will have the opportunity to play with and against some of the world’s top pros.
Grand Champions, with its well-manicured fields and turnkey facility, expects to have its finest spring season in the nine-year history of the club.
Last year’s spring tournament winners included ELG/Psycho Bunny, Power Horse, Audi, Pony Express and Longfield Farm.
For game recaps, news, features and photos of Grand Champions Polo Club-related events, go towww.grandchampionspoloclub.org.
GRAND CHAMPIONS AT PALM BEACH POLO 2014 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE (HOTLINE 561-373-0073)
USPA NATIONAL PRESIDENT’S CUP 8-GOAL
SATURDAY: FINAL, 3:30 p.m., Goose Creek vs. Casablanca, Grand Champions, Field 2.
GRAND CHAMPIONS 2014 SPRING SCHEDULE (561-644-5050)
APRIL 18-20: Grand Champions Cup, Friday 11:30 a.m., 3 p.m.; Sunday, 9:30 and 11:30 a.m.
APRIL 24-27: The USPA Spring Challenge
MAY 1-4: The USPA Sun Cup
MAY 8-11: The USPA Eastern Challenge
MAY 15-18: The Polo Gear Challenge Cup
MAY 22-26: The Memorial
GRAND CHAMPIONS POLO CLUB
WHERE: 13444 Southfields Road, on the corner of South Shore Boulevard and Lake Worth Road, Wellington, 33414.
INFORMATION: There are great field side views for tournament action at the home base of pro teams Audi and Flight Options. Everyone is welcome to watch high, medium and low goal polo in a relaxed atmosphere during the winter, spring and fall tournament season and other special events including International Cup in November, Buzz Welker Memorial Junior Tournament in March, ProKidz Tournaments in the spring and fall, Women’s Championship Tournament and Gay Polo League International Tournament, both in April. |
