George Oliver Young American Polo Championship to be Played at Port Mayaca Polo Club on March 1, 2008
ALL PLAYERS 25 YEARS OF AGE AND UNDER PLEASE CONTACT BRANDON PHILLIPS or NICK BARRY to sign-up for this year’s event. FULL WEEKEND OF COMPETITIVE MATCH GAMES AND HIGH GOAL EXHIBITION GAME.
PLAYERS ENCOURAGED TO UNITE AND MAKE OWN TEAMS. CLUB WILL ALSO PUT PLAYERS TOGETHER.
Opportunities to sponsor North American Polo and receive name recognition by the tournament still available. Tournament committee seeks trophy donations and operations support from all parties wishing to contribute to youth polo in North America.
The George Oliver Cup, a tournament for young American polo players 25 years of age and under (must be older than 10), will be played this year at the Port Mayaca Polo Club in Martin County, Florida. Inaugurated last year, the Cup is named in honor of George Oliver, a nine goal, Hall of Fame polo player, who not only won five US Open titles, but also coached the University of Miami Polo team to four intercollegiate titles, won the National 20 goal three times, and captained the American side vs. Argentina in the Cup of the Americas in 1950. Oliver was a long time teammate of Michael Phipps and influenced countless young American polo players throughout his lifetime. The Cup was started by the Gracida family in an effort to highlight North American polo talent and to preserve and grow polo in North America.
Last year’s inaugural Cup was won by The Tackeria over Polo Gear 17-9 and featured top American talent Joseph Stuart, Shane Rice, Jason Crowder, and Frederick Mannix for the Tackeria, and Miguel Torres, Kris Kampsen, Del Walton, and Julio Gracida for Polo Gear. The event also featured the participation of North America’s best polo players as Coaches for the teams, Judges for MVP and Best Playing Pony, and Judge for Best Mounted Player. This year’s event looks equally as promising with coaching and judging coming from polo stars Mike Azzaro, Memo Gracida, Owen Rinehart and Sunny Hale. The Port Mayaca Polo Club is excited to be the host venue to showcase the best North American polo talent in competitive matches.
Brandon Phillips: 561-308-1336
Nick Barry: 917-757-1180
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Port Mayaca Polo Club
portmayacapolo@gmail.com