MORGAN STANLEY JOINS THE HIGH GOAL TEAM AT 302 POLO!
Aiken, SC – 302 Polo presented by Mercedes-Benz of Augusta is pleased to announce that Morgan Stanley has joined forces with 302 Polo as the presenting sponsor of the USPA Monty Waterbury. This new alliance provides one of the nation’s premier financial groups a high profile marketing association with one of the country’s leading polo clubs.
“Rick (Hartnett) and I are pleased that Morgan Stanley will be sponsoring the USPA Monty Waterbury. We are excited about the commitment Morgan Stanley has made in supporting polo in Aiken and believe that this is a great opportunity to get more involved in the community,” said Taryn Hartnett of Morgan Stanley. Taryn and Rick are a father daughter financial services team representing Morgan Stanley in the Aiken market.
The dates of the USPA Monty Waterbury presented by Morgan Stanley will be September 19 through October 5th, with the finals of this very prestigious event to be held at New Bridge Polo on October 5th. It will be followed by the nation’s oldest tournament, the USPA Silver Cup presented by Mercedes-Benz of Augusta hosted by 302 Polo presented by Mercedes-Benz of Augusta which begins its second appearance in Aiken on October 3 and concludes with the finals on October 19th at Meadow Hill Farm. Both events are NAPL (North American Polo League) events, the North American Polo League being polo’s equivalent of NASCAR!
The fall season of 302 Polo presented by Mercedes-Benz of Augusta will also feature one of the nation’s largest ladies tournaments, USPA Aiken Ladies Invitational presented by Maverick Communications benefiting the National Breast Cancer Foundation with the finals match on September 27, 2008 at Meadow Hill Farm. The pavilion tent for this event has been generously underwritten by Alan and Mindy Meeker of Crestview Farm Polo team. Funds from this event underwrite a program to provide free mammograms to women with no health insurance throughout the CSRA via the mobile mammography unit of University Hospital of Augusta, Georgia.
The fall season continues with two highly competitive and prestigious sixteen goal tournaments. The first being the USPA Northrup Knox Cup presented by the Aiken Standard honoring the memory of one of Aiken’s polo greats, Norty Knox. This event is followed by the USPA Continental Cup presented by Sundowner of Aiken.
For further information and ticketing options for all of these events please visit our website, call our hotline at (803) 642-8780 or contact our Marketing Director, Christina Capps at (803) 645-4025. For information on team entries or scheduling please call our Polo Manager Haley Bryan at (803) 215-3577.