September 18 - 27

Butler International

Butler International

Tournament History

The Butler International makes its debut in 2020 as a 10- to 12-goal tournament hosted by Oak Brook Polo Club in Oak Brook, Illinois. The tournament will feature four teams bearing the flags of Germany, Switzerland, Argentina and the United States. As part of the Chicago Polo Association (Chicago Polo), Oak Brook Polo Club will host tournament games in conjunction with fellow USPA Member Clubs Las Brisas and Arranmore Polo Clubs.

As the country emerges out of the COVID-19 crisis, the USPA established opportunities to support USPA Member Club events through the use of the COVID-19 USPA Polo Tournament Stimulus Package, which provides eligible USPA Member Clubs with waived tournament fees, trophies or reimbursements, one professional umpire and $2,500 in prize money per tournament at no extra cost. Offered to each club for the first two USPA tournaments of 2020 following the COVID-19 USPA Tournaments and Events suspension, Oak Brook Polo Club will be taking advantage of the program for this tournament.

Photo: ©Andrew Meier Photography

Tournament Format

Each team plays each other in preliminary games to get to the final.
Rankings: 1) Record 2) Who beat who if two and only two teams are tied on record who have played each other 3) USPA one man per team shootout tiebreaker in three way or more ties.

Teams & Rosters

Bracket I

Bracket II

Bracket III

Bracket IV

Bracket V

Bracket VI

Bracket VII

Bracket VIII

Bracket IX

Bracket X

no bracket

USA (3-1)

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Mariano Gutierrez
Outdoor: 4
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Tomas Obregon
Outdoor: 4
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Horacio Onetto
Outdoor: 4
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James "Jim" Drury III
Outdoor: 0

Argentina (3-1)

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Larry Aschebrook
Outdoor: 0
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Juan Martin Gutierrez
Outdoor: 3
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Juan Martin Obregon
Outdoor: 5
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Matias Obregon
Outdoor: 4

Switzerland (1-2)

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Richard Harris
Outdoor: 0
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Pedro Manion
Outdoor: 3
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Facundo Obregon
Outdoor: 6
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Miguel Gutierrez
Outdoor: 3

Germany (0-3)

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Frauke Lueders
Outdoor: 0
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Jan Lueders
Outdoor: 0
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Anthony Garcia
Outdoor: 5
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Mariano 'Nino' Obregon Jr.
Outdoor: 7

Butler International

Tournament Games

Friday, Sep 18, 2020

September 18

Final

BUTLER INTERNATIONAL

Argentina logo

Argentina (3-1)

8

USA logo

USA (3-1)

7

September 18

Final

BUTLER INTERNATIONAL

Germany logo

Germany (0-3)

4

Switzerland logo

Switzerland (1-2)

8

Saturday, Sep 19, 2020

September 19

Final

BUTLER INTERNATIONAL

Argentina logo

Argentina (3-1)

9

Germany logo

Germany (0-3)

7

Sunday, Sep 20, 2020

September 20

Final

BUTLER INTERNATIONAL

Switzerland logo

Switzerland (1-2)

6

USA logo

USA (3-1)

7

Wednesday, Sep 23, 2020

September 23

Final

BUTLER INTERNATIONAL

Germany logo

Germany (0-3)

10

USA logo

USA (3-1)

13

September 23

Final

BUTLER INTERNATIONAL

Argentina logo

Argentina (3-1)

13

Switzerland logo

Switzerland (1-2)

10

Sunday, Sep 27, 2020

September 27

Final

BUTLER INTERNATIONAL

Argentina logo

Argentina (3-1)

12

USA logo

USA (3-1)

13

Butler International

The Venue

Founded in 1922 by Paul Butler, and registered with the USPA in 1924, Oak Brook Polo Club has played a large role in the cultivation and continuation of international and high-goal polo tournaments. It was once the sport's epicenter for elite professional polo in the United States and served as home to the U.S. Open Polo Championship® for twenty-four straight seasons and other prestigious international and national polo tournaments. For decades the club has been a popular Sunday tradition and social scene known for entertaining Hollywood celebrities, dignitaries, royalty and Chicago's distinguished. Today, the Oak Brook Polo Club plays on the Prince of Wales Field, which is adjacent to the Butler National Golf Course and The Drake Hotel in beautiful Oak Brook, Illinois. Located 17 miles from Chicago's Loop, the club hosts a number of sunday polo matches and continues to attract thousands of fascinated spectators who marvel at the athleticism and majesty of this timeless sport.


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