IGLEHART CUP | U.S. POLO ASSN.

February 13 - March 11, 2023

IGLEHART CUP

IGLEHART CUP

TOURNAMENT HISTORY

The Iglehart Cup is a 16-goal tournament named for Philip L. B. Iglehart, inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1993. As a boy at the Aiken Preparatory School and later at St. Paul's and Yale, he was steeped in the polo culture from a young age. Leaving polo after graduation to pursue a business career, Iglehart was already rated 7-goals and after a 20-year hiatus returned to reclaim his old rating, which he held for 13 years.

Some of Iglehart’s accomplishments include a U.S. Open Polo Championship (1953), leadership at Meadowbrook Polo Club in Medford, New York, and the creation of Gulfstream Polo Club (Lake Worth, Florida - now defunct).

Traditionally held as a stand-alone USPA-sanctioned tournament, the Iglehart Cup will join the ranks as a national tournament in the brand new Florida Circuit 16-Goal Super-Series. The Iglehart Cup will serve as the third qualifying leg of four prestigious national tournaments (Joe Barry Memorial, Ylvisaker Cup, Continental Cup), with each winning team moving on to the final event. Should a team win more than one qualifier, that team will automatically advance to the Florida Circuit 16-Goal Super-Series Championship Final. With Iconica's recent wins in both the Joe Barry Memorial and Ylvisaker Cup, they have accomplished just that.

An innovative effort spearheaded by Tournament Committee Chairman, Stevie Orthwein, to draw more teams into medium-goal competition than in previous years, the Super-Series will be played across multiple clubs, with the Championship Final hosted on April 9, 2023 by the National Polo Center – Wellington (NPC). Participating clubs include Port Mayaca Polo Club (Okeechobee, Florida) and Sarasota Polo Club (Sarasota, Florida) as well as the Wellington Polo Tour (WPT) led by Patagones Polo Club (Wellington, Florida) and a series of private fields falling under the WPT umbrella. Read more about the Super-Series here.

To reinforce the idea that all participation is encouraged, players may compete in as many events as they would like on either the same team or on different teams. Yet, if a player triumphs in more than one event but on different teams, that player must choose which team he or she would like to compete with in the Florida Circuit 16-Goal Super-Series Championship and the other team may use a substitute. Qualifying teams must maintain at least two of their original members in order to play in the Championship.

In 2022, the battle for the Iglehart Cup featured a face-off between Beverly Polo (Bill Ballhaus, Lucas Díaz Alberdi, Jorge 'Tolito' Ocampo Jr., Hilario Figueras) and newcomer La Fe (Lucas Escobar, Roberto 'Robi' Bilbao, Francisco Elizalde, Louis Devaleix). The riveting match required overtime to ultimately crown Beverly Polo champions, 11-10.

Hosted and managed by the WPT and Patagones Polo Club, this year's competition will feature a field of twelve teams continuing their competitive medium-goal season with hopes of joining Joe Barry Memorial and Ylvisaker Cup champions, Iconica, for the opportunity to advance to the Florida Circuit 16-Goal Super-Series Championship.

Current reigning Iglehart Cup champions Beverly Polo will return to defend their title with the addition of Lucas Escobar. Runners-up Robi Bilbao, Francisco Elizalde and Louis Devaleix unite with Rufino Merlos in an attempt to avenge their 2022 finals loss, while continuing their 16-goal season following back-to-back semifinal appearances in both the Joe Barry Memorial and Ylvisaker Cup.

Two Active Team USPA members are represented on the field, as well as six Team USPA alumni. Three celebrated female polo players, Maureen Brennan (Iconica), Sarah Siegel-Magness (Dundas) and Gillian Johnston (G-String Polo Ponies) will also be represented in the competition.

Patagones Polo Club will be taking advantage of the USPA's Bridge to High Goal Initiative (B2HG) for the Iglehart Cup, which provides eligible USPA Member Clubs three USPA Professional Umpires (two mounted officials and one third man) at 50% of the regular cost to the club.

The Bridge to High Goal Initiative (B2HG) has been created to support outdoor mixed polo between 12 and 16 goals, an under-supported level of polo in the United States. The goal of the program is to build a bridge from low-goal polo to high-goal polo that provides a safe environment for competition, which will allow for the cultivation of sponsors and the advancement of aspiring professionals.

2022 Iglehart Cup Champions: Beverly Polo - Bill Ballhaus, Lucas Díaz Alberdi, Jorge 'Tolito' Ocampo Jr., Hilario Figueras. ©David Lominska

IGLEHART CUP

TOURNAMENT FORMAT

Bracket I and Bracket II will play cross bracket. Bracket III will play within their bracket. Teams will be ranked based on record. The first and second ranked teams will automatically advance to the Iglehart Cup semifinals. The third ranked team will face the sixth ranked team, as will the fourth ranked team versus the fifth ranked team to determine the remaining semifinalists.

TEAMS AND ROSTERS

Bracket I

Iconica (6-0)

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Maureen Brennan
Outdoor: 0
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Mariano 'Peke' Gonzalez Jr.
Outdoor: 6
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Lucas 'Luckitas' Criado Jr.
Outdoor: 6
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Santos Merlos
Outdoor: 4

BTA (5-2)

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Ignacio 'Nachi' Viana
Outdoor: 5
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Jesse Bray
Outdoor: 7
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Steve Krueger
Outdoor: 4
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Kelly Beal
Outdoor: 0

G-Squared (1-3)

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Larry Aschebrook
Outdoor: 0
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Matias Obregon
Outdoor: 4
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Mariano 'Nino' Obregon Jr.
Outdoor: 6
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Juan Martin Obregon
Outdoor: 6
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Ceasar Crasemann
Substitute
Outdoor: 4
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Leo Mandelbaum
Substitute
Outdoor: 2

Dazos Polo (1-3)

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David Farache
Outdoor: 0
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Agustin 'Baldo' Palomeque
Outdoor: 4
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Dylan Rossiter
Outdoor: 6
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Lucas Diaz Alberdi
Outdoor: 6

Bracket II

La Fe (3-3)

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Rufino Merlos
Outdoor: 1
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Roberto 'Robi' Bilbao
Outdoor: 6
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Francisco Elizalde
Outdoor: 9
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Louis Devaleix
Outdoor: 1

G-String Polo Ponies (2-2)

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Gillian Johnston
Outdoor: 1
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Milo Dorignac
Outdoor: 3
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Kristos 'Keko' Magrini
Outdoor: 5
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Julian de Lusarreta
Outdoor: 7

Tonkawa (2-2)

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Jeff Hildebrand
Outdoor: 0
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Ignacio 'Nacho' Badiola
Outdoor: 5
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Ezequiel 'Gallego' Martinez Ferrario
Outdoor: 7
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Cody Ellis
Outdoor: 4

Beverly Polo (1-3)

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Bill Ballhaus
Outdoor: 0
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Lucas Escobar
Outdoor: 4
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Jorge 'Tolito' Fernandez Ocampo Jr.
Outdoor: 7
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Hilario Figueras
Outdoor: 5
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Lerin Zubiaurre
Substitute
Outdoor: 7

Bracket III

Dundas (4-1)

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Sarah Siegel-Magness
Outdoor: 0
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Geronimo Obregon
Outdoor: 5
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Paco 'Paquito' de Narvaez Jr.
Outdoor: 3
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Tomas Panelo
Outdoor: 8
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Digvijay 'Dig' Singh
Substitute
Outdoor: 0

Patagones (2-2)

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Benjamin Avendaño
Outdoor: 3
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Joaquin Avendaño
Outdoor: 4
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Carlos Gracida Jr.
Outdoor: 4
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Santiago Wulff
Outdoor: 5
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Leon Schwencke
Substitute
Outdoor: 3

Palm Beach Equine (2-3)

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Marcos Panelo
Outdoor: 4
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Santino Magrini
Outdoor: 4
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Raul 'Gringo' Colombres
Outdoor: 8
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Scott Swerdlin
Outdoor: 0

Catamount (2-3)

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Scott Devon
Outdoor: 1
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Antonio Aguerre
Outdoor: 1
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Victorino 'Torito' Ruiz Jorba
Outdoor: 7
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Mariano Aguerre
Outdoor: 7

SD Farms (0-4)

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Sayyu Dantata Jr.
Outdoor: 1
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Sterling Giannico
Outdoor: 4
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Cesar 'Peco' Polledo
Outdoor: 6
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Tommy Collingwood
Outdoor: 5

Bracket IV

Bracket V

Bracket VI

Bracket VII

Bracket VIII

Bracket IX

Bracket X

IGLEHART CUP

TOURNAMENT GAMES

Tuesday, Feb 14, 2023

February 14

Final

Iglehart Cup

Patagones Polo Club

Catamount logo

Catamount (2-3)

12

Palm Beach Equine logo

Palm Beach Equine (2-3)

5

Wednesday, Feb 15, 2023

February 15

Final

Iglehart Cup

Patagones Polo Club

Patagones logo

Patagones (2-2)

8

SD Farms logo

SD Farms (0-4)

6

February 15

Final

Iglehart Cup

Patagones Polo Club

Beverly Polo logo

Beverly Polo (1-3)

13

G-Squared logo

G-Squared (1-3)

8

Thursday, Feb 16, 2023

February 16

Final

Iglehart Cup

Patagones Polo Club

Tonkawa logo

Tonkawa (2-2)

15

BTA logo

BTA (5-2)

12

Friday, Feb 17, 2023

February 17

Final

Iglehart Cup

Patagones Polo Club

Dazos Polo logo

Dazos Polo (1-3)

10

G-String Polo Ponies logo

G-String Polo Ponies (2-2)

14

February 17

Final

Iglehart Cup

Patagones Polo Club

Iconica logo

Iconica (6-0)

11

La Fe logo

La Fe (3-3)

10

Saturday, Feb 18, 2023

February 18

Final

Iglehart Cup

Patagones Polo Club

Palm Beach Equine logo

Palm Beach Equine (2-3)

12

SD Farms logo

SD Farms (0-4)

8

Sunday, Feb 19, 2023

February 19

Final

Iglehart Cup

Patagones Polo Club

Catamount logo

Catamount (2-3)

10

Dundas logo

Dundas (4-1)

12

Monday, Feb 20, 2023

February 20

Final

Iglehart Cup

Patagones Polo Club

Beverly Polo logo

Beverly Polo (1-3)

14

BTA logo

BTA (5-2)

16

February 20

Final OT

Iglehart Cup

Patagones Polo Club

Iconica logo

Iconica (6-0)

13

G-String Polo Ponies logo

G-String Polo Ponies (2-2)

12

February 20

Final

Iglehart Cup

Patagones Polo Club

La Fe logo

La Fe (3-3)

11

Dazos Polo logo

Dazos Polo (1-3)

10

Tuesday, Feb 21, 2023

February 21

Final OT

Iglehart Cup

Patagones Polo Club

Tonkawa logo

Tonkawa (2-2)

5

G-Squared logo

G-Squared (1-3)

6

Wednesday, Feb 22, 2023

February 22

Final

Iglehart Cup

Patagones Polo Club

Patagones logo

Patagones (2-2)

12

Catamount logo

Catamount (2-3)

8

February 22

Final

Iglehart Cup

Patagones Polo Club

Dundas logo

Dundas (4-1)

13

Palm Beach Equine logo

Palm Beach Equine (2-3)

7

Friday, Feb 24, 2023

February 24

Final OT

Iglehart Cup

Patagones Polo Club

G-Squared logo

G-Squared (1-3)

9

G-String Polo Ponies logo

G-String Polo Ponies (2-2)

10

February 24

Final

Iglehart Cup

Patagones Polo Club

Dazos Polo logo

Dazos Polo (1-3)

9

Beverly Polo logo

Beverly Polo (1-3)

8

Saturday, Feb 25, 2023

February 25

Final

Iglehart Cup

Patagones Polo Club

Tonkawa logo

Tonkawa (2-2)

6

Iconica logo

Iconica (6-0)

12

February 25

Final

Iglehart Cup

Patagones Polo Club

BTA logo

BTA (5-2)

12

La Fe logo

La Fe (3-3)

9

Sunday, Feb 26, 2023

February 26

Final

Iglehart Cup

Patagones Polo Club

Palm Beach Equine logo

Palm Beach Equine (2-3)

9

Patagones logo

Patagones (2-2)

8

February 26

Final

Iglehart Cup

Patagones Polo Club

Dundas logo

Dundas (4-1)

10

SD Farms logo

SD Farms (0-4)

8

Tuesday, Feb 28, 2023

February 28

Final

Iglehart Cup

Patagones Polo Club

G-Squared logo

G-Squared (1-3)

10

La Fe logo

La Fe (3-3)

11

February 28

Final

Iglehart Cup

Patagones Polo Club

Beverly Polo logo

Beverly Polo (1-3)

9

Iconica logo

Iconica (6-0)

14

Wednesday, Mar 1, 2023

March 01

Final

Iglehart Cup

Patagones Polo Club

Tonkawa logo

Tonkawa (2-2)

10

Dazos Polo logo

Dazos Polo (1-3)

9

March 01

Final

Iglehart Cup

Patagones Polo Club

Patagones logo

Patagones (2-2)

6

Dundas logo

Dundas (4-1)

12

March 01

Final

Iglehart Cup

Patagones Polo Club

BTA logo

BTA (5-2)

10

G-String Polo Ponies logo

G-String Polo Ponies (2-2)

9

Thursday, Mar 2, 2023

March 02

Final

Iglehart Cup

Patagones Polo Club

Catamount logo

Catamount (2-3)

11

SD Farms logo

SD Farms (0-4)

10

Saturday, Mar 4, 2023

March 04

Final

Iglehart Cup

Patagones Polo Club

La Fe logo

La Fe (3-3)

11

Palm Beach Equine logo

Palm Beach Equine (2-3)

8

Sunday, Mar 5, 2023

March 05

Final

Iglehart Cup

Patagones Polo Club

BTA logo

BTA (5-2)

13

Catamount logo

Catamount (2-3)

10

Wednesday, Mar 8, 2023

March 08

Final

Iglehart Cup

Patagones Polo Club

La Fe logo

La Fe (3-3)

9

Iconica logo

Iconica (6-0)

14

March 08

Final OT

Iglehart Cup

Patagones Polo Club

BTA logo

BTA (5-2)

14

Dundas logo

Dundas (4-1)

13

Saturday, Mar 11, 2023

March 11

Final

Iglehart Cup

Patagones Polo Club

Iconica logo

Iconica (6-0)

10

BTA logo

BTA (5-2)

8

IGLEHART CUP

HOST VENUE

Founded by Gonzalo Avendaño in 2004, Patagones Polo Club is located in the heart of Wellington, Florida, with a second club in Argentina. Hosting 16-goal polo as part of the Wellington Polo Tour, Patagones Polo Club sees some of the top players in the world on their grounds, but the family organization provides the soul of the club. Of Avendaño's three sons, Benjamin and Joaquin compete regularly under the Patagones name on the high-goal stage.

A participating club in the Wellington Polo Tour (WPT) uniting 16-goal polo across South Florida, Patagones Polo Club will serve as host to various prestigious USPA tournaments including the NPC Inaugural Cup, the Outback Invitational, as well as two Florida Circuit 16-Goal Super-Series Championship qualifiers (Ylvisaker Cup, Iglehart Cup).


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