January 30 - February 9

National Amateur Cup

Tournament History

The National Amateur Cup played at the 4-goal is national USPA tournament. Established in 2004, the National Amateur Cup was competed for annually at Lexington Polo Association (Lexington, Kentucky) until 2015 when it took a brief hiatus between 2016-2018. The tournament was resurrected in 2019 and hosted at Empire Polo Club (Indio, California) for the first time. Hanalei Bay (Krista Bonaguidi, Joe Coors, Ignacio Saracco, Luis Saracco) claimed the title, defeating Evergreen (Tom Sprung, Quinn Evans, Carlitos Galindo, Taylor Freeman) 8-4. Hanalei Bay's Krista Bonaguidi returns this year to defend the title joined by new teammates Alejandro Gonzalez, Taylor Freeman and Ryan Kerley. Five teams total will compete for the 2020 trophy.

2019 National Amateur Cup Champions: Hanalei Bay - Luis Saracco, Ignacio Saracco, Joe Coors, Krista Bonaguidi. ©Jim Bremner

National Amateur Cup Tournament Format

The two teams with the best win/loss record will move on to the final. Ties will be broken by a one-man shootout .

Teams and Rosters

Bracket I

Bracket II

Bracket III

Bracket IV

Bracket V

Bracket VI

Bracket VII

Bracket VIII

Bracket IX

Bracket X

no bracket

Hanalei Bay (4-1)

Krista Bonaguidi

Outdoor: -1

Alejandro Gonzalez

Outdoor: 3

Taylor Freeman

Outdoor: 2

Ryan Kerley

Outdoor: -.5

Zahedi Chogan (4-1)

Sy Zahedi

Outdoor: -1

Francisco Guinazu

Outdoor: 3

Dayelle Fargey

Outdoor: 1.5

Meghan Gracida

Outdoor: 0

Granite Bay/Archangel (2-1)

Eric Hammon

Outdoor: 0

Ashton Wolf

Outdoor: 3

German Coppel

Outdoor: 0

Alonso Andrade

Outdoor: 1

Anthonie's Market Grill/Lockton (1-3)

Tim Kelly

Outdoor: 0

Luis Saracco

Outdoor: 3

Chino Payan

Outdoor: .5

Audry Persano

Outdoor: .5

Grande Prairie Buffaloes (0-4)

Ross Adam

Outdoor: 0

Joe Henderson

Outdoor: 3

Cheryl Schindel

Outdoor: -.5

Garret Smith

Outdoor: 1.5

National Amateur Cup

Tournament Games

Thursday, Jan 30, 2020

January 30

Final

NATIONAL AMATEUR CUP

Granite Bay/Archangel (2-1)

Grande Prairie Buffaloes (0-4)

January 30

Final

NATIONAL AMATEUR CUP

Zahedi Chogan (4-1)

10.5

Anthonie's Market Grill/Lockton (1-3)

Saturday, Feb 1, 2020

February 01

Final

NATIONAL AMATEUR CUP

Zahedi Chogan (4-1)

9.5

Grande Prairie Buffaloes (0-4)

February 01

Final OT

NATIONAL AMATEUR CUP

Hanalei Bay (4-1)

Anthonie's Market Grill/Lockton (1-3)

Sunday, Feb 2, 2020

February 02

Final

NATIONAL AMATEUR CUP

Zahedi Chogan (4-1)

9.5

Granite Bay (0-1)

February 02

Final

NATIONAL AMATEUR CUP

Hanalei Bay (4-1)

Grande Prairie Buffaloes (0-4)

Thursday, Feb 6, 2020

February 06

Final

NATIONAL AMATEUR CUP

Grande Prairie Buffaloes (0-4)

Anthonie's Market Grill/Lockton (1-3)

February 06

Final

NATIONAL AMATEUR CUP

Hanalei Bay (4-1)

Granite Bay/Archangel (2-1)

Saturday, Feb 8, 2020

February 08

Final

NATIONAL AMATEUR CUP

Hanalei Bay (4-1)

Zahedi Chogan (4-1)

9.5

February 08

Final

NATIONAL AMATEUR CUP

Granite Bay/Archangel (2-1)

Anthonie's Market Grill/Lockton (1-3)

Sunday, Feb 9, 2020

February 09

Final

NATIONAL AMATEUR CUP

Zahedi Chogan (4-1)

11.5

Hanalei Bay (4-1)

Final

National Amateur Cup

Tournament News

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The Venue

Enjoy a five-star polo playing experience at the beautiful Empire Polo Club, located in Indio, California. Fun parties, affordable polo, immaculate fields and a world-class equestrian facility make Empire Polo Club the perfect winter destination for polo players and their families. Boasting 13 grass polo fields, a regulation-sized polo arena, two exercise tracks, both polo and hunter/jumper stabling, the Tack Room Tavern Restaurant and the Date Shed Night Club—Empire Polo Club has something for everyone.

Empire Polo Club’s winter season begins in December with pre-season weekend tournaments. The main season starts in January and continues through the first weekend in April and offers 1-goal, 4-goal and 8-goal leagues. Polo games are open to the public and spectators are invited to attend. Sunday Polo kicks off with Opening Day and Hat Day in early January, with weekly featured matches at 12:00pm and 2:00pm. Tailgating and general admission are free with a $20.00 parking fee. VIP seating is also available for an additional fee.

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National Amateur Cup

Tournament History

Teams and Rosters

Bracket I

Bracket II

Bracket III

Bracket IV

Bracket V

Bracket VI

Bracket VII

Bracket VIII

Bracket IX

Bracket X

no bracket

Hanalei Bay (4-1)

Zahedi Chogan (4-1)

Granite Bay/Archangel (2-1)

Anthonie's Market Grill/Lockton (1-3)

Grande Prairie Buffaloes (0-4)

Tournament Games

Thursday, Jan 30, 2020

January 30

January 30

Saturday, Feb 1, 2020

February 01

February 01

Sunday, Feb 2, 2020

February 02

February 02

Thursday, Feb 6, 2020

February 06

February 06

Saturday, Feb 8, 2020

February 08

February 08

Sunday, Feb 9, 2020

February 09

Tournament News

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