Women's Pacific Coast Open
Tournament Information
The Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club (SBPRC) is thrilled to announce the inaugural Women’s Pacific Coast Open 20-goal tournament September 4-6. The Women’s Pacific Coast Open (PCO) will showcase the highest level of women’s polo ever to be played at Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club.
This tournament will bring many of the top female players from around the world together on the beautiful fields of SBPRC and its neighboring fields at Cancha de Estrellas. Some of the key players on the field include English player Sarah Wiseman, Dawn Jones of San Saba, Texas, Dayelle Fargey from Okotoks, Canada, up-and-coming player Clara Cassino Seppe from Argentina, local polo enthusiast Sarah Siegel-Magness, and future 10 goaler, Hazel Jackson. These talented lady players will gather to compete and celebrate the legacy of the legendary player Sunny Hale. Hale was a California native, the first woman to win the U.S. Open Polo Championship® competing against the male players in the 2001 U.S. Open, and an inspiration to a generation of polo players.
Dawn Jones, one of the founding members of the Women’s International Polo Network, thanked SBPRC for hosting the Women’s Pacific Coast Open. “It is a special moment in the club’s distinguished history. The Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club is loved by many, including Sunny Hale, who would have been pleased to see the creation of a Women’s Pacific Coast Open, and see it promoted as a Women’s Championship Tournament Qualifier. The WCT was her personal mission to develop women’s polo around the world. Some of her top protégés from England and Argentina will be participating. The Women’s Pacific Coast Open is an impressive indication of the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club’s continuing commitment to cultivating the sport for everyone.”
Photo - San Saba's Lia Salvo ©David Lominska
