Mar 07, 2016 9:07 PM
The USPA Gold Cup® heats up the 26-goal season at the International Polo Club Palm Beach from March 10 to March 27. The tournament was created in 1974 to be a precursor to the U.S. Open Polo Championship® at Oakbrook Polo Club in Illinois. The USPA Gold Cup® was held at the Milwaukee Polo Club from 1975 to 1978. It moved to Florida in 1979 and became the crown jewel of the winter season. In its heyday, the USPA Gold Cup® was considered “the” tournament to win, some years attracting more entries than the U.S. Open Polo Championship®.
After a 17-year stretch at Palm Beach Polo and Country Club, in 1996 the USPA Gold Cup® moved down the road to Boca Raton at Royal Palm Polo & Sports Club. In 2002 the tournament headed back up north to Greenwich Polo Club, where play continued until 2004. Aiken, South Carolina, hosted the USPA Gold Cup® for the following two years. Since 2007, the USPA Gold Cup® has been held at the International Polo Club Palm Beach.
Thursday, March 10
10:00am ET - Valiente vs. Flex Jet
12:30pm ET - Dubai vs. White Birch
3:00pm ET - Audi vs. Coca Cola
4:00pm ET - Orchard Hill vs. Lucchese
Sunday, March 13
10:00am ET - Luchesse vs. White Birch
10:00am ET - Audi vs. Valiente
12:00pm ET - Orchard Hill vs. Dubai
3:00pm ET - Coca Cola vs. Flex Jet
Thursday, March 17*
10:00am ET - Orchard Hill vs. White Birch
12:30pm ET - Audi vs. Flex Jet
3:00pm ET - Lucchese vs. Dubai
5:00pm ET - Coca Cola vs. Valiente
Sunday, March 20
“Mini-Quarters”
Wednesday, March 23**
12:00pm ET - Semifinal 1: Bracket I winner vs. Quarterfinal winner
4:00pm ET - Semifinal 2: Bracket II winner vs. Quarterfinal winner
Sunday, March 27, 2016
3:00pm ET - USPA Gold Cup Final
NOTES:
*The games on March 17 are the last bracket game and scheduled in order of draw per HCTC.
** Semifinal Pairings: If the winning quarterfinalists are from different brackets, they will play the bracket winner they have not already played. If both quarterfinal winners are from the same bracket, bracket I winner will draw between the two.
Audi (26) | Lucchese (26) |
Orchard Hill (26) | Coca Cola (26) |
Dubai (26) | Valiente (25)
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Flex Jet (26) | White Birch (26)
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Effective Date: Saturday, May 16, 2020
The suspension of USPA Tournaments and Events will be lifted for USPA Member Clubs in locales where hosting polo matches and tournaments is permitted under applicable state and local laws, executive orders and similar decrees. The USPA Member Clubs in these locales are encouraged to follow all such requirements of their state and local authorities with respect to polo operations. In addition, we also encourage all USPA Member Clubs to take the precautions recommended by the CDC. We are preparing a detailed list of best practices for USPA Member Clubs as they return to hosting USPA Tournaments and Events and plan to circulate these guidelines within the next week. We will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation closely and will notify you if we determine a different course of action is necessary.
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