Sep 13, 2018 3:15 PM
The United States Polo Association together with the Oak Brook Polo Club in Oak Brook, Illinois, is pleased to announce the 40th Anniversary U.S. Open Polo Championship® Alumni Match to be held during the USPA Board of Governors and Annual Member Meetings September 19-22.
The hosting of the 2018 USPA Board of Governors and Annual Member Meetings corresponds with Oak Brook Polo Club’s 40th Anniversary since the last U.S. Open Polo Championship® was held in 1978 between teams Abercrombie & Kent and Tulsa. The Oak Brook Polo Club was home to U.S. Open Polo Championship® for over two decades from 1954 to 1978, making it the home of elite professional polo in the United States. In those 22 years, the Oak Brook Polo Club won six U.S. Opens (1960, ’64, ’65, ’67, ’71 and ’73).
In honor of this history, the Oak Brook Polo Club in coordination with the USPA, will host a U.S. Open Polo Championship® Alumni Match on Sunday, September 23, at 3:00pm ET on Oak Brook Polo’s Prince of Wales Field located at 2606 York Road in Oak Brook, Illinois, to close out the 2018 season. Adding to the history of the event, teams will be wearing throwback jerseys from the memorable final in 1978.
Martin Ravina: Won in 2005
Carlucho Arellano: Played in 2004, 2006, 2007
Joe Muldoon: Played in 1991
Joel Baker: Won in 1981
Martin Estrada: Won in 1997
Mike Azzaro: Won in 1986, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2012, 2013
The USPA Board of Governors and Annual Member Meetings will be held at the Hyatt Lodge on McDonald’s Corporate Campus in Oak Brook, Illinois. The USPA Fall Meetings are one of two annual meetings held each year. The USPA Spring Meetings are held in Wellington, Florida, prior to the U.S. Open Polo Championship® every April, while the USPA Fall Meetings are held in different polo communities throughout the United States. Considered to be the most prestigious polo tournament in the United States, the U.S. Open is the apex of the 22-goal tournaments now held during the Florida high-goal winter polo season that attracts fans and polo enthusiasts from across the United States and around the world. The 2019 tournament is projected to feature 16-20 teams and will award $250,000 in prize money to the champion.
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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