Jun 20, 2017 3:25 PM
The San Diego Surf Polo Club in San Diego, California, Opening Day for the season this past Sunday June 11 set a new record in several areas including paid attendance, VIP table sales, tailgating, media and corporate sponsorships.
USPA Club Delegate and President, Nour-Dean Anakar, who has been playing polo at the facility for 22 years stated “We have worked closely with Surf Cup Sports to preserve the sport of polo at the facility for many years to come and our goal is to make sure that the San Diego Surf Polo Club becomes the best polo event venue in the country. Significant resources are being invested into the property including the restoration of all five existing polo fields and expanding open grass field space, building a new arena and new stabling facilities with a new year around polo school and equestrian operations, and the restoration of the Coast to Crest Trail to bring the facility back to its original beauty.”
As an integral part of the Surf Cup Sports Venue, the club set out on opening day to present the sport of polo in a well-planned and accessible way at the facility for all of members, players, sponsors, guests and spectators to enjoy. The Club featured the Rancho Santa Fe Cup low-goal finals with Team Venter Institute defeating Team Mckinney Capital by one goal in a very close battle. The low-goal game was followed by the launch of the club’s 8-goal World Ambassadors Polo Cup Series, with an international match featuring the Club’s Team USA with three American pros and one American sponsor versus team Argentina with three Argentine pros and one Argentine sponsor. Team Argentina won by two goals in an exciting match enjoyed by the crowd, and the club plans similar feature international matches throughout the summer and fall season with visiting teams and their sponsors representing other nations including Mexico, India, China, Switzerland and Morocco.
San Diego Surf Polo Club’s 2017 season will continue with bi-weekly tournaments of low and medium-goal feature matches every Sunday. In the second half of the season, the club will feature the USPA Officers Cup and will close with the USPA Spreckels Cup and the Celebrity Ranch Ladies tournament.
Full tournament details can be viewed online at www.SanDiegoSurfPolo.com
San Diego Surf Polo Club’s sponsors for this season include: BMW Encinitas, San Diego Magazine, Charco Design & Build, Mckinney Capital & Advisory, Daou Vineyards , Surf Cup Sports, SCelebrity Ranch Foundation, Shubach Aviation, The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe, SnakeOil Cocktail Company, The Wild Thyme Company and Classic Party Rentals.
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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