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The US Open Polo Championship is an annual polo championship in the United States. It is organized since 1904 by the United States Polo Association (USPA).

History

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The tournament was first played on September 20, 1904 at Van Cortlandt Park in The Bronx in New York City.

At the first game the Wanderers defeated the Meadowbrook Freebooters.[1]

After the inaugural U.S. Open in 1904, the tournament was not played again until 1910, when it grew to include six teams. It resumed at Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island, where it was played for several years before relocating to what became its longtime home, Meadowbrook Polo Club in Old Westbury, New York.

In 1954, the U.S. Open moved to Oak Brook, Illinois, where it remained for 22 years, followed by an eight-year stint at Retama in San Antonio, Texas.

In the late 1980s and into the 1990s, the tournament circulated among several clubs throughout the United States, including Eldorado, Lexington, Palm Beach and Royal Palm. In 2004, marking one hundred years since the tournament's inception, the U.S. Open Polo Championship relocated to the International Polo Club Palm Beach, where it has been ever since.

Unlike its counterpart the Argentine Open Polo Championship in Argentina, no 40 goal team has ever competed for the U.S. Open Polo Championship. Originally there were no team handicap limits for the U.S. Open, but limits were eventually put in place by the United States Polo Association in the post-WWII era (thereby ending the true "Open" status of the tournament). During most of the post-WWII era the handicap limit per team was 26 goals. In 2019, the United States Polo Association lowered the maximum handicap for the tournament to 22 goals per team in an effort to foster increased tournament participation.

Trophy

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The U.S. Open Polo Championship trophy was designed by artist Sally James Farnham. The silver cup features horses and riders in relief around the top perimeter and bottom bowl of the cup with rearing horses rising from the base of the cup.

Statistics

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The individual record holder with the most US Open Polo Championships is Guillermo ("Memo") Gracida Jr with 16 total championships.

The individual record holder with the most US Open Polo Championships in a row is Guillermo ("Memo") Gracida Jr with 6 championships in a row (1992 through 1997). The individuals with the second most US Open Polo Championships in a row (four in a row) are Jack Murphy (1964-1967), Ray Harrington Jr. (1966-1969), and Guillermo ("Memo") Gracida Jr (1987-1990).

The two individuals with the greatest length of time between their first victory and their latest victory are Guillermo ("Memo") Gracida Jr (1977 to 2004) and Michael V. ("Mike") Azzaro (1986 to 2013) both with 27 years between first and last wins.

The individual record holder with the most US Open Polo Championship runner-up appearances is Thomas "Tommy" Hitchcock, Jr. with 9 total runner-up appearances.

Only 5 times in history has an identically formed team won the U.S. Open two years in row. Those teams were: Cooperstown (1912 & 1913), Meadow Brook (1919 & 1920), Greentree (1935 & 1936), Old Westbury (1937 & 1938), and Zacara (2012 & 2013). Zacara was the only team to do it in the team-handicap-limit era. No identically formed team has ever won the U.S. Open three years in a row.

The Championship has been won four times by non-U.S. based teams. The foreign winners were: Ranelagh from England (1910), the Argentine Polo Federation team (1922), the Argentine Santa Paula team (1931), and Mexico (1946).

On April 12, 1998, Nic Roldan became the youngest player to ever win the Championship. He was 15 years and 129 days old. On April 18, 2021, Adolfo "Poroto" Cambiaso Jr. became the second youngest player to ever win the Championship. He was 15 years and 143 days old.

There are three players who won the U.S. Open while simultaneously holding office as Chairman of the USPA. They were: Louis E. Stoddard (1927), Elbridge T. Gerry (1940), and William T. Ylvisaker (1972).

Champions

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Year Winner[2] Players / (Handicap) Team Hcap Score Runner Up Players / (Handicap) Team Hcap Host
1904 Wanderers[3] Charles Randolph Snowden (6), John E Cowdin (8), Monte Waterbury (8), Lawrence Waterbury (9) 31 4 1/2 - 3 Freebooters Devereux Milburn (4), Rodolphe L. "Dolph" Agassiz (9), Foxhall P. Keene (9), Joshua Crane (6) 28 Van Cortlandt Park
1905 Not held
1906 Not held
1907 Not held
1908 Not held
1909 Not held
1910 Ranelagh[4] Riversdale N. Grenfell, Francis Grenfell, Earl of Rocksavage, F.A. Gill 7 3/4 - 3 3/4 Point Judith Perroquets Hugh Drury, Frederick Prince, Rodolphe L. "Dolph" Agassiz, William Balding Point Judith CC, Narragansett Pier
1911 Not held
1912 Cooperstown Francis S. von Stade (4), Charles C. "Pad" Rumsey (5), Charles P. Beadleston (4), Malcolm Stevenson 9 - 5 3/4 Bryn Mawr Alexander Brown, H.W. Harrison (5), Robert E. Strawbridge Sr., Charles Randolph Snowden Point Judith CC, Narragansett Pier
1913 Cooperstown Francis S. von Stade (5), Charles C. "Pad" Rumsey (5), Charles P. Beadleston (5), Malcolm Stevenson (7) 22 7 - 2 1/2 Point Judith J.M. Waterbury Jr, J. Watson Webb, Devereux Milburn, Lord Wodehouse Point Judith CC, Narragansett Pier
1914 Meadow Brook Magpies Norcross L. Tilney, J. Watson Webb, William G. Loew, Howard Phipps 11 - 8 3/4 Point Judith W. Plunket Stewart, Earle W. Hopping, Alexander Brown, Philip Syng Physick Randolph Jr. Point Judith CC, Narragansett Pier
1915 Not held
New rule is enacted allowing for free hits after penalties instead of deducting fractions of goals for fouls.
1916 Meadow Brook Howard Phipps, Charles C. "Pad" Rumsey, William G. Loew, Devereux Milburn 8-3 Coronado Gustave Maurice Heckscher, Elliott C. Bacon, Earle W. Hopping, Malcolm Stevenson Philadelphia CC grounds at Bala, PA
1917 Not held
1918 Not held
1919 Meadow Brook Frederick H. Prince Jr., J. Watson Webb, Francis S. von Stade, Devereux Milburn 5-4 Cooperstown Louis E. Stoddard, Thomas "Tommy" Hitchcock, Jr., Charles C. "Pad" Rumsey, Robert E. Strawbridge Jr. Philadelphia CC grounds at Bala, PA
1920 Meadow Brook Frederick H. Prince Jr., J. Watson Webb, Robert E. Strawbridge Sr., Devereux Milburn 12-3 Cooperstown Frederick H. Prince Jr, Rodman Wanamaker 2nd, Charles C. "Pad" Rumsey, J.C. Cowden Meadow Brook
1921 Great Neck Louis E. Stoddard, Rodman Wanamaker, 2nd, J. Watson Webb, Robert E. Strawbridge Jr. 8-6 Rockaway Morgan Belmont, Thomas "Tommy" Hitchcock, Jr., Benjamin K. Gatins, John C. Cowdin Philadelphia CC grounds at Bala, PA
1922 Argentine Polo Federation Juan B. Miles, Juan D. Nelson, David B. Miles, Luis L. Lacey 14-7 Meadow Brook Francis S. von Stade, Thomas "Tommy" Hitchcock, Jr., Elliott C. Bacon, Devereux Milburn Rumson CC, Rumson, NJ
1923 Meadow Brook Raymond Belmont, Thomas "Tommy" Hitchcock, Jr., Robert E. Strawbridge Jr., Devereux Milburn 12-9 British Army Colonel T.P. Melvill, Lieut. J.S. Leaf, Major Frank B. Hurndall, Maj. Vivian N. Lockett Meadow Brook
1924 Midwick Edgar G. Miller, Eric L. Pedley, Arthur P. Perkins, Carleton F. Burke 6-5 Wanderers Henry C. Lacey, Thomas "Tommy" Hitchcock, Jr., Louis E. Stoddard, Elmer Boeseke Sr. Meadow Brook
1925 Orange County W. Averell Harriman, J. Watson Webb, Malcolm Stevenson, John C. Cowdin 11-9 Meadow Brook Cornelius V. "Sonny" Whitney, Thomas "Tommy" Hitchcock, Jr., Elmer Boeseke Sr., Devereux Milburn Meadow Brook
1926 Hurricanes Stephen "Laddie" Sanford, Eric L. Pedley, Capt. Charles T.I. Roark, Robert E. Strawbridge Jr. 7-6 Argentine Carlos Land, Jack Nelson, Luis L. Lacey, Manuel Andrada Meadow Brook
1927 Sands Point W. Averell Harriman, Thomas "Tommy" Hitchcock, Jr., John C. Cowdin, Louis E. Stoddard 11-7 Army-in-India Capt. Richard George, Capt. John Dening, Maj. Eric Atkinson, Lt. Humphrey Guinness, Lt. Col George de la Poer Beresford Meadow Brook
1928 Meadow Brook Cornelius V. "Sonny" Whitney, Winston Guest, Juan B. Miles, Malcolm Stevenson 8-5 United States Army Lieut. McDowell Jones (4), Capt. Charley Gerhardt, Capt. Peter P. Rodes, Capt. George E. Huthsteiner Meadow Brook
1929 Hurricanes Stephen "Laddie" Sanford, Capt. Charles T.I. Roark, J. Watson Webb, Robert E. Strawbridge Jr. 11-7 Sands Point W. Averell Harriman, Earle A.S. Hopping, Thomas "Tommy" Hitchcock, Jr., A. Charles Schwartz Meadow Brook
1930 Hurricanes Stephen "Laddie" Sanford, Eric L. Pedley (8), Capt. Charles T.I. Roark (9), Robert E. Strawbridge Jr. 6-5 Templeton Raymond Guest, Winston Guest (8), Lewis Lacey (9), Lt. Humphrey Guinness (7) Meadow Brook
1931 Santa Paula Andres Gazzotti, Juan J. Reynal, Jose J. Reynal, Manuel Andrada 11-8 Hurricanes Stephen "Laddie" Sanford, Winston Guest, Capt. Charles T.I. Roark, Terence Preece Meadow Brook
1932 Templeton Mike Phipps, Winston Guest, Stewart B. Iglehart, Raymond Guest 16-3 Greentree Jock Whitney, Eric Horace Tyrrell-Martin (7), Gerald Balding, Hubert "Rube" Williams Meadow Brook
1933 Aurora Seymour Knox, J.P. Mills, Elbridge T. Gerry, E.J. Boeseke Jr 14-11 Greentree Jock Whitney, Cecil Smith, Gerald Balding, Ivor Balding Meadow Brook
1934 Templeton Mike Phipps (7), Winston Guest (8), Stewart B. Iglehart (7), Raymond Guest (6) 28 10-7 Aurora Seymour Knox (7), J.P. Mills (8), William Post Jr (7), E.J. Boeseke Jr (10) 32 Meadow Brook
1935 Greentree George H. "Pete" Bostwick, Thomas "Tommy" Hitchcock, Jr., Gerald Balding, Jock Whitney 7-6 Aurora Seymour Knox, J.P. Mills, Elbridge T. Gerry, William Post Jr Meadow Brook
1936 Greentree George H. "Pete" Bostwick (6), Thomas "Tommy" Hitchcock, Jr. (10), Gerald Balding (9), Jock Whitney (5) 30 11-10 Templeton Mike Phipps 9, J.P. Mills, Stewart B. Iglehart, Winston Guest Meadow Brook
1937 Old Westbury Mike Phipps (9), Cecil Smith (10), Stewart B. Iglehart (10), Cornelius V. "Sonny" Whitney 11-6 Greentree George H. "Pete" Bostwick, Gerald Balding, Thomas "Tommy" Hitchcock, Jr., Jock Whitney Meadow Brook
1938 Old Westbury Mike Phipps (9), Cecil Smith (10), Stewart B. Iglehart (10), Cornelius V. "Sonny" Whitney 16-7 Greentree George H. "Pete" Bostwick, Roberto Cavanagh, Thomas "Tommy" Hitchcock, Jr., Jock Whitney Meadow Brook
1939 Bostwick Field George H. "Pete" Bostwick, Bobby Gerry, Jr., Elbridge T. Gerry, Eric Horace Tyrrell-Martin 8-7 Greentree J. Peter Grace Jr, Bob Skene, Thomas "Tommy" Hitchcock, Jr., Jock Whitney Meadow Brook
U.S. Open match format is changed from 8 chukkers to 6 chukkers.
1940 Aknusti Gerald Smith, Bobby Gerry, Jr. (8), Elbridge T. Gerry (9), Alan L. Corey, Jr. 5-4 Great Neck George Mead, J. Peter Grace Jr, Stewart B. Iglehart, Robert E. Strawbridge Jr. Meadow Brook
1941 Gulf Stream Ben Phipps (3), Mike Phipps (8), Charles Skiddy von Stade (6), Alan L. Corey, Jr. (6) 23 10-6 Aknusti Edward H Gerry (4), George H. "Pete" Bostwick (7), Elbridge T. Gerry (9). Henry A Gerry (4) 24 Meadow Brook
1942 Not held
1943 Not held
1944 Not held
1945 Not held
1946 Mexico Gabriel Gracida, Guillermo Gracida, Alejandro Gracida, Jose Gracida 11-9 Los Amigos Antonio Nava Castillo, Stewart B. Iglehart, Michael Phipps, Alberto Ramos Sesma Meadow Brook
1947 Old Westbury Pedro Silvero, Clarence C. Combs Jr., Stewart B. Iglehart, George Oliver 10-7 Mexico Gabriel Gracida, Guillermo Gracida, Alejandro Gracida, Grijaiva Sonora Meadow Brook
1948 Hurricanes Stephen "Laddie" Sanford, Larry J. Sheerin, Peter Perkins, Cecil Smith 7-6 Great Neck Eddie O'Brien, J. Peter Grace Jr, George Oliver, Alan Corey, Jr. Meadow Brook
1949 Hurricanes Larry J. Sheerin, Roberto Cavanagh, Cecil Smith, Stephen "Laddie" Sanford 10-4 El Trebol Juan Reynal, Julio Menditeguy, Carlos Menditeguy, Horacio Castilla Meadow Brook
1950 Bostwick Field George H. "Pete" Bostwick, George K. Oliver, Alan Corey, Jr., Devereux Milburn Jr. 7-5 California Robert Fletcher, Clarence Combs, Jr., Bob Skene, Carlton Beal Meadow Brook
1951 Milwaukee Pedro Silvero, Peter Perkins, George K. Oliver, Robert A. Uihlein Jr. 6-2 Meadow Brook C.R. Leonard, Jr., Clarence Combs, Jr., Alan Corey, Jr., Albert Parsells Meadow Brook
1952 Beverly Hills Robert Fletcher, Tony Veen, Bob Skene (10), Carlton Beal 9-6 San Francisco Victor Graber, Eric L. Pedley, William R. Linfoot, Robert Smith Beverly Hills
1953 Meadow Brook Henry Lewis III, Philip L.B. Iglehart, Alan Corey, Jr., George H. "Pete" Bostwick 7-4 Chicago Paul Butler, Lewis Smith, Cecil Smith, Thomas Healey Meadow Brook
1954 C.C.C.-Meadow Brook A. Donald Beveridge, George H. "Pete" Bostwick, Alan Corey, Jr., Harold L. Barry 10-5 Brandywine Herbert Pennell, Ray Harrngton, Clarence C. Combs Jr., William A. "Billy" Mayer Oak Brook
1955 C.C.C. A. Donald Beveridge, William R. Linfoot, Paul (Bill) Barry, Harold L. Barry 9-8 Brandywine Raworth Williams, Ray Harrington Jr., Clarence C. Combs Jr., William A. "Billy" Mayer Oak Brook
1956 Brandywine Raworth Williams, Ray Harrington Jr., Clarence C. Combs Jr., William A. "Billy" Mayer 11-10 Aurora William T. Ylvisaker, Northrup R. Knox (7), Lewis Smith (8), Seymour H. Knox III (5) Oak Brook
1957 Detroit C.C.C. A. Donald Beveridge, Robert Beveridge, George K. Oliver, Harold L. Barry 13-3 Aiken Vincent Rizzo, George H. "Pete" Bostwick, Alan Corey, Jr., Devereux Milburn Jr. Oak Brook
1958 Dallas Raworth Williams, William R. Linfoot, Bob Skene (10), Luis Ramos 7-5 Solo Cup Delmar Carroll, Ray Harrington Jr., William A. "Billy" Mayer, Russell Firestone Oak Brook
1959 Circle F Delmar Carroll, Ray Harrington Jr., William A. "Billy" Mayer, Russell Firestone 8-7 Aurora Seymour H. Knox III, Northrup R. Knox, Lewis Smith, Horacio Castilla Oak Brook
1960 Oak Brook C.C.C. A. Donald Beveridge, Wayne Brown, Cecil Smith, Harold L. Barry 8-5 Royal Palm Oak Brook
1961 Milwaukee Guillermo Gracida, Julio Muller, George Oliver, Robert A. Uihlein Jr. 13-9 Beaver Ridge Farm A. Donald Beveridge, William T. Ylvisaker, Harold L. Barry, John Armstrong Oak Brook
1962 Santa Barbara Ronald Tongg, William R. Linfoot, Bob Skene (10), Roy Barry Jr. 8-7 Royal Palm Bert Beveridge, Robert Beveridge, Harold L. Barry, Ray Harrington Jr. Oak Brook
1963 Tulsa John T. Oxley, Ray Harrington Jr., Harold L. Barry, Robert Beveridge 7-6 Crescents William G. Atkinson, Leslie L. "Bud" Linfoot, Roy Barry, Erwin Anisz Santa Barbara
1964 Concar Oak Brook Leslie L. "Bud" Linfoot, Charles W. Smith (4), Julio Muller, Jack Murphy 10-9 Solo Cup Crescents Vic Graber, James Kraml Jr., Bob Skene, Roy Barry Oak Brook
1965 Oak Brook-Santa Barbara Ronald Tongg, Charles W. Smith (6), William R. Linfoot (9), Jack Murphy 11-5 Bunntyco John Armstrong, Ray Harrington Jr., Roy Barry, Richard Bunn Oak Brook
1966 Tulsa John T. Oxley, Ray Harrington Jr., Harold L. Barry, Jack Murphy 10-5 Fountain Grove Robert Walter, Leslie L. "Bud" Linfoot, Roy Barry, Allan Scherer Santa Barbara
1967 Bunntyco-Oak Brook Delmar Carroll, Ray Harrington Jr., Jack Murphy, Richard Bunn 8-2 Milwaukee Oak Brook
1968 Midland George Landreth, Ray Harrington Jr., Roy Barry Jr., Harold A. (Joe) Barry 9-8 Milwaukee Memphis
1969 Tulsa Greenhill James R. "Hap" Sharp, Thomas "Tommy" Wayman, Ray Harrington Jr., William G. Atkinson 11-10 Milwaukee Hugo Dalmar Jr., Bennie Gutierrez, Harold L. Barry, Robert A. Uihlein III Oak Brook
1970 Tulsa Greenhill James R. "Hap" Sharp, Reuben Evans, Harold L. Barry, Harold A. (Joe) Barry 9-5 Oak Brook Oak Brook
1971 Oak Brook Hugo Dalmar Jr., Charles W. Smith, Allan Scherer, Robert Beveridge 8-7 Tulsa Greenhill James R. "Hap" Sharp, William Cort "Corky" Linfoot, Harold L. Barry, Harold A. (Joe) Barry Oak Brook
1972 Milwaukee William T. Ylvisaker, Thomas "Tommy" Wayman, Bennie Gutierrez, Robert A. Uihlein III 9-5 Tulsa Delmar Carroll, John C. "Jack" Oxley, Allan Scherer, Patrick Dix Oak Brook
1973 Oak Brook Hugo Dalmar Jr., William G. Atkinson, Charles W. Smith, Robert Beveridge 9-4 Willow Bend Norman Brinker Oak Brook
1974 Milwaukee Delmar Carroll, Thomas "Tommy" Wayman, Harold A. (Joe) Barry, Robert A. Uihlein III 7-6 Houston William S. Farish III, Red Armour, Roy M. Barry Jr., Charles Wright Oak Brook
1975 Milwaukee James I. Uihlein, Thomas "Tommy" Wayman, Harold A. (Joe) Barry, Robert A. Uihlein III 14-6 Tulsa-Dallas Oak Brook
1976 Willow Bend William S. Farish III, Charles W. Smith, Roy M. Barry Jr., Norman Brinker 10-5 Tulsa William "Bill" Sinclaire, Thomas "Tommy" Wayman, Bart Evans, John C. "Jack" Oxley Oak Brook
1977 Retama William Cort "Corky" Linfoot, Guillermo Gracida Jr., Harold A. (Joe) Barry, Stephen M. Gose 11-7 Wilson Ranch Willam B. Wilson, Fortunato Gomez Romero, Antonio Herrera, Ernesto Trotz Oak Brook
1978 Abercrombie & Kent Geoffrey Kent, David Wigdahl, Antonio Herrera, Stuart Mackenzie 7-6 Tulsa Michael Carney, Ronald Tongg, Red Armour, Seth W. Herndon Jr. Oak Brook
1979 Retama William Cort "Corky" Linfoot, Guillermo Gracida Jr., Harold A. (Joe) Barry, Stephen M. Gose 6-5 Huisache Joel R. Baker, Alejandro Soldati (replaced in final by Ken Fransen due to broken shoulder), Charles W. Smith, William S. Farish III Retama
1980 Southern Hills Seth W. Herndon Jr., Jake Sieber, Thomas "Tommy" Wayman, Ruben Gracida 9-6 Willow Bend Joel R. Baker, Charles W. Smith, Roy M. Barry, Norman Brinker Retama
1981 Rolex A & K Geoffrey Kent, Joel R. Baker, Antonio Herrera, Stuart Mackenzie 10-9 Retama Carlos Gracida, Harold A. (Joe) Barry, Guillermo Gracida Jr., Norman Brinker Retama
1982 Retama Stephen M. Gose, Guillermo Gracida Jr., Ruben Gracida, Carlos Gracida 11-6 Tulsa Emil Richard "Dick" Albert III, Julian Hipwood, Howard Hipwood, Podger El-Effendi Retama
1983 Ft. Lauderdale John C. "Jack" Oxley, Fortunato Gomez Romero, Bart Evans, Ruben Gracida 8-5 Retama Tom Gose, Carlos Gracida, Guillermo Gracida Jr. (replaced in final by Howard Hipwood due to broken collarbone), Stephen Gose Retama
1984 Retama Thomas Gose, Carlos Gracida, Guillermo Gracida Jr., Stephen Gose 12-9 Ft. Lauderdale Dale Smicklas Retama
1985 Carter Ranch Preston Carter, Guillermo Gracida Jr., Carlos Gracida, Pablo Rincon Gallardo 10-8 Ft. Lauderdale John C. "Jack" Oxley, Rob Walton, Owen Rinehart, Bart Evans Retama
1986 Retama II Michael V. Azzaro, Thomas "Tommy" Wayman, Owen Rinehart, Thomas Gose 8-7 Ft. Lauderdale John C. "Jack" Oxley, Carlos Gracida, Bart Evans, Joey Casey Retama
1987 Aloha Robert Fell, Carlos Gracida, Guillermo Gracida Jr., Warren Scherer 10-9 Los Potros Michael V. Azzaro, Hector Galindo, Owen Rinehart, Jim Gilstrap Eldorado
1988 Les Diables Bleus Ted Moore, Carlos Gracida, Guillermo Gracida Jr., Guy Wildenstein 11-8 Coca-Cola Skeeter Johnston, Marcos Heguy, Eduardo Novillo Astrada, Jeff Atkinson Lexington
1989 Les Diables Bleus Alejandro Agote, Juan I. "Pite" Merlos, Guillermo Gracida Jr., Guy Wildenstein 9-7 Black Bears Urs Schwarzenbach, Michael V. Azzaro, Owen Rinehart, Guillermo Gracida Jr. Lexington
1990 Les Diables Bleus Sebastian Merlos (4), Juan I. "Pite" Merlos, Guillermo Gracida Jr. (10), Guy Wildenstein, Julio Arellano 9-5 Hanalei Bay Ron Bonaguidi, Alejandro Agote, Carlos Gracida, Michael V. Azzaro Lexington
1991 Grant's Farm Manor William Busch, Michael V. Azzaro, Carlos Gracida, Andrew Busch 9-8 Michelob Dry Phillip Lake, Adam Snow, Owen Rinehart, Bobby Barry Lexington
1992 Hanalei Bay Julio Arellano (5), Carlos Gracida (10), Guillermo Gracida Jr. (10), Ronald Bonaguidi 13-6 Fish Creek Fred Mannix, Owen Rinehart (10), Julio Zavaleta, Francisco "Pancho" Bensadon Eldorado
1993 Gehache Ruben Gracida, Michael V. Azzaro, Guillermo Gracida Jr., Glen Holden Sr., Joe Wayne Barry 11-10 Fish Creek Fred Mannix, Piki Diaz Alberdi, Julio Zavaleta, Joe Henderson Eldorado
1994 Aspen Polo Eugene Kneece III, Carlos Gracida, Guillermo Gracida Jr., Douglas Matthews 8-7 White Birch Bautista Heguy, Mariano Aguerre Meadow Brook
1995 Outback Steakhouse Julio Arellano, Sebastian Merlos, Guillermo Gracida Jr., Timothy Gannon 15-6 White Birch Brandon Phillips, Adolfo Cambiaso, Mariano Aguerre, Peter Brant Meadow Brook
1996 Outback Polo Valerio Aguilar, Michael V. Azzaro, Guillermo Gracida Jr., Timothy Gannon, Jeffrey Blake 16-9 Casa Manila Wesley Pitcock, Marcelo Caset, Marcos Heguy, Luis Escobar Palm Beach
1997 Isla Carroll Martin Estrada, Michael V. Azzaro, Guillermo Gracida Jr., John B. Goodman 10-6 White Birch John Hensley, Adolfo Cambiaso, Mariano Aguerre, Peter Brant Palm Beach
1998 Escue Nicolas Roldan, Sebastian Merlos, Juan I. "Pite" Merlos, Stuart "Sugar" Erskine 13-10 Isla Carroll John B. Goodman (1), Carlos Gracida (9), Guillermo Gracida Jr. (10), Felix Anzorreguy (6) 26 Palm Beach
1999 Outback Timothy Gannon, Jeffrey Blake, Adolfo Cambiaso, Bartolome Castagnola 13-9 Pony Express Bob Daniels, Nicolas Roldan, Gonzalo Heguy, Bautista Heguy Palm Beach
2000 Outback Philip O. Heatley, Bartolome Castagnola, Adolfo Cambiaso, Sunny Hale 11-8 Everglades Skeeter Johnston, Tomas Fernandez Llorente, Owen Rinehart, Tommy Biddle Palm Beach
2001 Outback Adolfo Cambiaso, Fabio Diniz, Christopher Gannon, Santiago Chavanne 14-12 Orchard Hill Stuart "Sugar" Erskine, Julio Arellano, Eduardo Heguy, Steve Van Andel Palm Beach
2002 Coca-Cola Gillian Johnston, Adam Snow, Miguel Novillo Astrada, Thomas Biddle Jr. 13-10 Orchard Hill Steve Van Andel, Jeff Hall, Julio Arellano, Eduardo Heguy Royal Palm
2003 C-Spear Thomas B. Boyle III, Matias G. Magrini, Carlos Gracida, Jeffrey Hall 14-7 Lechuza Caracas Victor Vargas, Sebastian Merlos, Juan I. "Pite" Merlos, Jorge Rodriguez Royal Palm
2004 Isla Carroll Stuart "Sugar" Erskine (8), Francisco "Pancho" Bensadon (8), Guillermo Gracida Jr. (9), John B. Goodman (1) 26 10-6 White Birch Del Walton (3), Lucas Criado (9), Mariano Aguerre (10), Peter Brant (4) 26 International Polo Club Palm Beach
2005 White Birch Julio F. Gracida, Lucas A. Criado, Mariano Aguerre, Peter Brant, Delmar C. Walton, Martin Ravina 11-10 Skeeterville Skeeter Johnston, Owen Rinehart, Julio Arellano, Lucas Monteverde International Polo Club Palm Beach
2006 Las Monjitas Ignacio Novillo Astrada, Eduardo Novillo Astrada, Adam Snow, Camilo Bautista 12-6 Orchard Hill Steve Van Andel, Jeff Hall, Hector Galindo, Francisco de Narváez International Polo Club Palm Beach
2007 Crab Orchard Matias G. Magrini, David "Pelon" Stirling, Adolfo Cambiaso, George Rawlings 15-14 Jedi Torsten Koch, Pablo Mac Donough, Juan Martin Nero, Cristian J. "Magoo" Laprida International Polo Club Palm Beach
2008 Crab Orchard George Rawlings, Adolfo Cambiaso, Jeffrey Blake, Ignacio Heguy 15-12 Las Monjitas Camilo Bautista, Javier Astrada, Eduardo Astrada, Nacho Astrada International Polo Club Palm Beach
2009 Audi Marc Ganzi (1), Facundo Pieres (10), Gonzalo Pieres Jr. (9), Nicolas Pieres (6) 26 9-8 Las Monjitas Camilo Bautista (0), Adam Snow (8), Eduardo Astrada (9), Nacho Astrada (9) 26 International Polo Club Palm Beach
2010 Crab Orchard George Rawlings (0), Julio Arellano (8), Adolfo Cambiaso (10), Hilario Ulloa (8) 26 13-8 Audi Marc Ganzi (1), Facundo Pieres (10), Gonzalo Pieres Jr (10), Inaki Laprida (5) 26 International Polo Club Palm Beach
2011 Lechuza Caracas Victor Vargas (1), Guillermo "Sapo" Caset (9), Juan Martin Nero (10), Martin Espain (6), Matthew Coppola 26 8-6 Audi Marc Ganzi (1), Nicolas Pieres (7), Gonzalo Pieres Jr (10), R. Ribeiro de Andrade (8) 26 International Polo Club Palm Beach
2012 Zacara Facundo Pieres (10), Lyndon Lea (1), Cristian J. "Magoo" Laprida (8), Michael V. Azzaro (7) 26 10-8 Lechuza Caracas Victor Vargas (1), Guillermo "Sapo" Caset (10), Juan Martin Nero (10), Facundo Obregon (5) 26 International Polo Club Palm Beach
2013 Zacara Facundo Pieres (10), Lyndon Lea (1), Cristian J. "Magoo" Laprida (8), Michael V. Azzaro (7) 26 16-13 Valiente Robert P. Jornayvaz III (0), David "Pelon" Stirling (10), Adolfo Cambiaso (10), Santi Torres (6) 26 International Polo Club Palm Beach
2014 Alegria Julian G. Mannix (3), Hilario Ulloa (9), Mariano Aguerre (9), Clemente Zavaleta Jr. (5) 26 11-10 Valiente Robert P. Jornayvaz III (1), Santi Torres (6), Guillermo "Sapo" Caset (9), Juan Martin Nero (10) 26 International Polo Club Palm Beach
2015 Valiente Robert P. Jornayvaz III (2), Alejo Taranco (6), Guillermo Terrera (8), Adolfo Cambiaso (10), Guillermo "Sapo" Caset 26 11-9 Orchard Hill Steve Van Andel (0), Facundo Pieres (10), Polito Pieres (9), Ezequiel Ferrario (7) 26 International Polo Club Palm Beach
2016 Orchard Hill Facundo Pieres (10), Julian De Lusarreta (6), Juan Martin Nero (10), Steve Van Andel (0) 26 13-12 Dubai Polo Team Rashid Albwardy (1), Alejo Taranco (6), Facundo Sola (8), Adolfo Cambiaso (10) 26 International Polo Club Palm Beach
2017 Valiente Robert P. Jornayvaz III (2), Matias Torres Zavaleta (6), Adolfo Cambiaso (10), Diego Cavanagh (8) 26 13-12 Orchard Hill Steve Van Andel (1), Polito Pieres (10), Facundo Pieres (10), Juan Pedro Chavanne (5) 26 International Polo Club Palm Beach
2018 Daily Racing Form Jared Zenni (5), Agustin Obregon (5), Hilario Ulloa (10), Mariano Obregon (6) 26 10-9 Valiente Robert P. Jornayvaz III (2), Tomas Beresford (4), Facundo Pieres (10), Adolfo Cambiaso (10) 26 International Polo Club Palm Beach
Maximum handicap per team lowered to 22 by United States Polo Association.
2019 Pilot Curtis Pilot (0), Matias Gonzalez (3), Facundo Pieres (10), Gonzalo Pieres Jr (9) 22 12-7 Las Monjitas Camilo Bautista (0), Francisco Elizalde (8), Hilario Ulloa (10), Matt Coppola (4) 22 International Polo Club Palm Beach
2020 Not held
2021 Scone David Paradice (0), Adolfo "Poroto" Cambiaso Jr. (6), Mariano "Peke" Gonzalez Jr. (6), Adolfo Cambiaso (10) 22 14-13 Park Place Andrey Borodin (0), Juan Britos (8), Hilario Ulloa (10), Matt Coppola (4) 22 International Polo Club Palm Beach
2022 Pilot Curtis Pilot (0), Mackenzie Weisz (5), Matias Torres Zavaleta (7), Facundo Pieres (10) 22 11-6 La Elina Juan Martin Obregon (5), Geronimo Obregon (5), Facundo Obregon (6), Jared Zenni (6) 22 International Polo Club Palm Beach

Multiple U.S. Open Polo Championship Winners

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Player Titles First Title Most Recent
Guillermo ("Memo") Gracida Jr 16 1977 2004
Adolfo Cambiaso 9 1999 2021
Carlos Gracida 9 1982 2003
Michael V. ("Mike") Azzaro 7 1986 2013
Harold L. Barry 7 1954 1970
Ray Harrington Jr. 7 1956 1969
Harold A. ("Joe") Barry 6 1968 1979
George H. ("Pete") Bostwick 6 1935 1954
Facundo Pieres 6 2009 2022
Thomas ("Tommy") Wayman 6 1969 1986
J. Watson Webb 6 1914 1929
Alan L. Corey Jr. 5 1940 1954
Stewart B. Iglehart 5 1932 1953
Mike Phipps 5 1932 1941
Stephen "Laddie" Sanford 5 1926 1949
Cecil Smith 5 1937 1960
Charles W. Smith 5 1964 1976
Robert E. Strawbridge Jr. 5 1921 1930

Titles by team

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Team Titles
Meadow Brook 8
Oak Brook 6
Milwaukee 5
Retama 5
Hurricanes 5
Outback 5
Tulsa 4
Old Westbury 3
Les Diables Blues 3
Crab Orchard 3
Bostwick Field 2
Cooperstown 2
Greentree 2
Isla Carroll 2
Pilot 2
Santa Barbara 2
Templeton 2
Valiente 2
Zacara 2

Photographs

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US Open Polo Trophy Detail Detail of base of US Open Polo Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "U.S. Open Polo Championship". Sport Polo. Retrieved 2011-04-14. The U.S. Open Polo Championship, first played in 1904 at Van Courtland Park in New York City (the Wanderers defeated the Freebooters), is one of the three great polo tournaments, along with the British and Argentine tournaments.
  2. ^ "Historical Tournament Results" (PDF). USPA. Retrieved 2016-01-09. USPA Historical Tournament Results.
  3. ^ "Championship Polo At Van Cortlandt. Waterbury Boys Defeat Foxhall Keene's Fast Team. Crowd Sees Spirited Play New Yorkers Triumph Over Bostonians By 1 1/2 Goals. Cowdin And Milburn Thrown, But Not Injured". New York Times. September 21, 1904.
  4. ^ "Ranelagh Poloists Win Final Match. English Team Captures National Open Championship On The Point Judith Grounds". New York Times. August 28, 1910.