The Iglehart Cup, the third tournament of the NPC 16-goal Championship (Wellington Polo Tour), is in the final countdown after the quarter finals that were held through Saturday March 8, Sunday March 9 and Monday March 10, at Patagones Polo Club. Copperline Farm, Zapican BMW, 90210 Polo and Los Machitos el Refugio were victorious and are due to play the semifinals.
It’s worth to remember that the big championship game of the NPC 16-goal Championship (Wellington PoloTour) is set to be played on Sunday April 13 at the National Polo Center (NPC), in Wellington, Florida, United States. The Iglehart Cup sees fifteen teams up to 16 goals, in participation. Teams are split in four leagues.
These are the results of the quarter finals:
- Saturday March 8
Zapican BMW 10-8 SD Farms
Copperline Farm 13-9 Novo
- Sunday March 9
Los Machitos El Refugio 12-9 Tonkawa
- Monday March 10
90210 Polo 14-10 Clearwater
The semifinals will be played on Wednesday March 12, with the following schedule:
11am: Copperline Farm vs. Zapican BMW
4pm: 90210 Polo vs. Los Machitos El Refugio
The Iglehart Cup is named after Philip L. B. Iglehart. He started to play polo at a very young age, and was rated at 7 goals, which he held for 13 years. Some of Iglehart’s accomplishments include a U.S. Open Polo Championship (1953), leadership at Meadowbrook Polo Club in Medford, New York, and the creation of Gulfstream Polo Club, in Lake Worth, Florida, currently defunct. Philip Iglehart was inducted into the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame in 1993, Iglehart is not only a Hall of Famer, but bears one of the Hall of Fame’s highest honors in his name, as well, The Philip Iglehart Award, established in 2021, to acknowledge exceptional lifetime contributions to the sport.
The final of the Iglehart Cup will take place on Saturday March 15.
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Cover photo by Agustina Fonda.