It’s the final countdown for The Gauntlet of Polo, at the National Polo Center, in Wellington, Florida, United States. The US Open Polo Championship, the third and last leg of the series, as well as the most remarkable and prestigious polo tournament not only of the season in Palm Beach but also of the United States, is due to start on Wednesday March 26.

The 2025 edition of the US Open will see twelve teams up to 22 goals, in participation, with the addition of a new lineup, The Setai, composed of Melissa Ganzi, Nic Roldán, Gonzalito Pieres and Santiago Toccalino. Teams are split into four leagues.

The semifinals of the US Open Polo Championship will take place on Wednesday April 16 and the much anticipated championship match will be played on Sunday April 20.

The opening day of the US Open will have the following order of play:

12pm: Globalport vs. La Dolfina Tamera

4pm: Clearwater vs. BTA

(Palm Beach times)

US Open Polo Championship – Teams & Fixture

The US Open Polo Championship, the crown jewel of polo in the United States, was played for the first time in 1904, with only two teams in competition The Wanderers and The Freeboters. They played at Van Conrtlandt Park, in the Bronx borough of New York City. Four 15-minute chukkers were played, with a seven-minute break between each chukker. There was a pause, and the tournament was resumed in 1910, when six teams played at Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island; it remained there for several years until it was relocated it what would be the tournament’s longtime home, Meadowbrook Polo Club in Old Westbury, New York. In 1954, the U.S. Open moved to Oak Brook, where it remained for 22 years, followed by an eight year-stint at the Retama Polo Center in San Antonio, Texas. In the 1980s and the 1990s, it was held in several clubs throughout the United States, until 2004. It was in the centenary year when the US Open relocated to Wellington, Florida, where it has been held ever since. The U.S. Open Polo Championship perpetual trophy was first presented in 1910. Stolen in 2002, it was recovered a few weeks later and is currently kept in the care and custody of the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame in Lake Worth, Florida.

2025 THE GAUNTLET OF POLO 2025 – TEAMS

BTA: Ignacio Viana 7, Kelly Beal 0, Steve Kruger 5, Tomás Panelo 10. Total: 22.

Brookshire: Camilo Castagnola 10, Toly Ulloa 7, Scott Wood 0, Carlos Saravi 5. Total: 22.

Catamount: Jesse Bray 7, Poroto Cambiaso 10, Rufino Merlos 5, Scott Devon 0. Total: 22.

Clearwater: Chip Campbell 1 **, Camp Campbell 2*, Gerónimo Obregón* 5, Joaquín Panelo 6 **, Paquito de Narvaez 7, Raúl Colombres 7. Total: 22-

*Only play the CV Whitney Cup //**Only play the USPA Gold Cup and theUS Open

Coca Cola: Gillian Johnston 0, Julián de Lusarreta 7, Lorenzo Chavanne 6, Polito Pieres 9. Total: 22.

Global Port: Bartolomé Castagnola Jr. 10, Santos Merlos 6, Lucas Díaz Alberdi 6, Michael Romero 0. Total: 22.

La Fe: Francisco Elizalde 9, Kristos Magrini 6, Louis Devaleix 1, Robi Bilbao 5. Total: 21.

Park Place: Andrey Borodin 0, Hilario Ulloa 10, Peke Gonzalez 7, TBA 5. Total: 22.

Pilot: Cody Ellis 5, Curtis Pilot 0, Facundo Pieres 9, Matías Torres Zavaleta 8. Total: 22.

Tamera: Adolfo Cambiaso 10, Alejandro Poma 1, Diego Cavanagh 7, TBA 4. Total: 22.

The Setai*: Melissa Ganzi 0, Nic Roldán 7, Gonzalo Pieres Jr. 8, Santiago Toccalino 7. Total: 22.

*Only play the US Open.

The Dutta Corp: Iñaki Laprida 7, Nicolás Díaz Alberdi 4, Timmy Dutta 4, Tomás García del Río 7. Total: 22.

2025 THE GAUNTLET OF POLO – CALENDAR

CV WHITNEY CUP – Winners: La Dolfina Tamera

February 8-23

USPA GOLD CUP – Winners: Park Place

February 27-March 23

US OPEN

March 26-April 20

Cover photo by Agustina Fonda.