Pete Bostwick Memorial
Tournament History
George Herbert “Pete” Bostwick was an American 8-goal player and world-class steeplechase rider. Elected into the Hall of Fame posthumously in 1996, Bostwick won the prestigious U.S. Open Polo Championship® trophy six times with Greentree (1935-1936), Bostwick Field (1939, 1950), Meadow Brook (1953) and CCC-Meadow Brook (1954).
Bostwick began playing polo at the famed Aiken Preparatory School in Aiken, South Carolina, going on to play both nationally and internationally throughout his esteemed career. Aside from the U.S. Open Polo Championship® some of Bostwick’s career highlights include winning the Monty Waterbury Cup, the 12-Goal Inter-Circuit, Chairman’s Cup, the Copper Cup, the Butler Handicap, the 20-Goal Championship, the Junior Championship, and East Coast Open. Bostwick also represented the United States as an international player in the 1936 Cup of the Americas series and 1949 World Championship.
Bostwick passed away in 1982 on the polo field in Florida and the Pete Bostwick Memorial tournament was created in his honor. Four teams will compete for the 2018 trophy at the New Bridge Polo & Country Club in Aiken, South Carolina.
Photo: Crestview Genetics, 2017 Pete Bostwick Champions (L to R) - Alan Meeker, Lucas Diaz Alberdi, Hugo Lloret, Pedro Manion ©Katie Roth