NEWS

Clear your calendar and get ready for a jam-packed fall polo season at Houston Polo Club (HPC) in Houston, Texas, kicking off the weekend of September 8! Providing world-class polo, HPC will proudly host multiple USPA national, sanctioned and circuit events with the season ending mid-November.

The 4- to 6-goal is a four chukker league. The entire season will be played as a Series of Events with a 12-team limit. Together with the Brookshire Polo Club (Brookshire, Texas), Pecan Acres Polo Club LLC (Simonton, Texas) and Traveller’s Rest South Texas Polo Club (Sealy, Texas), HPC is planning USPA tournaments including the Southwestern Circuit Governor’s Cup, Southwestern Circuit General George S. Patton Jr. and Penny Cup. Registration for non-HPC members opens Monday, July 1.

Six-chukker 12-goal action will not be played as a Series of Events. Team owners must bring a team with a roster totaling 12 goals. Together with the Brookshire Polo Club and New Pueblo Polo Club (Sealy, Texas), HPC is planning three USPA tournaments including the H. Ben Taub Memorial, the Texas Open and the Keleen & Carlton Beal Cup. Honoring American polo icons, the Keleen & Carlton Beal Cup has been awarded as a 2024 Legacy Polo Series Event. Stemming from a USPA initiative at the medium-goal level, the Legacy Polo Series aims to tie the rich history of the spot and create a prestigious series that unites clubs across the country. Teams will be mixed for the Keleen & Carlton Beal Cup. Team owners bringing a full team will be able to choose one of the team's players and all other players will be drawn.

The 8- to- 12-goal mixed pairs league will play once a week on Friday afternoon at New Pubelo or Sunday afternoon on Farish. Each pair must total no less than 3 goals on handicap. This will be an eight week league starting on Friday, September 13 and ending Friday, November 1. There will be a limit of 8 pairs (4 teams) and will play 5 chukker matches. If there are only 4-6 pairs (2-3 teams) signed up, matches will be played in either a head-to-head or round robin format.

The cost of the league is $6,000 plus membership. Entry will be on a first come first serve basis. One day play and pricing may be available depending on the number of participating pairs. The cost per day is $750.00 for members and $1,000 for non-members.

Attracting some of the best high-goal women’s players to the Lone Star State, HPC’s Ladies Week (November 12-17) will feature the 8- to 12-Goal Southwestern Circuit Women’s Challenge and conclude with the prestigious U.S. Open Women’s Handicap. Played at the 16- to 20-goal level, the U.S. Open Women’s Handicap final will be available On-Demand exclusively on the USPA Polo Network. Team announcement, draw and meet the players party will be hosted on Sunday, November 10. The tournament packet, including entry forms will be sent out at the beginning of August. For more information regarding tournaments or team entries, please contact Houston Polo Club Assistant Polo Manager KC Krueger at poloassistant@thehoustonpoloclub.com.

Additionally, HPC offers several polo leagues accommodating multiple levels of player development from mid-September to mid-November including Margarita League, 2 Goal, 0- to 4-Goal Pro-Am and Polo School.

4-6 Goal
Southwestern Circuit Governors Cup (Co-hosted with Brookshire Polo Club)
USPA Circuit Tournament
September 12-26

Southwestern Circuit General George S. Patton Jr. (Co-hosted with Pecan Acres Polo Club LLC)
USPA Circuit Tournament
September 28 - October 12

Penny Cup (Co-hosted with Pecan Acres Polo Club LLC)
USPA Sanctioned Tournament
October 17 - 31

8-12 Goal
H. Ben Taub Memorial
USPA National Tournament
September 13-22

12-14 Goal
Keleen & Carlton Beal Cup (Co-hosted with Brookshire Polo Club)
USPA Sanctioned Legacy Polo Series Tournament
September 25 - October 13

Texas Open
USPA Sanctioned Tournament
October 6-16

Women’s Polo
Southwestern Circuit Women’s Challenge
USPA Circuit Tournament
Goal Level: 8-12 (Played on handicap)
November 13-16 (Games will take place on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday)

U.S. Open Women’s Handicap
USPA National Tournament
Goal Level: 16-20 (Played on handicap)
November 12-17 (Games will take place on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday)

Farish Cup Invitational
Goal Level: 4-6
November 14-16

Bayou City Cup Invitational (2 Chukkers)
Goal Level: Unrated
November 17

All photos courtesy of ©Kaylee Wroe.