This Sunday, Feb. 9, is the finals of the U.S. Open Women’s Polo Championship at the National Polo Center in Wellington, providing a rare chance to see many of the world’s leading female polo players in action.
Women’s polo is not a new phenomenon in the United States and dates back to the 1930s in California, with the advent of the USWPA — the first and only women’s polo association in the history of American polo.
Today, it is a mainstream polo sport, with women’s tournaments played worldwide, the U.S. Open hosted by the Port Mayaca Polo Club, with finals played this Sunday at NPC being one of the most coveted trophies with $25,000 in prize money.
Sponsor U.S. Polo Assn. is also signing off on checks of $2,500 to both the winning team and the runner-up to donate to the polo charity of their choice.
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