2018 was the first time in 62 years that a Heguy
did not play in the Argentine Open. The run was
started by Antonio Heguy in 1956 and ended with
Eduardo and Pepe, but there is a talented fourth
generation who will play in a few years.
C H U K K A S
The AAP raised Hazel Jackson from 9 to 10 goals
in the Women’s Handicaps, effective January 1.
She joined Nina Clarkin who is the only other
10- goaler.There are a number of young women
moving up the ladder who will no doubt make
it to the exclusive 10-goal club.
Max Charlton was raised to 10 goals in the Arena
in January after winning 15 goal Championships.
Max is the second Englishman to reach 10 goals
after Chris Hyde. Max is the only 10-goal arena
player in the world!
History was made on March 29, when Chilean
Leon Schwenke, at age 13, became the youngest
player in the US Open! He substituted for Postage
Stamp’s Annabel Gundlach. His older brother
Tomas played for Aspen in The Gauntlet of Polo™
series and was MVP in the Gold Cup.
In the first round of the US Open, the chairman
of the USPA, Chip Campbell, played with the
president of the Argentine Polo Association,
Eduardo Novillo Astrada, for the Cessna team.
They played Aspen, captained by USPA secretary
Stewart Armstrong, who won 14-8!
La Natividad (Matias Torres Zavaleta, Ignatius
Du Plessis, Camilo and Barto Castagnola) will play
the qualification for the Open.Three quarters of
the team will debut in England this summer as
Dubai, with Rashid Albwardy replacing Matias
Torres Zavaleta.
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P O N Y L I N E S
N A T I O N A L I N T E R C O L L E G I A T E
C H A M P I O N S H I P S S W E E P
The men and women of Texas A&MUniversity (TAMU) became the second team in history
to complete a rare double-double in the world of intercollegiate polo earlier this year,
following the example of the University of California Davis men and women who swept
the competition at the national championship in 1981, 1982 and 1983. Held at the
Virginia Polo Inc. in Charlottesville,Virginia, the women’s final saw Texas A&M (Marissa
Wells, Ally Vaughn, Hannah Reynolds) claim victory over the University of Virginia (UVA
– Demitra Hajimihalis, Meghan Milligan, Sadie Bryant) 20-9.The seasoned Texas A&M
men (Christian Aycinena, Fritz Felhaber, Mariano Silva, Colton Valentine) entered as
underdogs and, despite being down 5-0 in the first chukka of the final against the
Cavaliers, they won the game 21-18 in a closely-fought second half.
DAVID LOMINSKA , ROBSON SENNE, ©MIKE RYAN/UNITED
STATES POLO ASSOCIATION, COURTESY OF RED MORGAN
hurlinghampolo.com
S M S G O L D V A S E
The 8-goal SMS Gold Vase was played in Delhi at the Jaipur Polo Ground earlier this year
in March.Jindal Panther (Sameer Mecca, Naveen Jindal,Tom Brodie and Simran Singh
Shergill) and Sahara Warriors (below:Hurr Ali,Vandit Golecha, Salim Azmi and Matt
Perry) earned their places in the final, and after two very close first chukkas leaving the
score at 2-2 at half-time, Amzi scored twice in the third chukka to give Sahara Warriors
a one-goal advantage. Englishman Matt Perry broke through and scored in the final
chukka to secure a 5-4 victory for the Sahara Warriors.
