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Founder of the Mallorca Polo Club, Daniel Crasemann, explains why the island could
become an increasingly attractive polo destination for players and their families
I started playing polo almost 30 years
ago, and I just managed to get to a 1-goal
handicap. I have always had great fun and
polo has become an important part of my
life, in which I have built two clubs; one
in Hamburg with three fields and one in
Mallorca with two full-size Tifton fields.
Both pursue the same goal: light-hearted,
competitive polo.
We started building our first field in
Mallorca in 2005, and we also have three
exercise tracks, surrounded by a number
of pastures and forest. Mallorca is not an
official club, but a private initiative, we
organise a number of weekends of polo
between 8 and12 goals among friends.
Copa de Pascua is held in April and
May, Copa Mallorca is in July and August
and Copa Otoño takes place in October.
I’ve always been convinced that Mallorca
could be a great location for polo in the
centre of Europe. The two main reasons
being the perfect year-round climate
and the large airport, but we also have
an extremely high quality of life, security,
a wonderful capital and many opportunities
to keep non-playing members of the family
happy, too.
Mallorca airport is served by every
major city in Europe several times a day,
almost all year round. Therefore, it’s even
possible to fly from Paris or London
for a game and fly back in the evening.
