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Westchester Cups against Great Britain. In 1922, two years after his passing, his friends and teammates played for the first Monty Waterbury Cup, at the Meadow Brook Club, in Westbury, Long Island, were it became a perpetual challenge trophy for an impressive 28-year stretch. Historically played for on handicap by teams entered in the Open, the final game for the U.S. Open Polo Championship® was also the semifinal game for the Monty Waterbury. The inaugural games in 1922 boasted crowds of up to 20,000 people, who witnessed monumental eight chukker long battles. In 1954, however, the U.S. Open changed venues to Illinois, and the tournament was integrated into the Northeastern Circuit schedule, where it slowly receded into the background until its resurgence in 1975. According to Horace Laffaye in his book “Polo in the United States,” the 1975 revival was spearheaded by Circuit Governor George Haas, Jr., whose Fairfield County Hunt Club won the tournament that year. Previously hosted in 2003, 2015 and 2016, this year will be the fourth time the tournament has been hosted at Greenwich Polo Club in Greenwich, Connecticut. Greenwich-based White Birch is tied for the most Waterbury wins with Maryland-based team Gone Away Farm, who dominated in the 1980s and early 1990s, capturing a record five wins.
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young team played extremely well in the final, scoring 15 goals en route to the Cup. The first-ever MVP went to Toro Ruiz, who showed poise and determination with multiple high-scoring performances. Last season Toro was the leading scorer at GPC for the season, as it looks like this trend will continue yet again in 2018. The 2019 Shreve, Crump & Low Cup was another smashing success, with the young team The Island House taking the trophy in a 6 team battle. Thank you to all who made this tournament possible, and especially Shreve, Crump & Low
Greenwich Avenue for your long-time support of Greenwich Polo Club. We look forward to seeing everyone at the East Coast Open kick-off event hosted by Shreve, Crump & Low.
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Hamilton, Massachusetts where it was played until the early 2000s. Since 1905, the Perry Cup trophy has symbolized this high-goal championship and winners' names are memorialized on the trophy. Eight teams played the 2016 East Coast Open at Greenwich Polo Club from August 28 to September 11, 2016. In the 2016 final, White Birch defeated Audi in sudden death over time with a goal by Santino Magrini.
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