By Alex Webbe Two more evenly matched teams would be hard to find, as the Wanderers were pressed into double overtime before dropping a 14-13 heartbreaker to Piaget Thursday afternoon in 2011 USPA North American Cup play hosted by the Grand Champions Polo Club in Wellington. The Wanderers received one goal by handicap from the [...]
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Piaget needs two overtimes to tame the Wanderers, 14-13 in National Twenty Goal Tournament
November 10, 2011 By Alex Webbe
KIG defeats Audi in USPA National Twenty Goal Tournament
November 9, 2011 By Alex Webbe
By Alex Webbe KIG capitalized on seven second half goals Wednesday afternoon to register a 12-10 win over Audi in the opening round of play in the 2011 National Twenty Goal Championship at the Grand Champions Polo Club in Wellington. Audi received one goal by handicap from the 18-goal KIG alignment, but Jeff Blake tied [...]
Filed Under: Grand Champions PC Palm Beach FL, News, Palm Beach Report By Alex Webbe Tagged With: alex webbe, Bash Kazi, Hector Galindo, Jason Crowder, Jeff Blake, Juan bollini, Kris Kampsen, Melissa Ganzi, Tommy Biddle
The Wanderers score win in USPA National 20-Goal Tournament opener
November 8, 2011 By Alex Webbe
By Alex Webbe The Wanderers received one goal by handicap from the Port Mayaca lineup and never trailed as they scored a 10-9 win in the opening game of the 2011 USPA National 20-Goal Tournament hosted by the Grand Champions Polo Club Tuesday morning. Joining a field of six teams, 5-goaler Brandon Phillips scored the [...]
Flat Out captures 2011 USPA North America Cup
November 6, 2011 By Alex Webbe
By Alex Webbe Nic Roldan scored the first goal of the game and set up teammate Brandon Phillips with a pass that scored the winning goal as Flat Out defeated Barbarossa Leather as time expired in the 2011 USPA North America Cup Sunday afternoon at the Grand Champions Polo Club in Wellington. In a neck-and-neck [...]
Filed Under: Grand Champions PC Palm Beach FL, News, Palm Beach Report By Alex Webbe Tagged With: 2011 USPA North America Cup, alex webbe, Brandon Phillips, Brian Street, Diego Cossio, Gene Goldstein, Hector Galindo, J. J. Celis, Jason Crowder, Joey Casey, Jota Chavanne, Kris Kampsen, Leo Mandelbaum, Luis Escobar, Marc Ganzi, Martin Estrada, Melissa Ganzi, Natascha Baecher, Nic Roldan, Paul Knapp, Ruben Gracida, Sugar Erskine
Catalina Hotel sneaks past Grand Champions in final seconds of play
November 5, 2011 By Alex Webbe
By Alex Webbe With seconds on the clock and the score knotted up at 9-9, Catalina Hotel was driving the ball to the lip of the Grand Champions goal mouth. A a foul put Catalina Hotel team captain Alan Lieberman on the penalty line where he drove through the winning goal Saturday afternoon in the [...]
Filed Under: Grand Champions PC Palm Beach FL, News, Palm Beach Report By Alex Webbe Tagged With: 2011 US Trust Cup, Alan Lieberman, alex webbe, Grant Ganzi, Joey Casey, Jota Chavanne, Kris Kampsen, Natascha Baecher, Nathan Lieberman, Nic Roldan
Flat Out and Barbarossa Leather in USPA North America Cup finals
November 4, 2011 By Alex Webbe
By Alex Webbe Sluggish first half offenses gave way to wide open play in the final three chukkers as Flat Out recorded a hotly contested 9-8 win over Elangeni Ranch in the opening match of the 2011 20-goal USPA North American Cup Friday afternoon at the Grand Champions Polo Club in Wellington. Elangeni Ranch took [...]
Filed Under: Grand Champions PC Palm Beach FL, News, Palm Beach Report By Alex Webbe Tagged With: alex webbe, Audi Polo, Brandon Phillips, Brian Street, Diego Cossio, Gene Goldstein, J. J. Celis, Jason Crowder, Joey Casey, Jota Chavanne, Kris Kampsen, Leo Mandelbaum, Luis Escobar, Marc Ganzi, Martin Estrada, Melissa Ganzi, Misha Rodzianko, Nic Roldan, Paul Knapp, Ruben Gracida, Sugar Erskine
Flat Out and Elangeni Ranch in US Trust Cup Finals
October 28, 2011 By Alex Webbe
By Alex Webbe Melissa Ganzi returned to the polo fields after a shoulder injury kept her sidelined for three weeks, and she returned in style. Jumping on the opening throw-in in the opening chukker of Friday morning’s three team round-robin, the Piaget team captain carried the ball 150 yards down the field to score the [...]
Filed Under: Grand Champions PC Palm Beach FL, News, Palm Beach Report By Alex Webbe Tagged With: 2011 US Trust Cup, Alan Lieberman, alex webbe, Brandon Phillips, Brian Street, Diego Cossio, Gene Goldstein, Hector Galindo, J. J. Celis, Jason Crowder, Joey Casey, Jota Chavanne, Kris Kampsen, Leo Mandelbaum, Luis Escobar, Marc Ganzi, Melissa Ganzi, Misha Rodzianko, Nathan Lieberman, Nic Roldan, Paul Knapp, Sugar Erskine
Piaget wins Pedro Morrison Memorial Cup
October 23, 2011 By Alex Webbe
By Alex Webbe In a back-and-forth contest that saw the score all even at 5-5 at halftime, Piaget rallied with six second half goals to capture the 2011 Pedro Morrison Memorial Cup with an 11-9 win over Flat Out in a hotly contest match. Played under a sunny sky and in front of over 100 [...]
Filed Under: Grand Champions PC Palm Beach FL, News, Palm Beach Report By Alex Webbe Tagged With: 2011 Pedro Morrison Memorial Cup, alex webbe, Brandon Phillips, Brian Street, Diego Cossio, Gene Goldstein, Hector Galindo, Joey Casey, Jota Chavanne, Juan bollini, Kris Kampsen, Leo Mandelbaum, Luis Escobar, Marc Ganzi, Nic Roldan, Paul Knapp, Sugar Erskine, Timmy Sharma
Piaget to meet Flat Out Win in Pedro Morrison Memorial Cup Play
October 21, 2011 By Alex Webbe
By Alex Webbe A balanced Piaget attack ran up a 9-2 halftime lead and coasted to a one-sided 13-5 win over a hapless Newport foursome Friday afternoon at the Grand Champions Polo Club in Wellington to earn a berth in Sunday’s finals of the 2011 Pedro Morrison Memorial Cup. Newport received one goal by handicap [...]
Filed Under: Grand Champions PC Palm Beach FL, News, Palm Beach Report By Alex Webbe Tagged With: 2011 Pedro Morrison Memorial Cup, alex webbe, Brandon Phillips, Brian Street, Diego Cossio, Gene Goldstein, Hector Galindo, Joey Casey, Jota Chavanne, Juan bollini, Kris Kampsen, Leo Mandelbaum, Luis Escobar, Marc Ganzi, Nic Roldan, Paul Knapp, Sugar Erskine, Timmy Sharma
Jones stars in Audi win in Colee Memorial Cup finals
October 16, 2011 By Alex Webbe
By Alex Webbe Dawn Jones scored three first chukker goals as Audi rolled to an 1108 win over Newport in the finals of the 2011 USPA Kay Colee Memorial Cup Sunday at the Grand Champions Polo Club in Wellington. Jones, substituting for the injured Melissa Ganzi (shoulder) powered Audi to a 13-8 win over Elangeni [...]
Filed Under: Grand Champions PC Palm Beach FL, News, Palm Beach Report By Alex Webbe Tagged With: 2011 USPA Kay Colee Memorial Cup, alex webbe, Ashley Van Metre, Brian Street, dawn jones, Diego Cossio, Gene Goldstein, Halo Polo, J. J. Celis, Jason Crowder, Joey Casey, Jota Chavanne, Juan bollini, Kris Kampsen, Leo Mandelbaum, Luis Escobar, Marc Ganzi, Nic Roldan, Paul Knapp, Ruben Gracida, Sugar Erskine, Timmy Sharma
Audi and Newport in USPA Kay Colee Finals
October 14, 2011 By Alex Webbe
By Alex Webbe Wins by Audi and Newport set the finals in Sunday’s USPA Kay Colee finals at the Grand Champions Polo Club in Wellington as the Florida fall season moves into its second week of play. Dawn Jones set the bar high for all players that would follow, scoring eight times in the opening [...]
Filed Under: Grand Champions PC Palm Beach FL, News, Palm Beach Report By Alex Webbe Tagged With: 2011 USPA Kay Colee Memorial Cup, alex webbe, Ashely Van Metre, Brian Street, dawn jones, Diego Cossio, Gene Goldstein, J. J. Celis, Jason Crowder, Joey Casey, Jota Chavanne, Juan bollini, Kris Kampsen, Leo Mandelbaum, Luis Escobar, Marc Ganzi, Nic Roldan, Paul Knapp, Ruben Gracida, Sugar Erskine, Timmy Sharma
Elegani Ranch Wins USPA Fall Plate
October 9, 2011 By Alex Webbe
By Alex Webbe Luis Escobar led the way with five goals as Elegani Ranch outscored Piaget 10-7 to score the first win of the fall season in the 2011 USPA Fall Plate at the Grand Champions Polo Club in Wellington Sunday afternoon. J. J. Celis scored the first goal of the game for Elegani Ranch [...]
Filed Under: Grand Champions PC Palm Beach FL, News, Palm Beach Report By Alex Webbe Tagged With: 2011 USPA Fall Plate, alex webbe, Brian Street, Diego Cossio, Gene Goldstein, J. J. Celis, Jason Crowder, Joey Casey, Jota Chavanne, Juan bollini, Kris Kampsen, Leo Mandelbaum, Luis Escobar, Marc Ganzi, Nic Roldan, Paul Knapp, Sergio Sylvestre, Timmy Sharma
Piaget and Elangeni Ranch score opening wins in the USPA Fall Plate
October 7, 2011 By Alex Webbe
By Alex Webbe Marc Ganzi showed US Open form Friday afternoon as he led his Piaget team to a hard-fought 13-12 win over a talented Flat Out foursome. Ganzi scored the first three goals of the game (two from the field and one on a penalty shot) before Flat Out got any traction under its [...]
Filed Under: Grand Champions PC Palm Beach FL, News, Palm Beach Report By Alex Webbe Tagged With: alex webbe, Brian Street, Diego Cossio, Gene Goldstein, J. J. Celis, Jason Crowder, Joey Casey, Jota Chavanne, Juan bollini, Kris Kampsen, Leo Mandelbaum, Luis Escobar, Marc Ganzi, Melissa Ganzi, Mishi Rodzenko, Nic Roldan, Paul Knapp, Sergio Sylvestre
PIAGET AND GRAND CHAMPIONS POLO CLUB CELEBRATE THE USPA MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT
June 1, 2011 By PoloZONE.com
(WELLINGTON, FL) – For the second consecutive year, Piaget, in partnership with Grand Champions Polo Club, hosted the prestigious United States Polo Association Memorial tournament this past holiday weekend in Wellington, Florida. The five-day tournament marked the end of the season, with six teams competing for the title of USPA Memorial champions. The tournament kicked [...]
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Biddle buries the Hawks in 10-8 cup win
May 30, 2011 By Alex Webbe
By Alex Webbe Behind nine goals from 7-goaler Tommy Biddle, Santa Clara rolled to a 10-8 win over the Hawks in the finals of The Memorial by Piaget Monday morning at the Grand Champions Polo Club in Wellington. Martin Estrada, filling in for the injured J. J. Celis, scored the first goal of the game [...]
