Polo Tournaments in United States
Florida winter (Jan-Apr), summer in Hamptons/California/Colorado
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Florida Circuit Womens Challenge
The Florida Circuit Women's Challenge is part of the WOW (Women of the West) series on the USPA women's polo circuit, providing competitive women's polo at the 10–14 goal level in Wellington, Florida during the winter season. The Challenge draws top women's players from across North America and internationally to compete at IPC Palm Beach — the world's premier polo complex during the Florida winter season. The WOW series has been instrumental in elevating women's high-goal polo in America, with the Florida Circuit events providing the regular competitive rhythm that develops players toward the USPA Women's Gold Cup standard.
Joe Barry Memorial Cup
The Joe Barry Memorial Cup is the opening leg of the USPA Polo Gauntlet — America's most prestigious high-goal tournament series — and serves as the first major high-goal event of the Florida winter polo season at the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington. Named in honour of Joe Barry, one of the great figures of American polo, the tournament carries deep historical significance and sets the competitive tone for the entire Florida season. The 26-goal tournament attracts the world's top players and patron teams, many of whom use the Barry Cup as the opening salvo in their campaign for the US Open later in the season.
USPA Womens Gold Cup
The USPA Women's Gold Cup is the premier women's polo championship in the United States and one of the most important women's polo events in the world, representing the pinnacle of female polo competition on the American circuit. Played at the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington, Florida — the global centre of American polo — the Gold Cup attracts the finest women's players from across the United States and internationally, with competitors travelling from Argentina, England, and beyond to contest America's most coveted women's title. The tournament has grown significantly in recent decades as women's polo in the United States has expanded and professionalised, and the handicap levels and quality of play now rival the best women's polo seen anywhere in the world. The USPA Women's Gold Cup is a key selection event for USA women's international polo teams and serves as a platform for the sport's most talented female players to demonstrate their ability at the highest domestic level.
Ylvisaker Cup
The Ylvisaker Cup is one of the most competitive 20-goal tournaments in the American polo calendar, held at the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington, Florida each February. Named in honour of Bill Ylvisaker, a pivotal figure in American polo who transformed the sport's profile in the United States during the 1970s and 1980s, the Cup carries significant prestige within the USPA circuit. At 20-goal, it attracts the highest tier of professional talent, with several teams using the Ylvisaker as a proving ground before the US Open Polo Championship later in the season. The tournament's format of round-robin group play followed by knockout rounds builds compelling competitive narratives across its three-week duration.
U.S. Open Womens Polo Championship
The US Open Women's Polo Championship is the most prestigious women's polo title in North America, held at the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington, Florida as the flagship women's event of the American season. At the highest women's handicap level, the US Open Women's Championship draws the best women's players from the USA, Argentina, the UK, and beyond to compete for the most coveted title in American women's polo. The tournament has grown dramatically in profile over the past decade as USPA investment in women's polo has created a high-goal competitive ecosystem to match the men's circuit.
National Arena Bronze Cup
The National Arena Bronze Cup is the United States Polo Association's entry-level national arena polo championship, providing a competitive pathway for emerging arena polo teams and players from across the USPA's regional structure. At the lower handicap levels that characterise the Bronze Cup field, the tournament is an important developmental competition — giving club-level arena players their first experience of a national-format event while showcasing arena polo's unique characteristics to new audiences.
National Arena Chairmans Cup
The National Arena Chairman's Cup is the mid-level USPA arena polo national championship — the intermediate rung on the USPA's arena polo competitive ladder, positioned between the entry-level Bronze Cup and the premier Delegates Cup. The event provides arena polo's mid-handicap community with national competitive aspirations and a clear pathway toward the sport's top arena tier. Arena polo's combination of speed, physical intensity, and accessibility makes the Chairman's Cup an exciting spectator event at USPA-affiliated indoor and outdoor arena venues.
Puntacana International Womens Polo Cup
The Puntacana International Women's Polo Cup is the Caribbean's most ambitious women's polo event, held at the Puntacana Resort & Club in the Dominican Republic — a luxury resort complex on the easternmost tip of Hispaniola with its own polo facilities, equestrian centre, and world-class tournament infrastructure. Now in its third edition, the Cup has rapidly established itself as the destination women's polo event of the Caribbean, drawing international players to the extraordinary Caribbean setting of white-sand beaches, turquoise water, and warm year-round conditions. The tournament combines elite women's polo with the full luxury resort experience of one of the Caribbean's finest beach clubs.
Regional Presidents Cup
The Regional Presidents Cup is the United States Polo Association's regional-level high-goal championship, providing structured competition at the 4–8 goal level for USPA member teams across the country's diverse regional polo landscape. Unlike the IPC Palm Beach-centric national events, the Regional Presidents Cup brings competitive polo to clubs across the United States — from Florida to California, the Midwest to New England — giving regional players a meaningful national championship pathway without the requirement to travel to Wellington. Held in February in Florida as the season opener, it is an important early-season benchmark for American teams.
C.V. Whitney Cup
The C.V. Whitney Cup is the second leg of the prestigious USPA Polo Gauntlet series at the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington, Florida, serving as the critical bridge tournament between the Joe Barry Memorial Cup and the US Open Polo Championship. Named after Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, one of American polo's greatest patrons and players of the twentieth century, the tournament carries historic prestige in the US polo calendar. Played at the 26-goal level, the Whitney Cup narrows the field of championship contenders and often produces the most competitive matches of the Florida season.
Iglehart Cup
The Iglehart Cup is one of the USPA's most storied medium-high goal tournaments, contested annually at the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington, Florida. Named after Stewart Iglehart, a legendary American polo player who was ranked 10-goal for 13 consecutive seasons in the mid-20th century, the Cup honours the golden era of American polo. Played at the 20-goal level, the Iglehart is a key fixture in the Wellington winter season and draws strong professional and patron teams from across the Americas. Its intimate atmosphere compared to the US Open makes it a favourite for serious polo enthusiasts who prefer competitive polo over the social grandeur of the season-finale events.
National Arena Delegates Cup
The National Arena Delegates Cup is the United States Polo Association's principal championship within the indoor arena polo circuit, bringing together top arena polo teams from across the USA's regional delegate structure. Arena polo — played in enclosed arenas with three players per side, rubber ball, and boards — is particularly strong in North America, where the indoor format thrives in cities with harsh winters and in equestrian centres without access to large outdoor fields. The Delegates Cup is the national showcase event for arena polo and draws competitors who may never play grass polo but are elite performers within their specialist discipline.
Bronze Trophy Eldorado
The Bronze Trophy Eldorado is a West Coast polo event held at the Eldorado Polo Club in Indio, California — part of the Coachella Valley's thriving winter polo circuit in the Californian desert. At a medium handicap level (typically 8–12 goal), the Bronze Trophy provides competitive polo in one of North America's most distinctive sporting environments: the desert landscape of the Inland Empire, surrounded by the San Jacinto and San Bernardino mountains, bathed in extraordinary desert light. The Eldorado Polo Club is one of California's most important polo venues, hosting a full winter season from January through April that capitalises on the Palm Desert area's consistently warm, dry winter climate.
USPA Gold Cup
The USPA Gold Cup is the prestigious finale of the US Polo Association high-goal circuit, held each March at the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington, Florida. Carrying $75,000 in prize money, it sits within the American Polo Gauntlet triple-crown series alongside the C.V. Whitney Cup and the US Open Polo Championship. The Gold Cup draws the world's top high-goal teams, with Argentine professionals and American patrons competing across a packed four-week schedule. Wellington's polo epicentre makes the Gold Cup one of the most socially vibrant tournaments on the global polo calendar, with celebrity spectators, luxury hospitality, and a festive atmosphere around the South Florida winter season.
U.S. Open Polo Championship
The US Open Polo Championship is the most prestigious polo tournament in North America and one of the great open championships in world polo. Held each April at the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington, Florida as the finale of the American high-goal season, the US Open is contested at 22-goal and draws the world's top teams and Argentine professionals competing for the oldest and most coveted title in American polo. The tournament has been played since 1904, making it one of the oldest continuously running sporting championships in the United States.
US Open
The US Open Polo Championship is the most prestigious polo tournament in North America and one of the most coveted titles in world polo. Held annually at the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington, Florida, it features 22-goal teams competing in a month-long high-goal festival that attracts the finest players from Argentina, England, and beyond.
Ivy League Polo Championship
The Ivy League Polo Championship is a celebrated intercollegiate polo competition bringing together the eight Ivy League universities in North America. Contested in both indoor arena and outdoor formats, it represents the highest level of American university polo and has produced many players who have gone on to professional and patronage careers.
Miami Beach Polo World Cup
The Miami Beach Polo World Cup is one of North America's most spectacular polo spectacles, staged on the sands of South Beach in Miami in a format that places the sport directly on the oceanfront in one of the world's most vibrant urban destinations. Beach polo's three-player teams and compact sand field create an action-packed game that is highly accessible to first-time spectators, and the South Beach setting — with Ocean Drive's Art Deco backdrop, celebrity culture, and intense Latin energy — makes the Miami Beach event unlike any other on the international polo calendar. Celebrity attendance and media coverage amplify the event's profile significantly beyond the polo community.
Newport International Polo Series
The Newport International Polo Series is one of America's most historic and atmospheric polo events, held each summer at the Glen Farm polo grounds in Portsmouth, Rhode Island — a short drive from the gilded mansions of the Gilded Age resort that defined 19th-century American aristocracy. The series runs from June through September with weekly international matches, typically pairing the United States against a rotating cast of national teams from across the world. The 2026 edition marks the event's 150th anniversary — an extraordinary milestone that underlines Newport's claim to being the birthplace of American polo.
East Coast Open
The East Coast Open is a major fixture on the USPA high-goal calendar, played at the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington, Florida. Part of the prestigious Florida polo season, it draws top 22-goal teams from around the world and provides some of the most competitive polo played in the United States each spring.
Newport International Polo Series
The Newport International Polo Series is one of America's most historic and atmospheric polo events, held each summer at the Glen Farm polo grounds in Portsmouth, Rhode Island — a short drive from the gilded mansions of the Gilded Age resort that defined 19th-century American aristocracy. The series runs from June through September with weekly international matches, typically pairing the United States against a rotating cast of national teams from across the world. The 2026 edition marks the event's 150th anniversary — an extraordinary milestone that underlines Newport's claim to being the birthplace of American polo.
Pacific Coast Open
The Pacific Coast Open is one of the premier high-goal polo tournaments in the United States, held annually at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club in California. Drawing top-rated players from Argentina and beyond, it forms part of the prestigious USPA Gold Cup circuit and showcases some of the finest 22-goal polo in North America.
FIP Women's World Championship
The FIP Women's World Championship is the pinnacle of international women's polo competition, organised by the Federation of International Polo. Held every four years, it brings together national teams from across the globe to compete for the world title, reflecting the rapid growth of women's polo and the increasing depth of talent worldwide.
Snow Polo World Cup Aspen
The Snow Polo World Cup Aspen is America's premier snow polo event, played on a frozen lake in the breathtaking Rocky Mountain setting of Aspen, Colorado. Elite international teams compete on packed snow at altitude, making it one of the most visually spectacular and technically demanding polo experiences in the world.
USPA Arena National Championship
The USPA Arena National Championship is the pinnacle of arena polo in the United States, organised by the United States Polo Association as the national title event for the indoor polo discipline that thrives across the American Midwest and Northeast during winter months. Arena polo — played in an enclosed dirt-floored arena with three players per team and a rubber ball — has a large and passionate following in the USA, distinct from the grass polo world, and the National Championship brings together the country's strongest arena teams in a finale that showcases the discipline's particular skills of quick combination play and tight-space horsemanship.
USPA Womens Silver Cup 2027
The USPA Women's Silver Cup is the United States Polo Association's mid-level women's polo championship, providing competitive polo at the 6–12 goal level for women's teams from across the USPA's regional structure. The Silver Cup sits between the entry-level women's tournaments and the flagship USPA Women's Gold Cup, creating a structured pathway for women players to develop competitive experience before reaching the highest national level. Held at Wellington, Florida's International Polo Club Palm Beach during the Florida winter season, the tournament benefits from the same world-class facilities as the men's US Open circuit.
Santa Barbara Womens Cup 2027
The Santa Barbara Women's Cup is the West Coast's premier women's polo showcase event, held annually at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club — one of the most beautiful polo venues in the world, set on the Pacific Coast Highway between the Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. The Cup draws the best women's polo players from across North America and internationally to compete in a high-goal format that benefits from Santa Barbara's legendary climate and the club's stunning natural setting. Santa Barbara polo has a long history as a destination for the California elite, and the Women's Cup adds a high-profile competitive centrepiece to the club's autumn social season.
Aspen World Snow Polo
The Aspen World Snow Polo Championship is polo's most glamorous alpine spectacle, held annually on a frozen lake in the heart of Aspen, Colorado — one of the world's most exclusive ski resorts. Founded over three decades ago, the event has grown from a novelty exhibition into a legitimate international competition with FIP sanctioning, attracting professional polo teams from Argentina, the USA, the UK, and beyond. The playing surface — compressed snow on a frozen lake — creates unique tactical demands that distinguish snow polo from its grass and arena counterparts. Aspen's reputation as a playground for the global ultra-wealthy means the event attracts significant celebrity attendance and luxury brand sponsorship, with Veuve Clicquot, Maserati, and other prestige names anchoring the sponsorship programme. The combination of elite polo, mountain scenery, and Aspen's winter social season makes the World Snow Polo Championship one of the most photographed sporting events on earth.
FIP Arena World Championship
The FIP Arena World Championship is polo's premier international arena competition, organised by the Fédération Internationale de Polo (FIP) and contested between national teams across a round-robin and knockout format. Arena polo — played indoors or in enclosed arenas with three players per team, smaller fields, and a rubber ball — has its own distinct tactical language and athletic demands compared to grass polo. The FIP Arena World Championship showcases how arena polo has developed as a global discipline, with the USA, Argentina, Brazil, and European nations competing for the world title. The 2025 edition saw the USA defeat Argentina 16–14 in a tense final, affirming American dominance in the arena format.
U.S. Open Arena Polo
The U.S. Open Arena Polo Championship is the culminating event of the USPA arena polo season, held at the indoor arena facilities in Wellington, Florida. Arena polo — played on a smaller enclosed court with three players per side — creates a fast-paced, intense version of the game ideally suited to indoor venues and urban audiences. The US Open Arena championship brings together the best arena polo teams in America for knockout competition under USPA rules, with the final attracting significant spectator attendance. The Wellington venue's professional indoor facilities provide an excellent setting for the sport, and the event has helped grow arena polo's profile as an accessible, spectator-friendly discipline alongside traditional outdoor polo.
Polo in United States
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Playing Season: Florida winter (Jan-Apr), summer in Hamptons/California/Colorado
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