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Ten-goal players. Mariano Aguerre - Argentina / USA [1] Alex Ferrer - Pompano Beach; Gerald Balding (1903–1957) - England's last 10 goal player; ... List of polo ...
Guillermo "Memo" Gracida Jr. (born July 25, 1956) is a Mexican polo player whose international career includes several record-setting achievements, including the most U.S. Open victories (16) and the most consecutive years as an American 10-goaler (21). These feats and dozens of major tournament wins led to Gracida's selection as Player of the ...
The players are rated on a scale from minus-2 to 10. Minus-2 indicates a novice player, while a player rated at 10 goals has the highest handicap possible. It is so difficult to attain a 10-goal handicap that there are fewer than two dozen in the world, and about two-thirds of all players handicapped are rated at two goals or less.
Charles Robertson Skene (26 May 1914 – 24 August 1997), commonly known as Robert or Bob and nicknamed Hurricane Bob, was an Australian 10-goal polo player. He was a founding inductee of the Australian Polo Federation Hall of Fame, [1] the Sport Australia Hall of Fame [2] and the U.S. Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame. [3]
He won the British Open Gold Cup ten times, more than any other player, and won the US Open nine times. He reached 10 goals in 1985 and spent fifteen years on and off at 10 goals, including the 2006 season in Palm Beach. Gracida was ranked 9 goals in England, where he was reportedly HM Queen Elizabeth's favorite player.
Pieres began traveling to America to play polo in 1980, when he held an eight-goal handicap. His handicap had been raised to 10 within a few years. [1] Gonzalo Pieres is recognized for turning professional polo players, into real sport professionals. He won the Argentine Open nine times, and the United States Polo Association Gold Cup seven ...
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Louis Stoddard, a ten-goal player and member of two Westchester Cup Championship teams served as chairman from 1922 to 1936. He directed and expanded the USPA during the period of great change. Other great names in polo emerged, such as ten-goaler Tommy Hitchcock Jr., who reigned for 20 years and captured America's hearts. Both of Hitchcock's ...