Letter from the President

Dear Friends of Aiken Polo

We are looking forward to the 139th renewal of polo here at Aiken Polo Club with a sense of gratitude. The COVID-19 pandemic has made the past year challenging and difficult, and yet our club has survived thanks to the support of our friends in Aiken and in the polo community at large. Thank you all for your help and cooperation, which has enabled us to keep our polo tradition alive. With the arrival of vaccines, we can hope for a return to normalcy in the near future and we hope you will continue to join us and enjoy our sport in the days and months ahead.

I would like to extend a special thanks to Bart and Abby Frye and the Virginia Beach Polo Club, which donated our new electronic scoreboard to the club. Bart and Abby have been bringing a Virginia Beach polo team to our tournaments for decades and we are honored that they chose to commemorate the friendship between our two clubs in such a special way.

We think that the year 2021 will be an exciting one. We have a full slate of tournaments in the spring and fall season, regularly scheduled practices, a weekly women’s league, and of course our popular and successful youth program. Tiger and Susie Kneece (our manager and marketing director respectively) have worked tirelessly to bring new young players into the sport. Today, many of the young people from their program have become skilled and effective players who make our games and practices fast and exhilarating. It is wonderful to see the next generation stepping up to take the reins, and it certainly gives us hope. Who knows; maybe some of these young players will be the polo stars of the future.

Whether you are a player, a longtime fan or a first time spectator, we hope you enjoy your time at the club. On behalf of the board of directors and the membership of Aiken Polo Club, welcome to the field.

Sincerely

Charles S. Bostwick, President

Aiken Polo Club has been playing on Whitney Field since 1882. Need more information? Visit our website www.aikenpolo.org. For daily updates call the hotline: 803-643-3611. Find us in Facebook and follow us on Twitter, too.