A Round-Up of Women’s Polo

Photography by John Hankin

Action from the WIP Final between Parc Fermé & OKL Equestrian Parc Fermé, winners of the CPPC WIP 8 Goal

Women in Polo

Due to bad weather, Cortium have decided to postpone the 8 goal until later in the season and run the Coldstream Equestrian 12 goal level from 11 – 15 August, the date for the 8 goal is yet to be confirmed.

The WIP League is now in full swing; in the Beaufort WIP 8 Goal Final, Smiths Polo took to the field against Beaufort Rosé. Smiths Polo were awarded half a point at the beginning of the game as their team had a combined handicap of 7 compared to Beaufort Rosé who had a combined handicap of 8. The game started swiftly for Beaufort Rosé seeing them score two goals before Smiths Polo stole the ball and headed for the goal posts. By the end of the third chukka Smiths Polo had regained their ground taking the lead by half a goal. It was in the final chukka where their win was secured as the ball went flying through the goal posts one last time for a win of 4½ to 3 for Smiths Polo; while in the Subsidiary Final Chicks with Sticks enjoyed a convincing 6-1½ win against Silverwood.

Four teams entered the WIP Ladies 8 Goal Tournament, Emma Sanderson’s Parc Ferme travelling from Yorkshire to take the Final on Ivy Lodge Ground 7-3 from OKL Equestrian. In the Subsidiary Final, Claire Brougham captained CPPC Ladies to a close-fought 3-2½ goal win against Las Chicas Locas.

Action from the Beaufort WIP 8 Goal Final

Photograph courtesy of Beaufort Polo Club

Beaufort WIP Ladies 8 Goal Final Teams:

Smiths Polo (7): Bel McLaughlin (0), Lisa Smith (2), Jemima Walker (3) & Kim Croutear (2) Beaufort Rose (7): Sol Green (-1), Ida Thor (3), Tessa Collet (3) & Philippa Denison Davies (2)

Cirencester WIP Ladies 8 Goal Final Teams:

Parc Fermé (7): Danielle Blackwood (0), Sophie Wesche (1), Abby Foreman (3) & Emma Sanderson (3) OKL Equestrian (8): India Arikan (0), Lucy McLaughlin (2), Olivia Lamphee (3) & Jemima Walker (3)

PPZ’s 22nd Ladies Cup

Over 3 – 4 July, Polo Park Zürich hosted their 22nd Ladies Cup with seven teams competing in two leagues, medium and challenge leagues, and saw Clinique La Prairie (Beata Dudler (2), Katja Grauwiler (2), Morgan Van Overbroek (2) & Elena Venot (6)), win the medium league while Jolies Filles (Siva-Cosma Strub, Marta Gabrin, Sue-Ann Strub & Gunilla Mannsdorff) secured the challenge league title. On Sunday 11 July, Team G-Squared (Richard Harris, Morgan Van Overbroek, Miguel Amieva & Tachu Solari) took home The Polo Park & Country Club Zürich Cup which saw seven teams compete in the tournament.

To read the results from the ongoing Victrix Ludorum series, please turn to our Reports pages. All handicaps are HPA women’s handicaps, unless stated otherwise Is your women’s polo not featured? Email editorial@polotimes.co.uk with all your women’s polo news!

Photograph by Guadalupe Aizaga