GCPC Fall Polo 2011 |
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Grand Champions Polo Club Fall Polo started October 7, 2011 and continued through November 20, 2011 with both Medium & High Goal USPA Polo Tournaments. Grand Champions Polo Club is situated in the heart of Wellington Florida & Admission is always free! Check back for continued updates on Team line-ups, Game times, Field Locations, Results and Photos.

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Featured above (L-R) Brenda Dupont for the Museum of Polo, KIG Investments Polo Team: Tommy Biddle, Jeff Blake (& nephew River), Bash Kazi, MVP Hector Galindo & Lauren Duffy. Photo courtesy of Greg Ratner / www.RatnerImages.com

Featured above (L-R) KIG Investments Polo Team: Tommy Biddle, MVP Hector Galindo, Jeff Blake (& nephew River), Bash Kazi, Lauren Duffy, Brenda Dupont for the Museum of Polo, Port Mayaca Polo Team: Leo Mendelbaum, JJ Celis, Steve Orthwein, JR., Luis Escobar.
Photo courtesy of Greg Ratner / www.RatnerImages.com

(L-R) Lauren Duffy, MVP Hector Galindo & his BPP (Best Playing Pony) 'Cat'. Photo courtesy of Greg Ratner / www.RatnerImages.com

Action in the USPA National 20 goal Finals - KIG Investments defeats Port Mayaca Polo 12-8.
Photo courtesy of Greg Ratner / www.RatnerImages.com
| Defeats 12-8 |
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| USPA National 20 Goal Championship |
| Bracket A |
| KIG Investments (19) | Flat Out (19) | Audi Polo Team (17) |
| Bash Kazi (A) Hector Galindo (6) Jeff Blake (7) Tommy Biddle (6) | Diego Coscio (4) Ruben Gracida (3) Pite Merlos (9) Paul Knapp (2) | Melissa Ganzi (A) Juan Bollini (5) Kris Kampsen (6) Jason Crowder (6) |
| Bracket B |
| Port Mayaca Polo (18) | Piaget (18) | Wanderer's Club (17) |
| Leo Mendelbaum (3) Steve Orthwein, Jr. (4) Luis Escobar (7) JJ Celis (4) | Marc Ganzi (1) Nick Roldan (8) Jeff Hall (8) Natascha Baecher (1) | Bo Goodman (1) Sugar Erskine (7) Brandon Phillips (5) Joey Casey (4) |
| Schedule/ Results: |
| Round 1 | Results Round 1 | Date | Time | Field |
| Port Mayaca vs Wanderer's Club KIG Investments vs Audi Polo Wanderer's Club vs Piaget | Wanderer's def Port Mayaca 10-9 KIG def Audi 12-10 Piaget def Wanderer's 14-13 OT | Tues, November 8, 2011 Wed., November 9, 2011 Thurs November 10, 2011 | 11am 11am 3:30pm | Isla Carrol West GCPC #2 Isla Carrol West |
| Round 2 | Results Round 2 | Date | Time | Field |
| Port Mayaca vs Piaget Audi Polo vs Flat Out KIG Investments vs Flat Out | Port Mayaca def Piaget 13-11 |
Sun, November 13, 2011 Tues., November 15, 2011 Thurs. November 17, 2011 |
------- 10am 3pm | GCPC GCPC #1 GCPC #2 |
| Final USPA National 20 Goal | Port Mayaca vs KIG Investments | November 19, 2011 | 1pm | GCPC #1 |
Umpires: Dale Schwetz (A), Horton Schwartz (A), & Scott Campbell (3rd)
The USPA North America Cup
Presented by
The Palm Restaurant
Teams Entered:| Flat Out (16) Natascha Baecher (1) Nic Roldan (8) Brandon Philips (5) Paul Knapp (2) | Elangeni Ranch (16) Brain Street (A) Diego Coscio (4) Luis Escobar (7) Martin Estrada (5) | Barbarossa Leather (16) Ruben Gracisa (3) Leo Mandelbaum (3) JJ Celis (4) Hector Galindo (6) |
| Audi (16) Marc Ganzi (1) Sugar Erskine (7) Jota Chavanne (7) Gene Goldstein (1) | Piaget (16) Melissa Ganzi (A) Kris Kampsen (6) Jason Crowder (6) Joey Casey (4) |
Game Schedule (All games to be played at Grand Champions Polo Club in Wellington)
Friday November 4, 2011:
- 2:30 Flat Out vs Elangeni Ranch
- 4:30 pm Audi vs Piaget vs Barbarossa Leather (Round robin)
- 10am Consolation Final
- Final of the US Trust Cup
October 30, 2011: US Cup Trust Final - Elangani Ranch vs Flat Out at Grand Champions Polo Club - postponed due to heavy rain.
October 28-30, 2011 5 teams entered in the U.S Trust Cup.
October 28, 2011 games: At 10am a round-robin between Piaget (15), Catalina Hotel (14) & Elangani Ranch (14) will be played at Palm City Polo Club in Boca Raton, Fl. (Elangani Ranch wins round-robin-advances to final)
The 2nd game between Audi (15) & Flat Out (15) will be played at 4:30 pm in Wellington at Grand Champions Polo Club. (Flat Out defeats Audi, advancing to the final to play Elangani Ranch)
The Final was to be played on Sunday October 30, 2011 but rain has postponed these matches (Grand Champions Polo Club, Wellington, FL)
5 Teams Entered in the U.S. Trust Cup:
Piaget (15) Melissa Ganzi (0) Juan Bollini (5) Jason Crowder (6) Joey Casey 4) | Catalina Hotel (14) Alan Liberman (0) Nic Roldan (8) Kris Kampsen (6) Nathan Liberman (0) | Elangani Ranch (14) Brian Street (0) Leo Mandelbaum (3) Luis Escobar (7) Diego Coscio (4) |
| Flat Out (15) Brandon Phillips (5) Jota Chevanne (6) Misha Rodzianko (2) Paul Knapp (2) | Audi (15) Timmy Sharma (1) Hector Galindo (6) Sugar Erskine (7) Marc Ganzi (1) |
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October 23, 2011 Piaget defeats Flat Out 11-9 winning the 2011 Pedro Morrison Memorial Cup; Nic Roldan MVP. Both teams provided spectators with exciting polo action on the beautiful fields of Grand Champions Polo Club in Wellington, FL.



Tommy Morrison holds the trophy with Piaget's Marc Ganzi - Photos by Wellington Polo / Wellington Photo
View more photos from this event in the slideshow below
October 21-23, 2011 is the Pedro Morrison Memorial 12-16 goal Handicap
October 23, 2011 Finals:
Flat Out vs Piaget | ![]() The Pedro Morrison Perpetual Trophy |
October 21, 2011: Today there were 2 games in the Pedro Morrison Memorial.
- The 1st game was at 12pm played at the Palm City Polo Club (Boca Raton, FL) field #1, Flat Out defeated Elangani Ranch 12-10.
- The 2nd Game was at 4:30 played at Grand Champions Polo Club (Wellington, FL) field GCPC #1, Piaget defeated Newport 13-5
Pedro Morrison Memorial
12-16 Goal (Handicap)
| Flat Out | Newport Polo | ||
| Brandon Phillips | 5 | Gene Goldstein | 1 |
| Joey Casey | 4 | Juan Chevanne | 7 |
| Kris Kampsen | 6 | Luis Escobar | 7 |
| Paul Knapp | 2 | Timmy Sharma | 1 |
| 17 | 16 | ||
| Elangani Ranch | Piaget | ||
| Brian Street | A | Marc Ganzi | 1 |
| Sugar Erskine | 7 | Nick Roldan | 8 |
| Hector Gallindo | 6 | Juan Bollini | 5 |
| Diego Coscio | 4 | Leo Mandelbaum | 3 |
| 17 | 17 |
The USPA Kay Collee Memorial starts Friday October 14, 2011 & 5 Teams have entered. Games start at 3pm on Grand Champions Field (GCPC) #2 in Wellington, FL - Audi vs Elangani Ranch/JCP. At 4:30 pm on GCPC #1 a Round-robin match will start with Newport vs Grand Champions, 5:20 Newport vs Piaget, & 6pm Grand Champions vs Piaget. The Kay Collee final will be played Sunday October 16, 2011 at 11am on GCPC #2, the Subsidiary round-robin played at 1pm on GCPC #1.
USPA Kay Collee Team Line-up:
| Friday, October 14, 2011 3pm Audi
vs. Elangani Ranch/JPC at GCPC #2
4:30 Newport vs. GCPC at GCPC
#1
5:20 Newport vs. Piaget at GCPC #1 6pm GCPC
vs. Piaget at GCPC #1
| Audi (15) Dawn Jones 0 Juan Bollini 5 Jason Crowder 6 Joey Casey 4 | Elangani Ranch/JPC (13) Brian Street 0 Sugar Erskine 7 Diego Coscio 5 Timmy Sharma |
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Newport (15) Gene Goldstien 1 Juan Chevanne 7 JJ Celis 4 Ruben Gracida 3 |
Grand Champions (14-15) Kris Kampsen 6 Luis Escobar 7 Walter Scherb 1 Ashley Van Meter* 0 |
Piaget - Flat Out (14) Marc Ganzi 1 Nick Roldan 8 Leo Mandelbaum 3 Paul Knapp 2 |
GCPC Medium Goal Season (October 7-November 13, 2011):
-USPA Fall Plates (October 7-Oct
9)
Fall Plates Final - Elangani defeats Piaget 10-7 October 9, 2011 at 11am at GCPC Wellington, FL
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Elangeni
(15) Brian Street 0 Diego Cossio 4 Luis Escobar 7 J.J. Celis 4 | VS |
Piaget (15) Marc Ganzi 1 Nic Roldan 8 Leo Mandelbaum 3 Sergio Sylvestre 3 |
-Pedro Morrison Memorial (October 20-23)
-Palm Restaurant Invitational (October 17-30)
-The Fall Classic (November 3-6)
-US Trust Cup (November 10-13)
GCPC High Goal Season (Oct 12-Nov 13, 2011):
-North American Cup (October 12-30)
-USPA National 20 Goal (November 1-13)
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