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ARGENTARIO POLO CLUB
1. Monte Argentario, Italy
This club is located on the Mediterranean sea, in Tuscany, at Monte Argentario. Just over an hour from Florence or Rome, the club’s polo field and stables are in beautiful countryside with wonderful view of the sea and in the middle of an excellent 18-hole golf course. Matches are played between May and October.
www.argentariopoloclub.com
AUCKLAND POLO CLUB
2. New Zealand
The Auckland club was one of the first polo clubs to be formed in New Zealand. The club has its own grounds and plays polo at least four times a week. The polo captain is Cody Forsyth, a familiar name to visitors to Smith’s Lawn. In fact Cody returned to Guards Polo Club last summer to act as third man during the 2009 Coronation Cup match.
www.aucklandpolo.co.nz
BERLINER POLO CLUB
3. Germany
One of the oldest polo clubs on the European mainland, Berliner Polo Club offers polo from May through to October. Established in 1906 it offers a variety of tournaments in the
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German capital.
www.berliner-club.de
CAMPO ARGENTINO DE POLO
4. Palermo, Argentina
The home of the greatest polo in the world - the Argentine Open - this polo ground in Palermo was built in 1918. It has been the home of the Argentine Open since 1928 - the world's fifth oldest polo tournament - and is affectionately known as the Cathedral of Polo. Just 10 minutes from the centre of Buenos Aires this venue is different from the other clubs in this list as it is a polo venue rather than a club. However, the Club's reciprocal links to Campo Argentino de Polo enable Guards members to purchase priority tickets for all the games in the Argentine Open. This year's great contest will be held from late November to early December 2010.
www.aapolo.com
CHANTILLY POLO CLUB
5. France
Built in the grounds of the Ferme D’Aprement, in the shadow of the chateau of Chantilly, the Chantilly Polo Club opened its doors in 1995. The club, whose president is Patrick Guerrand Hermes, President of the Federation of
International Polo, offers a wide choice of polo and strives to be a centre of excellence where all are welcome.
www.poloclubchantilly.com
ELDORADO POLO CLUB
6. Indio, California, USA
This club has been offering first class polo for more than 50 years. Known as an informal players’ club, matches are played from November through to April. The club offers a unique mix of old and new, tradition and innovation, champagne and long-neck Coronas, that has come to be known as polo, desert style.
www.eldoradopolo.com
GENGHIS KHAN POLO CLUB
7. Orkhan National Park, Mongolia
Situated in the heart of the Mongolian Steppes, this club offers polo from early June to September. Visitors are accommodated in traditional Mongolian yurts (tents) and can choose from some 50 polo ponies and riding horses. In addition to the polo the club offers riding though the magnificent Orkhan National Park with its hot springs and volcanoes as well as the opportunity to sample kendo, yoga, fishing and archery.
www.genghiskhanpolo.com
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