White Birch Wins 2015 Butler Handicap 20-goal

LAKE WORTH, Fla. - July 24, 2015 - PRLog -- The United States Polo Association today announced that White Birch won the 2015 Butler Handicap on July 23, defeating Airstream in the finals.

White Birch put 3 goals on the scoreboard right away and scored 5 more goals before they faced a counter attack by Airstream’s Guillermo Agüero in the second chukker. By half time White Birch was up 10-4, but Airstream refused to give up. Both teams kept elevating their games and the match ended in White Birch’s favor, 16-9.

"It was an honor to play in a tournament of this level in the Northeast with the history and tradition of the Butler Handicap,” said MVP Mariano Aguerre. “Both teams played very well and it was without a doubt the best match of the season for White Birch"

Paul Butler, for whom the Butler Handicap is named after, graduated from the University of Illinois and served as a Lieutenant during the First World War. In 1954 the Butler Handicap national tournament was created to run concurrently with the U.S. Open and did so for several years before becoming its own prestigious tournament.

This was the first year the Butler Handicap was played at Greenwich Polo Club. The exhilarating high-goal season at Greenwich Polo Club will conclude with the East Coast Open 20-goal tournament that will commence on Sunday, August 23, 2015, continue on Sunday, August 30, 2015 and conclude with the championship match on Sunday, September 6, 2015. The USPA will live stream the preliminary and semi-final matches on ChukkerTV, and NBC Sports Network will air a 60-minute National broadcast of the East Coast Open Final on September 13, 2015.

About The United States Polo Association®

Founded in 1890, the United States Polo Association (USPA) is the national governing body for the sport of polo in North America and is the second oldest sport governing body in the United States preceded only by the United States Tennis Association. With nearly 300 member clubs and 40 national tournaments, the USPA governs polo handicaps, tournament rules and safety regulations, to ensure the welfare and being of both horse pony and player. Funded by sales from the officially licensed consumer brand, U.S. Polo Assn., the USPA purposefully re-invests revenue by underwriting numerous association services and player development programs to expand and sustain the sport of polo. For more information, please visit http://www.uspolo.org or follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/PoloAssociation) and like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/USPoloAssociation).

About Greenwich Polo Club

Established in 1981 by Peter Brant, the Greenwich Polo Club is the venue for high-goal polo during the summer season in the U.S. Nestled in the beautiful backcountry of Greenwich, CT and internationally recognized for its rosters of legendary teams and players, Greenwich Polo Club hosts public USPA high-goal polo matches on Sundays throughout the summer. For more information, images, player information and team stats about Greenwich Polo Club, please visit http://www.greenwichpoloclub.com, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/GreenwichPolo) and like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GreenwichPoloClub) and Instagram (http://instagram.com/greenwichpoloclub). #GreenwichPolo is the official hashtag for the season.