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Taking Heart: The Calgary Women’s Heart Cup Tournament WCT Qualifer By Lynn Bremner
Ten women’s teams competed in the 2011 tournament with visiting players from Texas, California, Oregon, Florida, and Argentina.
the Calgary Polo Club Ranch House. The ladies pulled on their cowboy boots and dusted off their hats for a night of Wild West fun. Over 150 members and friends attended the dinner that featured a 9-goal polo match, cocktails on the Ranch House patio, and a traditional Stampedestyle dinner.
Friday’s games were fast and scores were close. At the end of the day, the Rocky Mountain Pools team of Hale, Garsed, Butler, and Schindel and the Cam Clark Ford team of Fargey, Riggs, Dalton, and Peters qualified for the A-Flight Sunday final; with the Omega Risk Management and Identity Angels paired for the Consolation final. The B- and C-Flight games were roundrobins that continued into the finals on Sunday. The sidelines were filled with players and spectators, and most stayed all day to watch the games.
On Saturday, the ladies had the day off to explore Calgary and to enjoy a couple of distinctively frontier-style events, including a stop at The Shooting Edge where James R. Cox, a social member of the club and student at the Polo Academy, hosted a morning of shooting for the Heart Cup participants. That evening, Cam Clark hosted a Calgary Stampede BBQ and chuckwagon races, where the ladies met Kirk Sutherland, professional chuckwagon driver of the Calgary Polo Club, Polo Canada, and PTF wagon.
On Friday night, Fred P. Mannix hosted all of the visiting WCT players at the Stampede Dinner at
Sunday morning saw a calm, sunny day, making it a perfect day for polo finals.
directions give the club an edge in offering an outstanding polo experience for women players of all levels.
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n July of each year, women polo players from across the U.S. and Canada pack their polo gear and head to Calgary for the annual Women’s Heart Cup Tournament. The majestic Canadian Rocky Mountains to the west and lush verdant hills all around the Calgary Polo Club make visiting players describe it as one of the most scenic clubs in North America, and as a destination that has a lot of fun things to do outside of polo. The Calgary Polo Club has a well-earned reputation for organizing one of the most popular women’s tournaments in North America. Eight grass fields, two clubhouses, a sprawling 200-acre location, and beautiful views in all
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