The Argentine Open Trophy
First awarded 1893The Campeonato Argentino Abierto de Polo ( Spanish for Argentine Open Polo Championship ) is an international polo championship at club level, organised every year since 1893 at the Campo Argentino de Polo of Palermo, Buenos Aires . It was known as the "River Plate Polo Championship" between 1893-1923, and as well as the other two main polo events in Argentina (the Campeonato Abierto de Hurlingham at the Hurlingham Club and the Campeonato Abierto del Tortugas Country Club), the handicap of the teams must be between 28 and 40 goals. It is organized by the Asociación Argentina de Polo (Argentine Polo Association).
Historic Finals
2022 Argentine Open
La Dolfina
The youngest person to ever win the Argentine Open Polo Championship is Adolfo "Poroto" Cambiaso Jr.) who won it in 2022 at age 17 years and 6 days while playing for La Dolfina . The second youngest to ever win the Championship is Benjamin Araya who won it in 1980 at the age of 17 years, four months, and one day while playing for Coronel Suárez. The third youngest person to ever win the Championship was José E. Traill who won it in 1904 at the age of 17 years, four months, and eighteen days while playing for the North Santa Fe team.
Wikipedia source →1932 Argentine Open Final
Meadow Brook def. Santa Paula(8–7)
The only non-Argentine team to ever win the Championship was the American team in 1932. A group of Americans came to Buenos Aires to play in the 1932 Championship with four of them forming the Meadow Brook team. The Meadow Brook team consisted of Mike Phipps , Winston Guest , Elmer Boeseke Jr. , and Billy Post. They beat Santa Paula (Luis Nelson, Martín Reynal, José Reynal, Manuel Andrada ) by a score of 8 to 7 in the 1932 final. Notable from that year was that the reserve Americans played for a number of the local Argentine teams. Seymour Knox played for La Pampa, Stewart B. Iglehart and Stephen Sanford played for Santa Inés, Jimmy Mills played for Venado Tuerto, and Pat Roark played for Los Pingüinos.
Wikipedia source →About the Tournament
The Argentine Open (Campeonato Argentino de Polo Abierto) is the pinnacle of world polo — the finale of Argentina's legendary Triple Crown and the most prestigious polo tournament on earth. Held each November and December at the Campo Argentino de Polo in Palermo, Buenos Aires, the Open draws the four best teams in the world (La Dolfina, Ellerstina, Chapaleufú, and Alegría among the perennial contenders) and plays out across an intense six-week knockout format watched by tens of thousands of spectators daily. The atmosphere at Palermo during Argentine Open final week is electric — unique in world polo for combining elite-level sport with Argentina's extraordinary passion for equestrian culture.
Organizer
Organized by Argentine Polo Association
Event Details
Dates
Sunday, November 15, 2026 – Thursday, December 10, 2026
Venue
Palermo Polo Fields
Level
High Goal
Handicap Range
32 to 40 goals
Organizer
Argentine Polo Association
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