Carlos Gracida

Born in 1960, Carlos began playing in tournaments at 14 and reached a 10-goal handicap in 1985, a ranking he held for 15 years. He was a dominating force with an amazing record of wins that included the U.S Open in 1982, ‘84, ‘85, ’87, ’88, ’91, ’92, ’94 and 2003, the C. V. Whitney in 1997, 2001 and ‘04, the USPA Gold Cup in 1980, the Silver Cup in 1980 and ‘81; the 1998 Monty Waterbury Cup, and the World, North American, Chairman’s, Inter-Circuit and Barrantes cups. He also amassed an enviable international record, winning tournaments in England, France, Mexico and Argentina.

Carlos Gracida was the only player to win the American, Argentine and British Open Championships in the same year. And he did it three times.

An international star and a true great, he was taken from the world of polo too soon in an accident on the polo field in 2014.