Michael Azzaro

In 1986 at the age of 21, young Mike Azzaro burst onto the national scene winning his first U.S. Open Championship and the Cartier International Open, followed by recognition in 1987 with the Polo Excellence Award for “Young Player of the Year,” “Centennial Era Young Player” in 1990 and “Player of the Year” in 1994, the year he attained a 10-goal handicap and then held for fourteen years.

During his remarkable career, Mike won six U.S. Open Championships between 1986 and 2012, the Silver Cup three times, the Butler Handicap, the Iglehart Cup and the 30-Goal World Cup. He played on the winning U.S. team in the 1987 Coronation Cup and accumulated an impressive playing record in England and Argentina.