Philip L. B. Iglehart

For Philip Iglehart, polo was more than an avocation – it was a tradition to honor and nurture. As a boy at the Aiken Preparatory School and later at St. Paul’s and Yale, he was steeped in polo skills and lore. When leaving polo at graduation to pursue a business career, he was already rated 7-goals. After a 20-year hiatus, Philip returned to polo and soon reclaimed his old rating which he then held for 13 years. To his playing credit is a U.S. Open Championship, as well as the Interscholastic, the Senior, the Twenty Goal and Twelve Goal titles. His off-the-field credits shine no less: leadership at the Meadowbrook Club, creation of the new Gulfstream Polo Club, and taking the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame from a dream to reality.

Philip Iglehart on Chavel, 1930