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Polo handicap

January 16, 2023

A polo handicap is a system created by Henry Lloyd Herbert, the first president of the United States Polo Association, at the founding of the USPA in 1890 so teams could be more evenly matched when using players with varying abilities.[1]

The players are rated on a scale from minus-2 to 10. Minus-2 indicates a novice player, while a player rated at 10 goals has the highest handicap possible. It is so difficult to attain a 10-goal handicap that there are fewer than two dozen in the world, and about two-thirds of all players handicapped are rated at two goals or less. Currently, most living ten-goal players are Argentine, with few exceptions.

Handicaps of five goals and above generally belong to professional players. It is not (nor has it ever been) an estimate of the number of goals a player might score in a game, but rather of the player's worth to their team. It is the overall rating of a player's horsemanship, team play, knowledge of the game, strategy, and horses. At one time, polo was the only sport in the world that considered sportsmanship when rating a player.[2]

In matches played by "handicapped" players (as opposed to open competition, where handicaps are not considered), the handicaps of all four players are totaled. If the total handicap of a team is more than that of the team against which they are playing, the difference is added to the scoreboard. For example, if the Mounties polo team has a total handicap of six goals and the Tayto team has a handicap of four goals, Tayto would begin the match with a two-goal advantage.[2]

A player's handicap is usually assessed by a committee at the authorizing club of his country. A professional player may be assigned an equivalent rating in countries where he competes. Though standards are similar, the ratings may be expressed differently. e.g.:

Argentina: 0 to 10

USA: C (-2), B (-1), B+ (-0.5), A (0), A+ (0.5), 1.0, 1.5, 2 to 10

England: -2 to 10.[3]

Ten-goal players, highest handicap achieved in outdoor polo

Nine-goal players, with a maximum 9-goal handicap achieved in outdoor polo

  • Rodrigo De Andrade - Brazil
  • Eduardo Novillo Astrada – Argentina
  • Ignacio Novillo Astrada – Argentina
  • Javier Novillo Astrada – Argentina
  • Joginder Singh Baidwan (1904–1940) - India
  • Francisco Bensadon - Argentina
  • Juan Britos - Argentina
  • Alfredo Capella Barabucci - Argentina
  • Bartolome (Barto) Castagnola - Argentina
  • Camilo (Jeta) Castagnola - Argentina
  • Diego Cavanagh - Argentina
  • Santiago Chavanne – Argentina
  • Lucas Criado – Argentina
  • Francisco DeNarvaez – Argentina
  • Alejandro Diaz-Alberdi (born 1963) – Argentina
  • Gabriel Donoso (1960–2006) – Chile
  • Ignatius (Nachi) Du Plessis - South Africa
  • Francisco Elizalde - Argentina
  • Elbridge T. Gerry Sr. (1908-1999) - United States
  • Alberto Heguy – Argentina
  • Eduardo Heguy – Argentina
  • Howard Hipwood - England
  • Julian Hipwood - England
  • Matias MacDonough – Argentina
  • Juan Alberto Merlos (1945) – Argentina
  • Juan I. Merlos – Argentina
  • Man Singh II (1912-1970) – India
  • Facundo Sola - Argentina
  • Guillermo Terrera - Argentina
  • Santiago (Santi) Toccalino - Argentina
  • Eric Leader Pedley (1896-1986) - United States

References

  1. ^ Laffaye, Horace A. (2009). The Evolution of Polo. McFarland & C. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-7864-3814-3.
  2. ^ a b . US Polo Association. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
  3. ^ "The Polo Handicap". POLO+10 The Polo Magazine. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  4. ^ Laffaye, Horace A. (10 January 2014). Polo in the United States. ISBN 9780786480074. Retrieved 2012-11-19. ... Rodolphe Louis Agassiz reached the 10-goal summit.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Polo Players Handicap, Federation of International Polo. Retrieved February 27, 2012 December 17, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Laffaye, Horace A. (2004). The polo encyclopedia. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. p. 159. ISBN 0-7864-1724-2.
  7. ^ Profiles in Polo: The Players Who Changed the Game Edited by Horace A. Laffaye
  8. ^ Laffaye, Horace A. (2004). The polo encyclopedia. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. p. 164. ISBN 0-7864-1724-2.
  9. ^ Mander, Benedict (13 June 2014). "Pablo Pieres: 'It's hard work, but living a dream'". Financial Times. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  10. ^ World Polo Tour Ranking, retrieved 27 April 2017
  11. ^ Leonard Mosley (1985). Zanuck: The rise and fall of Hollywood's last tycoon. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9780070434653. His name was Aidan Roark and he was a charming Englishman and a ten-goal player of polo. Aside from his skill with a mount and a polo mallet, Roark really didn't have a brain in his head. Zanuck installed him in an office at Fox and ...
  12. ^ "HALL OF FAME" (PDF). nswpolo.com.au. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  13. ^ Laffaye, Horace A. (2004). The polo encyclopedia. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. p. 169. ISBN 0-7864-1724-2.
  14. ^ "Argentinien: Änderungen der Handicaps". www.poloplus10.com. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  15. ^ . Time. March 22, 1948. Archived from the original on February 1, 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-13. Louis Ezekiel Stoddard, 70, socialite polo star of three decades ago; of a heart ailment; in Los Angeles. He played on two international challenge teams (1913, 1921), became a ten-goal man in 1922.
  16. ^ Laffaye, Horace A. (2007). "Johnny Traill: An Irishman from the Pampas". Profiles in Polo:The Players Who Changed the Game. McFarland & Company. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-7864-3131-1.
  17. ^ . Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.

External links

  • General Explanation of Handicaps
  • Handicaps in the USA, See handicap Section

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A polo handicap is a system created by Henry Lloyd Herbert the first president of the United States Polo Association at the founding of the USPA in 1890 so teams could be more evenly matched when using players with varying abilities 1 The players are rated on a scale from minus 2 to 10 Minus 2 indicates a novice player while a player rated at 10 goals has the highest handicap possible It is so difficult to attain a 10 goal handicap that there are fewer than two dozen in the world and about two thirds of all players handicapped are rated at two goals or less Currently most living ten goal players are Argentine with few exceptions Handicaps of five goals and above generally belong to professional players It is not nor has it ever been an estimate of the number of goals a player might score in a game but rather of the player s worth to their team It is the overall rating of a player s horsemanship team play knowledge of the game strategy and horses At one time polo was the only sport in the world that considered sportsmanship when rating a player 2 In matches played by handicapped players as opposed to open competition where handicaps are not considered the handicaps of all four players are totaled If the total handicap of a team is more than that of the team against which they are playing the difference is added to the scoreboard For example if the Mounties polo team has a total handicap of six goals and the Tayto team has a handicap of four goals Tayto would begin the match with a two goal advantage 2 A player s handicap is usually assessed by a committee at the authorizing club of his country A professional player may be assigned an equivalent rating in countries where he competes Though standards are similar the ratings may be expressed differently e g Argentina 0 to 10USA C 2 B 1 B 0 5 A 0 A 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 to 10England 2 to 10 3 Contents 1 Ten goal players highest handicap achieved in outdoor polo 2 Nine goal players with a maximum 9 goal handicap achieved in outdoor polo 3 References 4 External linksTen goal players highest handicap achieved in outdoor polo EditRodolphe Louis Agassiz 1871 1933 USA 4 Mariano Aguerre born 1969 Argentina USA 5 Gary Brown Aruba Alejandro Diaz Alberdi Argentina Enrique Alberdi Argentina Juan ALberdi Argentina Mike Azzaro USA Ulysses Hu China Miguel Miki Novillo Astrada Argentina 5 Gerald Barnard Balding Sr 1903 1957 England s last 10 goal player Adolfo Cambiaso born 1975 Argentina 5 Guillermo Sapo Caset Argentina Bartolome Castagnola born 1970 Argentina 5 Carlos Gracida 1960 2014 Mexico Guillermo Gracida Jr 1956 Mexico Alfredo Harriott Argentina born 1945 6 Juan C Harriott Jr born 1936 Argentina 7 Alberto Pedro Heguy Argentina born 1941 8 Bautista Heguy Argentina England 5 Gonzalo Heguy Argentina 5 Horacio Heguy Argentina 5 Ignacio Heguy Argentina 5 Marcos Heguy Argentina 5 Tommy Hitchcock Jr 1900 1944 USA Foxhall Keene 1867 1941 USA Lewis Lacey 1887 1966 Argentina Juan Martin Nero Argentina Pablo Mac Donough born 1982 Argentina Spain USA 5 Agustin Merlos Argentina Spain USA 5 Sebastian Merlos Argentina Lucas Monteverde born 1976 Argentina 5 Juan Martin Nero Argentina Spain 5 Alfonso Pieres Argentina Nicolas Nico Pieres Argentina Facundo Facu Pieres born 1986 Argentina USA 5 Gonzalo Pieres Jr born 1982 Argentina France 5 Gonzalo Pieres Sr Argentina Pablo Polito Pieres born 1987 Argentina 9 10 Aidan Roark 1905 1984 Ireland 11 John Sinclair Hill born 1934 Australia 12 13 Bob Skene 1914 1997 Australia David Stirling born 1981 Uruguay 14 Louis Ezekiel Stoddard 1881 1951 USA 15 John Arthur Edward Traill 1882 1958 Argentina Ireland 16 Ernesto Trotz Argentina Hilario Ulloa born 1985 Argentina 17 Tommy Wayman born 1946 USANine goal players with a maximum 9 goal handicap achieved in outdoor polo EditRodrigo De Andrade Brazil Eduardo Novillo Astrada Argentina Ignacio Novillo Astrada Argentina Javier Novillo Astrada Argentina Joginder Singh Baidwan 1904 1940 India Francisco Bensadon Argentina Juan Britos Argentina Alfredo Capella Barabucci Argentina Bartolome Barto Castagnola Argentina Camilo Jeta Castagnola Argentina Diego Cavanagh Argentina Santiago Chavanne Argentina Lucas Criado Argentina Francisco DeNarvaez Argentina Alejandro Diaz Alberdi born 1963 Argentina Gabriel Donoso 1960 2006 Chile Ignatius Nachi Du Plessis South Africa Francisco Elizalde Argentina Elbridge T Gerry Sr 1908 1999 United States Alberto Heguy Argentina Eduardo Heguy Argentina Howard Hipwood England Julian Hipwood England Matias MacDonough Argentina Juan Alberto Merlos 1945 Argentina Juan I Merlos Argentina Man Singh II 1912 1970 India Facundo Sola Argentina Guillermo Terrera Argentina Santiago Santi Toccalino Argentina Eric Leader Pedley 1896 1986 United StatesReferences Edit Laffaye Horace A 2009 The Evolution of Polo McFarland amp C p 99 ISBN 978 0 7864 3814 3 a b Polo 101 US Polo Association Archived from the original on 2011 07 21 Retrieved 2011 04 14 The Polo Handicap POLO 10 The Polo Magazine Retrieved 28 October 2017 Laffaye Horace A 10 January 2014 Polo in the United States ISBN 9780786480074 Retrieved 2012 11 19 Rodolphe Louis Agassiz reached the 10 goal summit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Polo Players Handicap Federation of International Polo Retrieved February 27 2012 Archived December 17 2010 at the Wayback Machine Laffaye Horace A 2004 The polo encyclopedia Jefferson N C McFarland p 159 ISBN 0 7864 1724 2 Profiles in Polo The Players Who Changed the Game Edited by Horace A Laffaye Laffaye Horace A 2004 The polo encyclopedia Jefferson N C McFarland p 164 ISBN 0 7864 1724 2 Mander Benedict 13 June 2014 Pablo Pieres It s hard work but living a dream Financial Times Retrieved 27 April 2017 World Polo Tour Ranking retrieved 27 April 2017 Leonard Mosley 1985 Zanuck The rise and fall of Hollywood s last tycoon McGraw Hill ISBN 9780070434653 His name was Aidan Roark and he was a charming Englishman and a ten goal player of polo Aside from his skill with a mount and a polo mallet Roark really didn t have a brain in his head Zanuck installed him in an office at Fox and HALL OF FAME PDF nswpolo com au Retrieved 27 May 2017 Laffaye Horace A 2004 The polo encyclopedia Jefferson N C McFarland p 169 ISBN 0 7864 1724 2 Argentinien Anderungen der Handicaps www poloplus10 com Retrieved October 29 2014 Died Time March 22 1948 Archived from the original on February 1 2011 Retrieved 2011 04 13 Louis Ezekiel Stoddard 70 socialite polo star of three decades ago of a heart ailment in Los Angeles He played on two international challenge teams 1913 1921 became a ten goal man in 1922 Laffaye Horace A 2007 Johnny Traill An Irishman from the Pampas Profiles in Polo The Players Who Changed the Game McFarland amp Company p 54 ISBN 978 0 7864 3131 1 Ulloa to Reach the Sport s Top Handicap Archived from the original on 31 October 2017 Retrieved 21 April 2017 External links EditGeneral Explanation of Handicaps Handicaps in the USA See handicap Section Retrieved from https en 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