2017 Portland Polo Magazine

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The Hidden Creek Story Hidden Creek Polo Club started with a vision: polo grounds and stables, an elevated viewing area, seating for spectators, and immaculate fields that would draw international polo players to Portland to compete. Sean and Gretchen Keys began transforming that vision into reality in 2005 with the purchase of 88 acres of land in the beautiful rolling hills of West Linn. The Keys’ looked to a series of professionals and experts for guidance with the Hidden Creek Polo

Club

project.

They

sought

advice from renowned polo pro Graham Bray, who has played at clubs around the world for more than three decades. They also consulted Mike King, who had years of experience with golf course construction and management. With hard work and guidance,

the

beautiful

Hidden

Creek fields began to take shape, and in 2007, a group of eight players gathered for the first home game. Times changed for the polo club when the recession struck in 2008, and all games and site work came

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