POLO REPORT DISPATCHES FROM THE WORLD OF POLO SOUTHWEST
ALISON THOMAS TOPS WOMEN’S POLO SERIES
High-point winner Alison Thomas with her first-place award: a Catena watch.
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he Mid-Continent Women’s Polo Series was played at events in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana and Colorado throughout 2019. Players accumulated points for their teams’ finish placement as well as points for special awards such as Sportsmanship and MVP. The series saw 147 players compete and, if not for weather and other forces, even more would have participated. A tournament at South Padre Island kicked off the series in January.
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OKC Polo (Oklahoma) followed with an arena women’s challenge and Tulsa Polo (Oklahoma) hosted a well-attended grass tournament. Dallas Polo in Texas had numerous weather delays before getting its grass tournament played. NWA (Arkansas) held its annual Chicks with Sticks arena tournament at Benton County Fairgrounds. Midland Polo (Texas) held both grass and arena women’s tournaments during its Pink Out for Polo event. Houston Polo had four flights at
their women’s tournaments, including the USPA Women’s Handicap and Texas Women’s Open. Oklahoma State University and Texas Military Polo hosted women’s arena tournaments during Fall Fandango. The final event in the series was held in December at Legends Horse Ranch at East Texas Polo Club. After the dust settled and the points were tallied, Alison Thomas’ commitment to women’s polo earned her the coveted Catena Watch and the
