CANCELED - Butler Challenge Cup | Patriots Day

  • Sun, Sep 11, 2022 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM

  • Cecil Smith Field

    700 Oak Brook Road
    Oak Brook, Illinois 60523
Ticket Price $0.00-$1,600 This event is now over
Description

Oak Brook Polo Club kicks off September polo competition with the prestigious Butler Challenge Cup. This beautiful sterling silver trophy has been a part of Oak Brook Polo for decades created to honor the Club's founder, Paul Butler.

​In addition to this prestigious international match-up, the day is also Patriots Day and will honor those lost on September 11th terrorist attack in New York and Washington D.C. Guests are encourage to wear red, white and blue, and show their American pride.

Event Schedule

  • 1:00 PM - Gates Open to Public
  • 3:00 PM - On-Field Polo Festivities Begin
  • 3:15 PM - Featured Match Begins
  • 4:00 PM - Halftime Divot Stomp
  • 5:00 PM - Match Ends
  • 5:30 PM - Awards Ceremony

ACTIVITIES & PERFORMANCES:

  • Best Hat Contest
  • Best Tailgate Contest

For more event information, please visit www.oakbrookpoloclub.com

Date & Time

Sun, Sep 11, 2022 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Venue Details

Cecil Smith Field

700 Oak Brook Road
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523 Cecil Smith Field
Oak Brook Polo Club

Founded in 1922 by legendary businessman, Paul Butler, the Oak Brook Polo Club is an American Polo treasure and one of the oldest polo clubs in the United States. It was once the sport's epicenter for elite professional polo in the United States and served as home to the U.S. Open Polo Championship for twenty-four seasons and other prestigious international and national polo tournaments. For decades the Club has been a popular Sunday tradition and social scene known for entertaining Hollywood celebrities, dignitaries, royalty and Chicago's distinguished. Today. Beginning in 2022, the Oak Brook Polo Club will return play to the legendary Cecil Smith Field, which is adjacent to the Butler National Golf Course and neighbors the beautiful Oak Brook Bath & Tennis Club in beautiful Oak Brook, Illinois. Located 17 miles from Chicago's Loop, the club hosts a number of Sunday polo matches and continues to attract thousands of fascinated spectators who marvel at the athleticism and majesty of this timeless sport.


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