Welcome to the 2026 USPA General S. Brown! We have 8 teams playing in our first 6 goal tournament of the season!
*Winner of this tournament will be awarded $2,500!*
Tournament Format
- Bracket 1 and Bracket 2 with 4 teams in each bracket
- Teams play within bracket
- Top 2 teams in each bracket advance to a cross bracket semifinal
Semifinal Pairings
- After Bracket play, teams are ranked in their bracket from 1 to 4 based on win/loss record
- Semifinals: Bracket 1 #1 vs Bracket 2 #2, Bracket 1 #2 vs Bracket 2 #1
Tied Records
- In the case of 2 tied records inside a bracket, tie is broken by who beat who
- In the case of 3 or more tied records inside a bracket, the tie is broken by a 1 person shootout
Subsidiary Semifinals
- The remaining 4 teams will advance to the Subsidiary Tournament, the Bluebonnet Cup
- The 2 winning teams will advance to the Bluebonnet Cup Final
- Match games will be offered on the day of the finals
**All tied records & tied game rules are at the bottom of the page**
Optional Tournament Conditions (see at bottom of page)
Substitution Rule
Buzzer Beater
*Reminders**
- Games will be played on handicaps
- Spare changes at end lines only
- All players are required to wear a helmet that passes the NOCSAE ND050 Standard Performance Specification
- All players must have USPA Dues paid
https://www.uspolo.org/association/membership
- All players must have signed a HPC release form for this year
://houstonpoloclub.com/hpc-release-form/
- Emergency Information form
https://houstonpoloclub.com/emergency-info/
- Anyone on horseback must wear a helmet (spareholders, grooms, etc)
- Please keep dogs on leashes at all fields
- Social Media Policy - HPC is a private club that is the tenant of a private club, and we maintain a modest and positive social media presence consistent with that posture. With that in mind, we ask that our polo members respect each other's privacy and refrain from posting images of fellow members who do not wish to be publicized, or that risk the reputation of the club or its affiliates.
- Courtesy Changes will be implemented when heat or humidity is extreme, or after an extended period of inclement weather that has prevented the teams from properly preparing their horses.
According to RULE 21.f.(2) on page 68 of the 2025 Rule Book:
When the Host Tournament Committee or Umpires allow one courtesy change per period pursuant to this provision, the teams shall be required to provide each Umpire TWO horses for any game lasting four periods or more.
**This means that the player umpires will ALSO need TWO umpire horses**
Bracket 1
A. BCI / Roxstars (0,1)
B. 3L Energy Solutions (0,1)
C. W-S / IVM Polo (1,0)
D. Pata Life (1,0)
Bracket 2
E. Piney Woods Polo (1,1)
F. Island Time Polo / Pegasus (2,0)
G. San Pedro Ranch / Apocalypse Polo (0,1)
H. Plank Co / Sullivan Group (0,1)
SCHEDULE
Thursday April 9
Piney Woods Polo (8) def *Plank Co / Sullivan Group (5)
5:00pm @ Pecan Acres
Umps: USPA / M. Torres
Timer: C. Torres & C. Williams
*Please bring 1 umpire horse for USPA umpire
W-S / IVM Polo (6) def *BCI / Roxstars (5.5)
6:00pm @ Pecan Acres
Umps: USPA / J. Kiely
Timer: C. Torres & C. Williams
*Please bring 1 umpire horse for USPA umpire
*Pata Life (9.5) def 3L Energy Solutions (6)
5:00pm @ BPC - Field #1
Umps: USPA / R. Orthwein
Timer: C. Cantu
*Please bring 1 umpire horse for USPA umpire
*Island Time Polo / Pegasus (8.5) def San Pedro Ranch / Apocalypse Polo (5)
6:00pm @ BPC - Field #1
Umps: USPA / B. Middleton
Timer: C. Cantu
*Please bring 1 umpire horse for USPA umpire
Saturday April 11
*Island Time Polo / Pegasus (8) def *Piney Woods Polo (6.5)
10:00am @ Pegasus
Umps: USPA / USPA
Timer: C. Torres
*Please bring 1 umpire horse for USPA umpire
POSTPONED
*W-S / IVM Polo vs *3L Energy Solutions
11:00am @ Pegasus
Umps: USPA / USPA
Timer: C. Torres
*Please bring 1 umpire horse for USPA umpire
Sunday April 12
POSTPONED
*Plank Co / Sullivan Group vs *San Pedro Ranch / Apocalypse Polo
5:00pm @ BPC - Field #3
Umps: USPA / USPA
Timer: C. Torres & C. Williams
*Please bring 1 umpire horse for USPA umpire
POSTPONED
*BCI / Roxstars vs *Pata Life
6:00pm @ BPC - Field #3
Umps: USPA / USPA
Timer: C. Torres & C. Williams
*Please bring 1 umpire horse for USPA umpire
Thursday April 16
BCI / Roxstars vs *3L Energy Solutions
5:00pm @ Pecan Acres
Umps: USPA / M. Villanueva
Timer: C. Torres
*Please bring 1 umpire horse for USPA umpire
W-S / IVM Polo vs *Pata Life
6:00pm @ Pecan Acres
Umps: USPA / S. Rice
Timer: C. Torres
*Please bring 1 umpire horse for USPA umpire
*Piney Woods Polo vs San Pedro Ranch / Apocalypse Polo
5:00pm @ BPC - TBA
Umps: USPA / N. Cifuni
Timer: C. Williams
*Please bring 1 umpire horse for USPA umpire
*Island Time Polo / Pegasus vs Plank Co / Sullivan Group
6:00pm @ BPC - TBA
Umps: USPA / N. Galindo
Timer: C. Williams
*Please bring 1 umpire horse for USPA umpire
Saturday April 18
*W-S / IVM Polo vs 3L Energy Solutions
10:00am @ TBA
Umps: USPA / J. Barry
Timer: C. Torres
*Please bring 1 umpire horse for USPA umpire
Plank Co / Sullivan Group vs *San Pedro Ranch / Apocalypse Polo
11:00am @ TBA
Umps: USPA / D. Luplow
Timer: C. Torres
*Please bring 1 umpire horse for USPA umpire
*BCI / Roxstars vs Pata Life
10:00am @ TBA
Umps: USPA / TBA
Timer: C. Williams
*Please bring 1 umpire horse for USPA umpire
Possible Match Game
Island Time Polo / Pegasus vs *Piney Woods Polo
11:00am @ TBA
Umps: USPA
Timer: C. Williams
*Please bring 1 umpire horse for USPA umpire
Thursday April 23
USPA General S. Brown Semifinals
5:00pm @ TBA
6:00pm @ TBA
Bluebonnet Cup Semifinals
5:00pm @ TBA
6:00pm @ TBA
Saturday April 25
USPA General S. Brown Final
10:00am @ TBA
Bluebonnet Cup Final
11:00am @ TBA
Match Game
10:00am @ TBA
Match Game
11:00am @ TBA
Player and team handicaps in () are in effect as of MAY 1, 2026
TEAMS
3L Energy Solutions
Nick Dunbar 0.5
Bryan Middleton 3
Drew Luplow 2
Carin Middleton 0.5
Handicap -- 6
BCI / Roxstars
Cara Kennedy 0
Roxy Mounter -0.5
Chad Bowman 2
Shane Rice 3
Handicap -- 4.5
Island Time Polo / Pegasus
Christine Agrons / Michelle Agrons -1
David Andras 0.5
Rikus Cilliers 2
Mason Wroe 4
Handicap -- 5.5
Pata Life
Sylvie Kampshoff 0
Stacey Somerville Finger -0.5
Bautista Peluso 3
Nacho Saenz 3
Handicap -- 5.5
Piney Woods Polo
Hank Stout -1 (0)
Marit Stout -0.5 (0)
Joe Bob Lequerica 2
Jack Kiely 4
Handicap -- 4.5
Plank Co / Sullivan Group
Joanie Jackson 0
Kendall Plank 0
Nick Cifuni 3
Joe Wayne Barry 3
Handicap -- 6
San Pedro Ranch / Apocalypse Polo
Elle Williams -0.5
Joe Fitzsimons 0
Nicolai Galindo 3
Robert Orthwein 3
Handicap -- 5.5
Sub: Jonny Fitzsimons 0
Sub: Chris Williams 0.5
W-S / IVM Polo
Isabelle Muncey -1
Wesley Sinor 0.5
Marcos Villanueva 3
Miguel Torres 3
Handicap -- 5.5
Tied Games
If team handicaps indicate the possibility for a tied game, teams will be asked prior to the match for either a shoot out or overtime. If both teams cannot agree, then teams will do a shootout.
-- Tied Game Shoot outs will follow USPA Rulebook Rule 14.d
-- Rule 14.d: ONE PLAYER, from each team will alternate and shoot:
1st round penalty 3 and penalty 4
If no team scores in Round 1, teams move to Penalty 2s until one team wins
If teams are tied after Round1 (with goals made), they continue shooting Penalty 4s until a winner is declared.
- Overtime will follow USPA Rulebook Rule 14c, first goal wins.
In case of elimination shootouts:
-- 1 player from each team will shoot
-- Shootout time and location is TBD and will be determined by the HTC
*Winner of this tournament will be awarded $2,500!*
Tournament Format
- Bracket 1 and Bracket 2 with 4 teams in each bracket
- Teams play within bracket
- Top 2 teams in each bracket advance to a cross bracket semifinal
Semifinal Pairings
- After Bracket play, teams are ranked in their bracket from 1 to 4 based on win/loss record
- Semifinals: Bracket 1 #1 vs Bracket 2 #2, Bracket 1 #2 vs Bracket 2 #1
Tied Records
- In the case of 2 tied records inside a bracket, tie is broken by who beat who
- In the case of 3 or more tied records inside a bracket, the tie is broken by a 1 person shootout
Subsidiary Semifinals
- The remaining 4 teams will advance to the Subsidiary Tournament, the Bluebonnet Cup
- The 2 winning teams will advance to the Bluebonnet Cup Final
- Match games will be offered on the day of the finals
**All tied records & tied game rules are at the bottom of the page**
Optional Tournament Conditions (see at bottom of page)
Substitution Rule
Buzzer Beater
*Reminders**
- Games will be played on handicaps
- Spare changes at end lines only
- All players are required to wear a helmet that passes the NOCSAE ND050 Standard Performance Specification
- All players must have USPA Dues paid
https://www.uspolo.org/association/membership
- All players must have signed a HPC release form for this year
://houstonpoloclub.com/hpc-release-form/
- Emergency Information form
https://houstonpoloclub.com/emergency-info/
- Anyone on horseback must wear a helmet (spareholders, grooms, etc)
- Please keep dogs on leashes at all fields
- Social Media Policy - HPC is a private club that is the tenant of a private club, and we maintain a modest and positive social media presence consistent with that posture. With that in mind, we ask that our polo members respect each other's privacy and refrain from posting images of fellow members who do not wish to be publicized, or that risk the reputation of the club or its affiliates.
- Courtesy Changes will be implemented when heat or humidity is extreme, or after an extended period of inclement weather that has prevented the teams from properly preparing their horses.
According to RULE 21.f.(2) on page 68 of the 2025 Rule Book:
When the Host Tournament Committee or Umpires allow one courtesy change per period pursuant to this provision, the teams shall be required to provide each Umpire TWO horses for any game lasting four periods or more.
**This means that the player umpires will ALSO need TWO umpire horses**
Bracket 1
A. BCI / Roxstars (0,1)
B. 3L Energy Solutions (0,1)
C. W-S / IVM Polo (1,0)
D. Pata Life (1,0)
Bracket 2
E. Piney Woods Polo (1,1)
F. Island Time Polo / Pegasus (2,0)
G. San Pedro Ranch / Apocalypse Polo (0,1)
H. Plank Co / Sullivan Group (0,1)
SCHEDULE
Thursday April 9
Piney Woods Polo (8) def *Plank Co / Sullivan Group (5)
5:00pm @ Pecan Acres
Umps: USPA / M. Torres
Timer: C. Torres & C. Williams
*Please bring 1 umpire horse for USPA umpire
W-S / IVM Polo (6) def *BCI / Roxstars (5.5)
6:00pm @ Pecan Acres
Umps: USPA / J. Kiely
Timer: C. Torres & C. Williams
*Please bring 1 umpire horse for USPA umpire
*Pata Life (9.5) def 3L Energy Solutions (6)
5:00pm @ BPC - Field #1
Umps: USPA / R. Orthwein
Timer: C. Cantu
*Please bring 1 umpire horse for USPA umpire
*Island Time Polo / Pegasus (8.5) def San Pedro Ranch / Apocalypse Polo (5)
6:00pm @ BPC - Field #1
Umps: USPA / B. Middleton
Timer: C. Cantu
*Please bring 1 umpire horse for USPA umpire
Saturday April 11
*Island Time Polo / Pegasus (8) def *Piney Woods Polo (6.5)
10:00am @ Pegasus
Umps: USPA / USPA
Timer: C. Torres
*Please bring 1 umpire horse for USPA umpire
POSTPONED
*W-S / IVM Polo vs *3L Energy Solutions
11:00am @ Pegasus
Umps: USPA / USPA
Timer: C. Torres
*Please bring 1 umpire horse for USPA umpire
Sunday April 12
POSTPONED
*Plank Co / Sullivan Group vs *San Pedro Ranch / Apocalypse Polo
5:00pm @ BPC - Field #3
Umps: USPA / USPA
Timer: C. Torres & C. Williams
*Please bring 1 umpire horse for USPA umpire
POSTPONED
*BCI / Roxstars vs *Pata Life
6:00pm @ BPC - Field #3
Umps: USPA / USPA
Timer: C. Torres & C. Williams
*Please bring 1 umpire horse for USPA umpire
Thursday April 16
BCI / Roxstars vs *3L Energy Solutions
5:00pm @ Pecan Acres
Umps: USPA / M. Villanueva
Timer: C. Torres
*Please bring 1 umpire horse for USPA umpire
W-S / IVM Polo vs *Pata Life
6:00pm @ Pecan Acres
Umps: USPA / S. Rice
Timer: C. Torres
*Please bring 1 umpire horse for USPA umpire
*Piney Woods Polo vs San Pedro Ranch / Apocalypse Polo
5:00pm @ BPC - TBA
Umps: USPA / N. Cifuni
Timer: C. Williams
*Please bring 1 umpire horse for USPA umpire
*Island Time Polo / Pegasus vs Plank Co / Sullivan Group
6:00pm @ BPC - TBA
Umps: USPA / N. Galindo
Timer: C. Williams
*Please bring 1 umpire horse for USPA umpire
Saturday April 18
*W-S / IVM Polo vs 3L Energy Solutions
10:00am @ TBA
Umps: USPA / J. Barry
Timer: C. Torres
*Please bring 1 umpire horse for USPA umpire
Plank Co / Sullivan Group vs *San Pedro Ranch / Apocalypse Polo
11:00am @ TBA
Umps: USPA / D. Luplow
Timer: C. Torres
*Please bring 1 umpire horse for USPA umpire
*BCI / Roxstars vs Pata Life
10:00am @ TBA
Umps: USPA / TBA
Timer: C. Williams
*Please bring 1 umpire horse for USPA umpire
Possible Match Game
Island Time Polo / Pegasus vs *Piney Woods Polo
11:00am @ TBA
Umps: USPA
Timer: C. Williams
*Please bring 1 umpire horse for USPA umpire
Thursday April 23
USPA General S. Brown Semifinals
5:00pm @ TBA
6:00pm @ TBA
Bluebonnet Cup Semifinals
5:00pm @ TBA
6:00pm @ TBA
Saturday April 25
USPA General S. Brown Final
10:00am @ TBA
Bluebonnet Cup Final
11:00am @ TBA
Match Game
10:00am @ TBA
Match Game
11:00am @ TBA
Player and team handicaps in () are in effect as of MAY 1, 2026
TEAMS
3L Energy Solutions
Nick Dunbar 0.5
Bryan Middleton 3
Drew Luplow 2
Carin Middleton 0.5
Handicap -- 6
BCI / Roxstars
Cara Kennedy 0
Roxy Mounter -0.5
Chad Bowman 2
Shane Rice 3
Handicap -- 4.5
Island Time Polo / Pegasus
Christine Agrons / Michelle Agrons -1
David Andras 0.5
Rikus Cilliers 2
Mason Wroe 4
Handicap -- 5.5
Pata Life
Sylvie Kampshoff 0
Stacey Somerville Finger -0.5
Bautista Peluso 3
Nacho Saenz 3
Handicap -- 5.5
Piney Woods Polo
Hank Stout -1 (0)
Marit Stout -0.5 (0)
Joe Bob Lequerica 2
Jack Kiely 4
Handicap -- 4.5
Plank Co / Sullivan Group
Joanie Jackson 0
Kendall Plank 0
Nick Cifuni 3
Joe Wayne Barry 3
Handicap -- 6
San Pedro Ranch / Apocalypse Polo
Elle Williams -0.5
Joe Fitzsimons 0
Nicolai Galindo 3
Robert Orthwein 3
Handicap -- 5.5
Sub: Jonny Fitzsimons 0
Sub: Chris Williams 0.5
W-S / IVM Polo
Isabelle Muncey -1
Wesley Sinor 0.5
Marcos Villanueva 3
Miguel Torres 3
Handicap -- 5.5
Tied Games
If team handicaps indicate the possibility for a tied game, teams will be asked prior to the match for either a shoot out or overtime. If both teams cannot agree, then teams will do a shootout.
-- Tied Game Shoot outs will follow USPA Rulebook Rule 14.d
-- Rule 14.d: ONE PLAYER, from each team will alternate and shoot:
1st round penalty 3 and penalty 4
If no team scores in Round 1, teams move to Penalty 2s until one team wins
If teams are tied after Round1 (with goals made), they continue shooting Penalty 4s until a winner is declared.
- Overtime will follow USPA Rulebook Rule 14c, first goal wins.
In case of elimination shootouts:
-- 1 player from each team will shoot
-- Shootout time and location is TBD and will be determined by the HTC
