2026 Bayou Bowl

Congratulations to Still Water Farm Polo for winning the 2026 Bayou Bowl!

Final Score:
​Still Water Farm Polo def Bill Fick Ford def Alair Homes

Winning Team: Still Water Farm Polo
(Lto R) Shane Rice, Audry Persano, Cliff Vrielink, Alex Loftis

Welcome to our second Pro AM tournament of the season, the Bayou Bowl! We have 3 teams playing in this year's tournament, which will last one week. Scores from Wednesday’s round robin will carry over to Sunday’s round robin.

Tournament Format:
One bracket of 3 teams, teams will play 2 round robins, keeping a continuous score throughout the tournament. On Sunday, winner is declared by the best record. If that is unclear, tied records are broken by net goals. If still tied, the record is broken by gross goals. If still unclear, a one player shoot out will be conducted.

Round Robin Rules:
Winner after the first 2 chukkers will sit the middle 2 chukkers.

*Reminders**
 - Games will be played on handicaps
 - Spare changes at end lines only
 - Player umpires are responsible for bringing their own umpire pony
 - 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.


Bracket 1

A. Alair Homes 

B. Bill Fick Ford 

C. Still Water Farm Polo 


SCHEDULE
Wednesday April 29
Bayou Bowl - Game 1 
Alair Homes vs Bill Fick Ford vs Still Water Farm Polo 
Alair Homes (2) def Bill Fick Ford (1)
Still Water Farm Polo (3) def Alair Homes (2)
Bill Fick Ford (2) def Still Water Farm Polo (0)
5:30pm @ BPC - Field #4 
Umps: Sitting Pros Umpire (S. Rice/A. Persano, B. Middleton/Matt Thake, M. Villanueva/L. Vasquez) 
Timer: C. Cantu 

Sunday May 3
POSTPONED
Bayou Bowl - Game 2
​Still Water Farm Polo vs Alair Homes vs Bill Fick Ford
10:30am @ BPC - Field #3 
Umps: Sitting Pros Umpire (S. Rice/A. Persano, B. Middleton/Matt Thake, M. Villanueva/L. Vasquez) 
Timer: C. Cantu 

Wednesday May 6
Bayou Bowl - Final
​Still Water Farm Polo def Bill Fick Ford def Alair Homes
Still Water Farm Polo (5.5) def Alair Homes (3)
Alair Homes (4) def Bill Fick Ford (3)
Bill Fick Ford (3) def Still Water Farm Polo (2)
5:30pm @ BPC - Field #4
Umps: Sitting Pros Umpire (S. Rice/A. Persano, B. Middleton/Matt Thake, M. Villanueva/L. Vasquez) 
Timer: C. Cantu

​*Please note that the handicap changes effective May 1 are now in effect*

TEAMS
Bill Fick Ford
Malo Vasu -1
Matt Thake 3
Bryan Middleton 2
Helen Sellers -1
Handicap -- 3

Alair Homes
Olivia Sellers -1
Marcos Villanueva 3
Laura Wyant/Jacob Field -1
Luciano Vasquez 2
Handicap --  3
*Laura Wyant plays Wednesdays, Jacob Field plays Sundays*

Still Water Farm Polo
Cliff Vrielink -1
Shane Rice 3
Alex Loftis -1
Audry Persano 1
Handicap -- 2