British Open Championships

AKA the Gold Cup Final

British Open Championships is a polo championship in the UK. The trophy is played at Cowdray Park in England.

There is a semi finals and a Gold Cup Final Day.

1956 LOS INDIOS
1957 WINDSOR PARK
1958 COWDRAY PARK
1959 CASAREJO
1960 CASAREJO
1961 COWDRAY PARK
1962 COWDRAY PARK
1963 LA VULCI
1964 JERSEY LILIES
1965 JERSEY LILIES
1966 WINDSOR PARK
1967 WOOLMERS PARK
1968 PIMMS
1969 WINDSOR PARK
1970 BOCA RATON
1971 PIMMS
1972 PIMMS
1973 STOWELL PARK
1974 STOWELL PARK
1975 GREENHILL FARM
1976 STOWELL PARK
1977 FOXCOTE
1978 STOWELL PARK
1979 SONGHAI
1980 STOWELL PARK
1981 FALCONS
1982 SOUTHFIELDS
1983 FALCONS
1984 SOUTHFIELDS
1985 MAPLE LEAFS
1986 TRAMONTANA
1987 TRAMONTANA
1988 TRAMONTANA
1989 TRAMONTANA
1990 HILDON
1991 TRAMONTANA
1992 BLACK BEARS
1993 ALCATEL
1994 ELLERSTON BLACK
1995 ELLERSTON WHITE
1996 C S BROOKS
1997 LABEGORCE
1998 ELLERSTON
1999 POMMERY
2000 GEEBUNG
2001 DUBAI
2002 BLACK BEARS
2003 HILDON SPORT
2004 AZZURRA
2005 DUBAI
2006 BLACK BEARS

The trophy has major corporate sponsors such as Veuve Clicquot

A Marquee is provided often for the hospitality. It is established as one of the major social events on the UK social calender. Hospitality is arranged at the event.

The event is a good measure of the cost of polo events of this scale.

According to cowdray park polo website the event was charging £ 265 + vat for people to attend for 2008 semi finals day and £335 + vat for the finals day. According to the website of the dress code was required of smart clothes.

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