Lucchese holds off Piaget to capture Pacific Coast Open title

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Lucchese would not be denied a championship trophy during the high-goal polo season in 2011.After runner-up finishes in the Silver Cup and America Cup finals, Lucchese bagged the biggest prize of the season on Sunday, winning the Bombardier Pacific Coast Open with an 11-9 victory over Piaget at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club.Lucchese won all three major titles and went undefeated last season.Led by playmaker and 10-goal star Adolfo Cambiaso, Lucchese took the lead for good … [Read more...]

Lucchese, Piaget advance to PCO championship

Lucchese and Piaget will meet for the championship of the Bombardier Pacific Coast Open on Sunday.Lucchese, the defending champion, got a stellar performance from 10-goal superstar Adolfo Cambiaso and Julio Gracida made a huge play in the final seconds left in a 16-15 semifinal polo win over ERG on Thursday at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club.In the second semifinal, the combination play of Miguel Astrada and Jason Crowder led Piaget to a 15-10 victory over Team Audi.Working … [Read more...]

Merlos’ clutch play puts ERG in Pacific Coast semifinals

The awareness and anticipation of wily veteran Sebi Merlos helped put ERG into the semifinals of the Bombardier Pacific Coast Open high-goal polo tournament on Sunday at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club.In a wild quarterfinal game, where the momentum continually changed, Merlos made a big defensive play that helped ERG tie the score at 14-14 in the final minute of regulation. He then scored in overtime to beat Grants Farm 15-14.In the second quarterfinal, Miguel Astrada scored six … [Read more...]