302 and the Aiken Polo Experience
East of Aiken, Highway 302 is the thread connecting numerous polo
farms and polo fields in the rolling South Carolina countryside.
302 Polo is a “Cooperative Effort” organized by several locally
involved polo team patrons and local resident top professional
players – such as Owen Rinehart, Adam Snow, Matias Magrini and
Julio Arellano - the Aiken Equine Community, and the support of the
club’s corporate sponsors. Together they make a perfect environment
for polo.
Polo
has played an integral role in Aiken's history: from the 1800s, when
Aiken was famous for its "Winter Colony" of wealthy easterners, to the
1960s when it was hailed as the "polo center of the United States." Today, Aiken is experiencing yet another polo renaissance. Polo players
and enthusiasts travel from all corners of the world to play in Aiken.
And many have settled here, both seasonally and year round to
participate in the Aiken Polo Experience. Aiken boasts many polo
players, amateur and professional alike, who own horse property in the
area.
The Fields of Dreams...
The substantial polo organization of 302 Polo sports some of the
world’s greatest polo players and among polo’s best playing fields.
302 Polo endorses competitive polo that is safe, well officiated and
played in the spirit of good sportsmanship and etiquette.
New for
2007, practices can be arranged through the club as needed and teams
will find the area has ideal facilities for stabling and
accommodation rentals. The après-polo is fun too…
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On the
Social Side...
302 Polo introduced the concept of the “Friday
Night Fiesta” last spring. This popular event seals the end
of the working week and the start of a fun weekend of polo for
patrons flying in to Aiken to play. Cocktail parties to
benefit the Hitchcock Foundation, the Polo Museum, and other
local charities are events to mark on the calendar for the
Aiken season. 302 Polo also joint-hosts parties with the Aiken
Polo Club, uniting old friends at fun social events with the
backdrop of great southern hospitality from the unique
polo-friendly city of Aiken.
The
302 polo team...
302
Polo has built a management structure
to provide the club with individuals who can orchestrate all
aspects of the tournament organization and promotion. The
management team is fully supported by the 302 Board.
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If you're returning to Aiken,
302 Polo welcomes you back. If
this is your first visit, we hope you enjoy the
Aiken Polo Experience,
and come again soon!
