Bart Evans (polo)

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Bart Evans is an American polo player. [1]

Biography

Bart Evans was born in Mission, Kansas. [1] He first played in Kansas City at the age of 18. [1] [2]

In 1972, 1975, and 1976, he won the Butler Handicap. [1] [2] The same year, he won the US Handicap C.V. Whitney Cup, and in 1983, the U.S. Open Polo Championship. [1] [2] In 1985, he won the Monty Waterbury Cup. [1] [2] In 1988, he won the Westchester Cup against Australia. [1] [2] In 1988 and 1989, he won the US Handicap C.V. Whitney Cup again. [1] He also won the American Cup (formerly 16 goals), the 1993 Silver Cup, the Pacific Coast Open and the International Gold Cup, and two World Polo Championships. [1]

He lives on a ranch in Midland, Texas with his wife nina and their two sons. [2] His son, Robert Evans, played with him at the International Gold Cup. [3] His second son, Gene Evans, teaches polo at the Meadowbrook Polo Club. [4]

He was inducted into the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame on February 17, 2001. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame inductee". Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Evans Ranch
  3. ↑ Jude Camillone, 'Unusual Father-son Team Gives Bellsouth Polo Championship', in South Florida Sun-Sentinel , April 08, 1990
  4. ↑ "Meadowbrook Polo Club". Archived from the original on 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
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