His passion for the sport is giving people a new perspective of polo. If the Argentine has anything to say about it, he would like polo, known as the sport of kings, to be known today as the sport of masses.
Six teams featuring some of the polo world’s top talent will be taking to the snow-covered fields to participate in the 2-15 Aspen World Snow Polo Cup sponsored by St. Regis Hotels & Resorts this December.
Patagones beat El Milagro 12-9 to capture the XII Julio Novillo Astrada Jaeger-LeCoultre Cup on Monday December 7 at La Aguada Polo Club, in Open Door, Argentina.
But in the past few years, Phillips, 37, has taken a more active role in fundraising and awareness, working with the local chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
A talented 24-goal USA team (Marc Ganzi, Jeff Hall, Nic Roldan and Julio Arellano) took control of the game early and rode off to record a 12-7 win over a 24-goal South African squad (Selby Williams, Chris MacKenzie, Gareth Evans and Tom de Bruin) Saturday afternoon at the Grand Champions Polo Club.