Bart Evans (polo) explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame inductee . 2012-01-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120227190943/http://www.polomuseum.com/hof_inductees/evans_bart.htm . 2012-02-27 . dead .
  2. http://www.evansranch.com/history.htm Evans Ranch
  3. Jude Camillone, 'Unusual Father-son Team Gives Bellsouth Polo Championship', in South Florida Sun-Sentinel, April 08, 1990 http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1990-04-08/news/9001010753_1_bart-evans-sport-four-month-season
  4. Web site: Meadowbrook Polo Club . 2012-01-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120120211255/http://www.meadowbrookpolo.com/lessons.html . 2012-01-20 . dead .