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]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame inductee". Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
- ^ a b c d e f Evans Ranch
- ^ Jude Camillone, 'Unusual Father-son Team Gives Bellsouth Polo Championship', in South Florida Sun-Sentinel, April 08, 1990 [1]
- ^ "Meadowbrook Polo Club". Archived from the original on 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-01-30.