Luis Escobar enjoys living and playing polo in Wellington and wants to share his passion with the world.
Escobar and Kazi enjoying the win at the 2011 Miami Beach World Polo Cup
Escobar first came to Wellington with his parents in 1978 when he was 7 and was hooked. He finished high school in Costa Rica, then moved to Wellington in 1989 and attended Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, graduating with a marketing degree. Escobar played polo when he could, basing his operation out of Santa Clara Polo Club, which his father purchased in 1984. “My father named it after my mom’s third name, Clara,” said Escobar. “Santa stands for Saint. He realized she had to be a Saint if she was married to him, hence the name Santa Clara.”
As a 7 goal player, Escobar just finished the season playing for Coca-Cola in the US Open and this week will play for the 4th year in a row at the 2012 Maserati Miami Beach World Polo Cup for the Lufthansa Private Jet team alongside National Team Captain for the UK team, Jamie Morrison and Merchant Hub CEO and team patron, Thomas Kato.
The Miami Beach World Polo Cup takes place on the sands of South Beach April 26th-29th. Escobar had this to say about the tournament, “I think it’s fantastic. I think it’s one of the best events for polo. The people who come here really get into it. The horses love it, the players are good. The quality of players they are bringing is getting better and better every year. So it’s getting very, very competitive, it’s going to get harder and harder every year”.
Luis Escobar
“Luis has an incredible reputation in the world of polo and has won countless tournaments over the last 30 years, I’m honored to play in my first professional polo match alongside him”, said teammate and team patron, Thomas Kato.
Lufthansa is sponsoring both men’s and women’s matches at the 2012 Miami Beach World Polo Cup after winning the 2011 Chicago Beach Polo.
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