Thu 19th Feb 2015Anomalies explained in Women’s polo handicaps  Initial handicaps awarded with plans to re-asses during the season
Following the announcement of the Women’s Handicap List today by the HPA social media was ‘a twitter’ with news of 2 and 7 goal handicaps missing from the conversion table and handicap list. spoke to Women’s Handicap Committee member Tim Keyte about the missing handicaps, “2 and 7 goal handicaps will be introduced when we physically begin to assess each player as tournaments are played in the season. We recognised that the lower end of the handicaps were bottom heavy and we wanted to allow room for maneuver. Without a doubt there will be plenty of 2 and 7 goal players rated by the end of the season. The handicaps at the moment are merely a base line to work with. This really is an exciting time for women’s polo and we hope that the introduction of these handicaps will give the sport the boost it needs for sponsorship. I don’t think people really realise just how many women play polo, at the moment 763 registered female players on the HPA database.” Keyte stressed the positivity of the introduction of the new handicaps as a way to boost the growth in this sector of the sport. By highlighting the magnitude of numbers in women’s polo new sponsors will be more attracted to events such as the UK National Women’s Tournament at Ascot Park Polo club which hosted 20 teams last summer and Tally Ho Farm take title sponsorship for the first time. Cirencester (21 –¬ 26 July) and Cowdray (13 ¬– 18 July) will both be hosting 12-18 goal handicap tournaments this summer under the new handicap systems. Photography: Women’s Handicap Committee member Tim Keyte
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