Polo Players

Top Polo Players

	David Stirling Jr (8)
	One of polo’s rising stars is Uruguayan David Stirling, Jr. “Pelon” as he is called, has been a fixture on the European scene. Born in Montevideo, Pelon makes his home in Sotogrande, Spain. A running and gunning kind of player, Pelon hit his stride when he arrived in the United States as a teammate of Adolfo Cambiaso in 2007. Cambiaso selected Stirling for his defensive prowess, but it was his ability to break loose and carry the ball that made a name for him in America. His play was so spectacular that his handicap was moved from 7 to 8 goals in the middle of the season. Stirling’s team won the U. S. Open, the USPA Gold Cup. Following his win in the British Open in 2007 he found himself carrying a 9-goal rating. This year in Argentina, he is playing in the Triple Crown with Chap II
	Sugar Erskine (7)
	The smiling South African 7-goaler is a favorite on the polo circuit in the United States and a regular on the Isla Carroll teams that compete in both Houston, Texas and Wellington, Florida. Stuart “Sugar” Erskine played on winning U. S. Open teams in 1998 with Escue and again in 2004 with Isla Carroll. In 1999 Sugar played for the Palm Restaurant Locust team that won the Monty Waterbury Cup. For the last two years he has won the Pacific Coast Open , in 2008 with Audi and 2009 with Grants Farm. A flashy player on the field, Sugar is always a crowd favorite, but his sense of the ball and intuitive team play make him an important ingredient to any team.
	Jose Donoso (7)
	As captain of the Chilean national polo team, Jose Donoso has led it to victory in the prestigious Coronation Cup on Cartier International Day in Great Britain in 2007 in a tribute to his brother, the late Gabriel, who died from a polo fall while training in 2006. Jose has appeared on a number of teams in England and Spain scoring success in the Coronation Cup but also with a number of strong showings at the Santa Maria Polo Club at Sotogrande in Spain including the prestigious Sotogrande Gold Cup in 2007 as a member of the Ayala polo team.
	Nachi Heguy (9)
	In 2007 the former 10-goaler became the first member of his family to play on a winning United States Open Championship team. Add that to his four Argentine Open titles, three Tortugas Open Championships his British Open Championship and his Prince of Wales Trophy and you might have some idea of the talent of Ignacio Heguy. A natural forward, powerful hitter and an accurate penalty shooter, Nachi is an asset to any team on which he competes.
	Agustin Merlos (10)
	born in Buenos Aires in 1976, the youngest of the Merlos brothers, Agustin, or “Tincho”, as he is called, reserves most of his playing to Argentina, the United States and Venezuela. The son of former 9-goaler Cacho Merlos, Tincho arrives on the scene with a good pedigree. Both older brothers, Pite and Sebastian, also attained the rare 10-goal rating that he carries, but have a little more international experience under their belts than does Tincho. While scoring wins in the Pacific Coast Open in 2005 and 2006 with Michael Hakan’s Duende team, He played on the winning Mercedes-Benz Challenge Cup team in Bridgehampton, New York in 2002 before traveling to Houston where he won the Silver Cup with Scott Wood’s ERG team. A great running forward, Tincho has a great eye for the ball and a natural swing with the mallet.

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