Tommy Biddle

Tommy Biddle (a.k.a. Thomas J. Biddle, Jr.) is an American polo player. He is an eight-goaler in outdoor polo and a ten-goaler in arena polo. He has won many national and international tournaments.

Early life

He attended Florida Atlantic University.[1]

Polo

He started his professional polo career at the Gulfstream Polo Club.[1] He is an eight-goal player in outdoor polo and has been a 10-goaler in arena polo since 2012.[2][3] He is a player-in-residence at the Greenwich Polo Club in Greenwich, Connecticut.[4]

In 2002, he won the U.S. Open Polo Championship at the Royal Palm Polo Club in Boca Raton, Florida on the Coca-Cola Polo Team alongside Gillian Johnston, Miguel Novillo Astrada and Adam Snow.[5] He has also won the Centennial Cup from the Federation of International Polo and the Monty Waterbury Cup.[2]

References
  1. Alex Webbe, American Polo Player Tommy Biddle, 10-goaler, Palm Beach Illustrated
  2. Horace A. Laffaye, The Polo Encyclopedia, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2004, p. 39
  3. Lonely at the Top: Tommy Biddle becomes America's only 10-goal player., Polo Players' Edition
  4. Greenwich Polo Club: Players
  5. Horace A. Laffaye, Polo in the United States: A History, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2011, p. 223


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