The Hurlingham Club is the home of the Hurlingham Open, the first leg of the Argentine Triple Crown. Located in the suburb of Hurlingham, approximately 25 kilometres west of central Buenos Aires, Argentina, the club operates 4 polo fields and holds up to 8,000 spectators. It carries one of the most historically significant names in polo: the original Hurlingham Club in London codified the rules of the sport in 1874.
The Argentine Hurlingham Club was founded by British settlers in the late 19th century, during the period when polo was introduced to Argentina by English immigrants. The sport took root in the Pampas and never left. Today, Argentina produces more 10-goal players than the rest of the world combined, and the Hurlingham Club remains a symbolic link between the British origins of organised polo and its Argentine evolution into the highest-level sport on earth. The club’s 4 fields and well-maintained grass surfaces host the Hurlingham Open each September and October, launching the Triple Crown season.
Hurlingham is in the America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires timezone at UTC-3 year-round. A 16:00 final throw-in is 19:00 in London, 20:00 in Central Europe, 15:00 in New York, and 04:00 the following day in Tokyo. Check whatisthetime.now/buenos-aires for current local time in Argentina.
The Hurlingham Open, the tournament that defines this venue, has been won by the sport’s greatest players. Pablo Mac Donough has 9 Hurlingham Open titles. Adolfo Cambiaso has won here multiple times with La Dolfina and its successor organizations. The opening of the Triple Crown at Hurlingham sets the competitive landscape for the entire season, feeding into the Tortugas Open at Tortugas Country Club and culminating in the Argentine Open at Campo Argentino de Polo. What happens at Hurlingham in late September shapes the storylines that play out through December.