20130816 PR-Polo Club Classic Car Day August 18, 2013
Press Release
Contact: Blaine Wing
Phone: (630) 368-5022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Email: bwing@oak-brook.org
Sunday is Oak Brook Polo Club Classic Car Day!
Oak Brook, Illinois – August 16, 2013: Have you experienced polo on a field where players from around the
world have traveled to compete in a prestigious polo tournaments – including Prince Charles, who played in
Oak Brook in 1986? If not, simply come out to Oak Brook and feel the excitement!
You’ll soon learn in Oak Brook, polo Sundays equate to family fun and this August 18th has the added benefit
of also being Classic Car Day. “There will be more than 15 vintage automobiles, supplemented with the
newest Tesla and Porsche cars all on display,” said Blaine Wing, Assistant Village Manager of Oak Brook.
The Village of Oak Brook continues to sell General Admission and VIP tickets, as well as half season passes
online at www.oak-brook.org/polo, at Village Hall, the Oak Brook Public Library and the Golf Clubhouse for
the remaining three (3) remaining dates following this Sunday’s match. Those additional matches will take
place on the following dates:
• Sunday, August 25th (1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. matches) – Chicago Sports Day
• Sunday, September 15th (1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. matches) – British Day
• Sunday, September 22nd (1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. matches) – Argentina Day
As groups from as far away as England and Argentina are coming, the Oak Book Club is grateful to have such
a wonderful partner and sponsor in our official hotel, the DoubleTree by Hilton Chicago Oak Brook hotel.
Guests from near or far can stay in one of the 427 guestrooms and suites, available with a choice of king or
two double beds, which all feature DoubleTree’s “Sweet Dreams” bedding with a custom-designed plush top
mattress, generous amount of pillows. The hotel provides a special polo rate and all guests with
complimentary shuttle transportation to any of Oak Brook’s area businesses or attractions within a 5 mile
radius of the hotel, including the Oak Brook Polo field. To learn more, visit www.doubletreeoakbrook.com.
The Village of Oak Brook is selling General Admission and VIP tickets, as well as half season passes online at
www.oak-brook.org/polo, at Village Hall, the Oak Brook Public Library and the Oak Brook Golf Clubhouse.
About Oak Brook Polo:
Since its inception in 1922, during the "golden age" of polo, world-class teams have come almost every
summer to play on the immaculately groomed fields of the Oak Brook Polo Grounds. Founded by Paul
Butler, patriarch of the Village of Oak Brook, the original Oak Brook Polo Club became the largest polo
facility in the country by 1953. The U.S. Open (Polo), the premier polo tournament in the country, was
played at Oak Brook for 25 years, from 1954 to 1978, the longest it was ever played in one location. Oak
Brook was considered to be one of the top summer polo clubs in America, and was well-known
throughout the world. To learn more about Oak Brook, please visit http://www.oak-brook.org.
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