The elegant Royal Palm trees lining the drive into the club and to the stadium survived the storm, which produced sustained winds of more than 100 miles per hour. Several of the club’s seven polo fields briefly became water-logged but will not experience permanent damage. The members’ private restaurants, the Mallet Grille and the Wanderers Room, survived virtually unscathed, as did the Spa and Fitness facility.  
           
Most of the damage was decorative landscaping, although the fencing around the tennis courts was knocked down for the second year and the bleachers for general admission ticket-holders were tossed around, according to Brown.

The high-goal polo season begins Sunday, January 15 at 3 p.m. and continues through Sunday, April 23 with the final of the Stanford Financial Group U.S. Open Championship. More than 20 teams are expected to compete in five tournaments this year, with at least nine of the 11 10-goalers participating at some point.
International Polo Club Palm Beach is located at 3667 120th Avenue South, between Lake Worth Road and Pierson Road in Wellington. For ticket information or special events, please call the club at (561) 204-5687 or visit the website at www.internatationalpoloclub.com.