Meet the Team

	In 1984 Adolphus A. Busch, IV founded the team known as Team Michelob. For several years TMP played in the competitive leagues at Royal Palm Polo in Boca Raton featuring only young American players including Dale Smicklas, Gary Eakin, Owen Rinehart and Bobby Barry. In 1990 Busch moved the team winter headquarters to Wellington, Florida at the Palm Beach Polo and Country Club. New American players joined the team including Mike Azzaro, Tiger Kneece, Adam Snow, Tommy Biddle.
Team Michelob Ultra - in its first few years -at the highest goal level of professional polo played in North America was truly very successful....nick-named "America's Team" because of Busch's emphasis on using players from the United States. In fact he played Team Michelob Ultra Polo and Team Michelob Dry and Team Michelob in the early 90's ... several times having two of his teams pitted against one another in Stadium Field finals in Palm Beach. "Mic Bowls"I, II, and III were popular matches, drawing upwards of 6,000 people. In conjunction with corporate sponsor, Anehuser Busch, Inc the team embarks on a tour of major cities and polo clubs. The Team Michelob Ultra USA TOUR varies from year to year; however, cities including Palm Beach, Dallas, Mobile, Aiken, St.Louis, Boca Raton, Dayton, Vero Beach, Washington, D.C., Roanoke, Williamsburg/Richmond, Milwaukee, Atlanta, San Diego, and Palm Springs are recent stops on the tour. Busch underwrote the Michelob Triple Crown of Polo for ESPN in 1993 and 1994 ... which featured the three major high goal tournament finals at Palm Beach during that season. And, most recently, he personally underwrote the new MEDIA ROOM and Polo Video for the new Polo Museum and Hall of Fame in Lake Worth, Florida.

Adolphus Busch IV and Michelob Ultra Polo sponsor the Polo Players Support Group's 40 goal benefit game.

Left: Busch with Michelob alum & American 10 goaler Adam Snow; right: Busch presents MVP trophy at International Polo Club Palm Beach.

The Players

	At any given time Team Michelob Ultra has a variety of high and mid-goal players under contract around the country for both the touring season and the winter season. Current and past team members include: ADAM SNOW, OWEN RINEHART, MIKE AZZARO, JULIO ARELLANO, GARY EAKIN, BOBBY BARRY, BRIAN PRITCHARD, TIGER KNEECE, CHARLIE MULDOON, PETER BUSCH, KRIS BOWMAN, MARA HAGEN, ROBERT ORTHWEIN, DAVE OFFEN, LOU LOPEZ, ROB RINEHART, KIM KIRSHNICK, DAVID KING, EARL BETTS, MARK POWERS, FIONA SEAGER, MARK CORDINO, AND TAYLOE DAMERON.

Team Michelob Ultra Managment

Adolphus A. Busch, IV is the sponsor for Team Michelob Ultra Polo Polo.

Silver Eagle Distributors of Houston, Texas is a sponsor.

Baird Thompson is the marketing and management director.

Anheuser Busch, Inc. is the corporate sponsor.

Team Michelob Ultra and Adolphus A. Busch IV are proud sponsors of the POLO TRAINING FOUNDATION of the United States Polo Association. PTF and Michelob Ultra Polo annually provide management, marketing and competition expertise to polo clubs located throughout the United States.

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