▁pol o ▁clubs ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁The ▁sport ▁has ▁been ▁played ▁here ▁for ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁years . ▁Over ▁ 4 5 0 ▁pol o ▁matches ▁are ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁park ▁each ▁season . ▁The ▁highlight ▁of ▁the ▁pol o ▁season ▁is ▁the ▁annual ▁British ▁Open ▁Pol o ▁Championship , ▁for ▁the ▁Gold ▁Cup , ▁spons ored ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁by ▁Ve uve ▁C lic quot , ▁and ▁now ▁by ▁Ja eg er - Le C ou ltre . ▁The ▁Gold ▁Cup ▁tournament ▁starts ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁June ▁and ▁runs ▁until ▁the ▁Final ▁late ▁in ▁July . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Final ▁is ▁on ▁Sunday ▁ 2 3 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 . In ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁the ▁King ▁Power ▁Gold ▁Cup , which ▁is ▁the ▁cul min ation ▁of ▁the ▁tournament ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁Open ▁Pol o ▁is ▁the ▁premier ▁pol o ▁tournament ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁at ▁ 2 2 goal ▁( High ▁Go al ) ▁level . Sem if inals ▁and ▁final ▁match ▁ ▁will ▁be ▁played ▁between ▁July ▁ 1 5 th ▁and ▁ 1 9 th . ▁ ▁Cow d ray ▁House ▁The ▁estate ▁also ▁features ▁the ▁Cow d ray ▁House ▁- ▁the ▁former ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁Mont ague ▁family , ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 2 ▁and ▁largely ▁destroyed ▁by ▁fire ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 3 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁the ▁Heritage ▁Lot tery ▁Fund ▁awarded ▁a ▁grant ▁of ▁£ 2