Sunset "Sunny" Hale (December 30, 1968, Carmel, California – February 26, 2017, Norman, Oklahoma) was a professional polo player and one of the few women to play on pro teams consisting almost entirely of men.
[1] At the time of the 2000 championship, she outranked 96 percent of players in the world, including men.
Sunny's mother, Sue Sally Hale, competed as a polo player in the 1950s and '60s disguised as a man and is credited with breaking the gender barrier in the sport.
Sunny Hale was inducted into the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in 2012.
[3] Sunny Hale died at age 48 from complications from breast cancer on February 26, 2017.