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| PANNONIA
GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB - Hungary |
Mariavolgy
8087 Alcustdoboz
Tel: +36 (22) 594 200
Fax: +36 (22) 594 205
A forty minute drive west of Budapest, off the motorway
to Vienna, Pannonia Golf & Country Club extends
on the grounds of a large estate built around 1845
by the Hungarian branch of the Habsburg dynasty -
the approach to the country club is through a beautiful
alley of stately trees. The entire project was designed
as a place of art and culture at the outskirts of
Budapest and is now acknowledged as one of the foremost
sports facility in the country.
The 18 hole championship course was co-designed by
reputed Canadian architect Doug Carrick and his Austrian
colleague Hans Georg Erhardt. The Pannonia Golf & Country Club offers many facilities other than golf,
including a kindergarten, playgrounds, two tennis
courts and a beautiful swimming lake. The quality
of the country club is up to the highest standards
and the clubhouse is set in the 180-year old greenhouse
that once belonged to the rulers of the country, who
run the estate as a country residence.
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| MAGYAR
GOLF CLUB - Hungary |
Magyar Golf Club
PO Box 3
Szentendre Island
2024 Kisoroszi
Tel: +36 (26) 392 465
Fax: +36 (30) 932 16 73
North of the capital, the Magyar Golf Club, also known
as Budapest Golfpark & Country Club enjoys a beautiful
location in Kisoroszi, a picturesque village on the
northernmost tip of Szentendre Island, on the Danube
river. The golf course was redesigned by Danny Hajnal
in 1991, the architect of another excellent course
in the country at European Lakes (see individual entry).
It presents two contrasting nines. While the front
nine is tree lined and has a parkland aspect, the
back nine is longer and more open, with wider fairways
and well bunkered greens. The Magyar Golf Club has
extensive practice facilities including a driving
range with quality range balls, a putting green and
a chipping area
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| EUROPEAN
LAKES GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB - Hungary |
Kossuth Lajos U. 3
7532 Hencse
Tel: +36 (82) 481 245
Fax: +36 (82) 481 248
Hiding deep amidst the wooded rolling hills of the
Somogy county, some fifty miles (75 km.) south of
Lake Balaton, European Lakes Golf & Country Club,
formerly Hencse National, is an insider tip. Nestling
on a 225 acre (90 ha.) estate in the Zselic Natural
Reserve, Hencse National boasts a championship golf
course designed to USGA specification and a splendid
clubhouse with four star accommodation set in a listed
heritage building dating back to the 1800's.
The greens and the fairways are always in excellent
conditions and the layout is a challenge to both the
beginner and the experienced golfer. The spectacular
landscape and the rich wildlife set the perfect stage
for the ultimate golfing escape. But the beauty of
Hencse National lies not only in its natural surrounding
but in the whole set up of the resort, with its extensive
practice facilities, beautiful clubhouse, charming
hotel and warm welcome throughout.
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| BIRDLAND
GOLF & COUTNRY CLUB - Hungary |
Termal Korut 10
9740 Bukfurdo (Vas)
Tel: +36 (94) 35 80 60
Fax: +36 (94) 35 90 00
Birdland Golf & Country Club is located in Bukfurdo,
one of Hungary's most famous spa resort near the ancient
town of Szombathely on the Austrian border. Birdland
extends on the 200 acre estate of Szombathely Palace,
a baroque mansion built in the 17th century by the
Count Szapary in the lush countryside of the Vas county,
where the last slopes of the Alps die out into the
vast expanses of the Pannonian plain. The central
piece of the estate is the Championship course, designed
by reputed Austrian architects Gunther & Gerold
Hauser. One of the layout's biggest asset is the seventeen
acre expanse of lakes and ponds, sanctuary for many
species of birds, hence the club's name "Birdland".
The present championship course will extended to 27
holes by the construction of nine new holes, due to
be inaugurated in 2004. This tournament venue is complemented
by a Par-3 nine hole executive course, a nine hole
target course and state-of-the-art practice facilities.
The Golf Academy offers various training programmes
for both advanced players and beginners, wishing to
obtain course proficiency or their first handicap.
Additionally, a new Golf & Tennis Academy will
be inaugurated in 2004, as well as an 18 hole floodlit
putting green.
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| OLD
LAKE GOLF & COUNTRY
CLUB - Hungary |
Remetesegputza
PO Box 127
2890 Tata
Tel: +36 (34) 587 620
Fax: +36 (34) 587 623
The Old Lake Golf & Country Club is located at
the outskirts of Tata, just off the M1 motorway connecting
Budapest and Vienna. The Old Lake Golf Course enjoys
a beautiful location between the Geresce Hills and
the Old Lake of Tata, which the club was named after.
This championship course, which has hosted both the
Men and Ladies National Amateur Championship, extends
through the lush former hunting grounds, between splendid
mature trees, small lakes and running streams. The
course is complemented by full practice facilities,
including three par-3 practice holes, and the Porsche
Golf Academy, unique of its kind in the country.
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| POLUS
PALACE THERMAL GOLF CLUB HOTEL - Hungary |
Kadar u. 49
2132 God (Pest)
Tel: +36 (27) 530 500
Fax: +36 (27) 532 515
On the northern outskirts of Budapest in the Danube
Valley, Polus Palace Thermal Golf Club Hotel is Hungary's
newcomer on the golf scene and its most exclusive
representative. Polus Palace Golf Club boasts a new
yet already well mature eighteen hole golf course
of botanical quality. Running through the parkland
surroundings of a natural reserve interspersed with
lakes and streams, the layout was designed by Laszlo
Tringer Jr. and built to international standard. The
Championship Course is complemented by top of the
range practice facilities including a floodlit Driving
Range with sixteen covered bays, a Pitching and a
Putting Green, and the Polus Golf Academy staffed
by Pros. To finish out a round of golf or training
session in style, the lavish Clubhouse has a spectacular
show-cooking restaurant, the Master's Steak House & Club Lounge, serving prime beef and Mediterranean
cuisine.
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