"The course itself will be quite spectacular with the magnificent lake
offering breathtaking possibilities for dramatic golf holes".
Jeremy Turner course architect
The Postolowo Golf Club in Gdansk ranked by the Golf Digest as the best golf course in Poland is also probably the longest PAR 72 one in Europe with the lenght of 7094 meters. PGC has been lengthended to 7758 yards/7094 meter after 2006 9 new back tees has been constructed.
Described by the german GOLF JOURNAL 2004 already as a "monster" from the back tees after extending process it becomes one of the most challenging golf courses of the world. Some of new back tees In Postolowo were suggested by the director of the PGA European Tour , Mr. Mikael Ericsson, who visited the course in 2004.
The quiet village of Posto這wo is situated 26 kilometres from busy Gdansk.
Gdansk, in turn, forms together with Sopot and Gdynia a municipal
agglomeration with a population of almost 1 million.
The Tri-City area plays an important role in the economic and cultural
life of the nation. But it is also a major tourist centre with several
million people visiting every year to relax the sandy beaches and Casino
of Sopot, the charm and atmosphere of old Gdansk and the attractions of
modern Gdynia. Not to mention the beautiful surroundings including the
Kashubian Lake land with its unusually picturesque countryside close to
Postolowo.The Postolowo area itself is blessed with the sandy soil every golf
superintendent dreams of. The native vegetation is beech wood with oak and
plantations of pine. Being the second largest city in Poland, the Tri-City area presents a
strong transportation picture. Hamburg, Copenhagen, London and Brussels
are only 1 hour by plane with several links daily.Plane trip from and to Stockholm takes via Warsaw 3 hrs only. Warsaw is
also reachable within 30 minutes by plane and the airport of Gdansk is
only 25 minutes away from the Gdansk Golf & Country Club. The ferry connections to Karlskrona and Oxelosund in Sweden as well the
train connection between Gdansk and the Capital are also excellent. The
well-known course architect, Mr Jeremy Turner said:
"THE COURSE ITSELF WILL BE QUITE SPECTACULAR WITH
THE MAGNIFICENT LAKE OFFERING BREATHTAKING
POSSIBILITIES FOR DRAMATIC GOLF HOLES"
What I have tried to do with this beautiful tract of land was to create
a golf course that is really challenge to the good player. At the same
time I wanted to do it very enjoyable for the higher handicapper.
And he kept his promise.
Not 18, but 24 excellent golf holes.
Posto這wo Golf Club
British-born Jeremy Turner is a renowned golf course architect, working
mostly in Sweden. He has some 12 courses under his belt and he was,
judging from the above words, obviously quite impressed with the site of
the Posto這wo Golf Club.
Before we follow Jeremy out on what he think will be a Championship course,
let us just take a moment to explain the holes marked with an A on the
drawing. These make up the Academy Course, the ideal complement to the big
course. Here the beginner has excellent practise facilities on a short
hole circuit built to the same high standards as the main course.
"What I have tired to do with this beautiful tract of land is to create a
golf course that is a real challenge to the good player. At the same time
I want it to be really enjoyable for the higher handicapper. And the means
of achieving this is of course to create alternative routes from tee to
green.
I think a good course should start with a fairly easy fist hole, which
minimises the effect of first tee nerves and gets you in a relaxed mood.
So our first here is just that, a rather straightforward medium length par
4. But it is quickly followed up by an indication of what lies ahead.
The second is much tougher, demanding a good drive to the centre of the
fairway to set up a shot into a rather tight green.
The third is the longish par 3, where deep guardian bunkers and a rolling
green threateningly await loose balls.
Already at the fourth one stands by the lake, deciding how much to bite
off with the driver. The water follows the alarmingly narrow fairway all
the way to the green, which curls around the end of the bay.
The fifth heads out into the country -side sharply doglegging around some
rustic buildings where life goes on in pastoral simplicity. The long
second shot to the slightly elevated green may leave a few customers
having to take out a sand wedge instead of the putter.
The short par 4 sixth will hopefully give you some breathing space before
you have to contend with the long seventh. Their two good woods will set
you up merely a chip to the elevated green.
The eight is a short hole with the adequately bunkered green set among the
majestic rolling sand hills.
At the par 5 ninth only the very longest of hitters will have a chance of
getting on in two. Most others will have to take shots to stay out of
water and other trouble.
The back nine are probably more awesome in that water appears on seven
more holes. A compensating feature however, is that the character and
location of the hazards are so richly varied.
The tenth, eleventh and twelfth are however dry holes.
Two rather longish par 4's with a reasonably short par 3 in between.
But water again threatens the approach on the rather short par 4
thirteenth.
The waterless fourteenth with all its bunkers is the last chance you'll
have to get a breather before the onslaught of the finishing stretch.
Hole no. fifteen is again a real test of driving onto a slightly convex
landing area.
A broad canal must also be carried on the way to a green placed on a
peninsula.
I believe this will be a formidable hole, requiring skill, nerve and
strength.
But if not frightened by this hole, the following par 3 will certainly do
the trick. Over the lake to a highlying green of apparently repelling
shape with beech woods close by.
On the seventeenth you will need a big drive into a rising lakeside
plateau if you are to catch a glimpse of the sculptured green perched
beyond a deep ravine and again dangerously close to the water.
The eighteenth back to the clubhouse is a mighty par 5 witch again tempts
the heroic shot to a generous green with water near at hand.
My firm belief is that this course will provide a stimulating golf
experience of which one will never tire.
It will most certainly be a course with which i shall be proud to have
been associated."
FACTS:
LENGHT:Back tee: 7.094 m
Club tee: 6.332 m
Junior tee: 5.967 m
Ladies tee: 5.122 m
COURSE ARCHITECT:
Jeremy Turner, England.
IRRIGATION:
Richard Pocock, Australia.
IRRIGATION SYSTEM:
Thompson Systems.
BUILDING SUPERVISOR:
Torbj顤n Nordberg, Sweden.
The initial layout and forerunner of the course design we see today was
developed by Jeremy Turner in co-operation with well-known former
Falsterbo GC pro Peter Chamberlain, himself a golf course architect. The
course is built according to the strict USGA standards.
Due to the course quality the Club staged already for two times
The POLISH OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP and 2002 the
22nd EUROPEAN BOYS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP.
