Pólus Palace Golf Club
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Golf course
A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...
in Hungary
Hungary
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. It was built by Péter Pólus, a Hungarian entrepreneur. It is privately owned.
The course is situated on a 178 acre (0.278125245910878 sq mi; 0.72034108 km²), protected nature reserve, with a driving range with 16 sheltered stands and both pitching and putting greens, Polus Palace calls itself a "golf hotel". It hosted the Polus Palace Masters Cup golf tournament, sponsored by Chevrolet
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in 2005. The course also supports practising. The 6208 yards (5,677 m) course has a day and night driving range with professional golfers offering instructions. A series of tournaments are being held from early spring till fall.
Registered players of the Club sometimes participate on charity golf events.