A legendary design
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Gary Player and Arthur Gromadzki, chairman of Modry Las
Modry Las was created to compete as a golf resort at the very highest levels on the international stage. Bringing in the expertise, knowledge and vision of Gary Player was the first step in this process. The next was to build a club that echoed his values. This brochure has been created to explain why Modry Las has become Poland’s most celebrated golf resort. Contents ................................................ ................................. 2-3 The Course ........................................... ................................. 4-9 The Clubhouse ...................................... ...............................10-11 New Developments ............................... ...............................12-13 Corporate Events ................................... ...............................14-15 Club Membership.................................. ...............................16-17 Contact .................................................. ...............................18-19
There can not be many golf holes Modry Las. With a classic risk-an approach, this is a hole designed
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A classy golf course carved in a beautiful, natural landscape
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Gary Player
s that match the drama and potential of the 18th at nd-reward drive followed by a hugely challenging to bring out the very best in your game.
Hole 18, par 5, 562 yards
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Poland’s Most Beautiful Golf Course
Hole 15, par 3, 174 yards
Situated outside Choszczno in the West Pomerania region of Poland, Modry Las Golf Club was opened in 2009 to world-wide acclaim. Designed by the legendary Grand Slamwinning Gary Player, the course quickly became recognised as Poland’s most beautiful golf course and the country’s only signature design. Modry Las quickly established itself as one of the leading lights of the golf scene in Eastern Europe providing both members and visitors with an unrivalled golfing experience.
It was first selected by Golf World magazine (UK) in its top 100 European golf courses in 2009, just three months after the official opening, and has maintained its top-tier status ever since. It was also selected as a finalist for the prestigious Golf Inc 2010 Development of the Year Awards and has been named Poland’s best golf course by the country’s leading golf website.
A beautiful par 3 that flirts with the edge of a tranquil lake. This is a tee shot that will play on your mind from the first hole onwards – simply hitting the green and making par is an accomplishment. One of the most iconic holes at Modry Las.
This extraordinary course overlooks two spring-fed lakes and is surrounded by oak, pine and birch forests making it a remarkable place to play golf. 4
Hole 16, par 4, 572 yards
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A stunning hole that provides intrigue and challenge from start to finish. With an imposing bunker protecting the right-hand side of the fairway and an impressive stone-faced façade to the green, this hole epitomizes Modry Las.
Golfers will come from all over the world to play this hole
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Hole 2, par 5, 555 yards
A stunning par 5 with a carry over water to a gorgeous green site which is surrounded by bunkers and framed by the lake behind. Accuracy is crucial at this classic risk-and-reward hole.
Gary Player describes Modry Las as “a classy golf course carved in a beautiful, natural landscape with mature pine forests, spring-fed lakes and fields of wildflowers - an incredible setting�.
The course he designed is set in a landscape dominated by two spring-fed lakes ensuring water comes into play on most holes. It is a place of rare natural beauty with steep-faced bunkers and smooth-running greens. 6
The longest hole on the course is best tackled by playing down the right-hand side of the fairway, flirting with an imposing, steepfaced bunker. The putting surface is reached by playing over a stream that bounds the front edge of an inviting green.
Hole 7, par 5, 594 yards
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Modry Las has been built on par with the best and most beautiful courses in the world
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Arthur Gromadzki, chairman of Modry Las 7
Hole 8, par 4, 367 yards
On the eighth, water comes into play from the outset with a lake surrounding the tee complex on this short par 4. But with a single bunker protecting the green, this approachable hole will tempt many into bold play. 8
One of two short par threes on the back nine, this hole plays downhill to a long, thin green surrounded by four bunkers. Club selection will be critical if a birdie is to be had here.
Hole 13, par 3, 174 yards
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Playing golf at Modry Las is a real treat, like taking a nature trail through the beautiful Polish countryside. There’s not a single hole I wouldn’t love to play again and those with wonderful lakeside locations will remain long in the memory
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The Clubhouse at Modry Las
The Modry Las clubhouse will include a spacious restaurant with a panoramic terrace overlooking the 18th green, a sports bar and lounge, extensive changing facilities and a golf boutique.
Artist’s impressions
In addition, there will be 11 guest suites, a gallery and an indoor golf practice room with a state-of-the-art simulator.
designed the contemporary structure to incorporate all the comforts of a country lodge. Members’ lounges will offer the coziness of a roaring fire as well as exquisite views over
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the tranquil Radun Lake and stunning sunsets. There will also be the option of an intimate private-dining room as well as a 60-cover restaurant featuring international cuisine served with Polish hospitality.
Modry Las was created as a place where members and visitors will not only enjoy the experience of playing a world-class course, but can savour their time off the course as well. 11
Hole 15, par 3, 174 yards
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Modry Las Expands
The latest raft of improvements at Modry Las will see the introduction of a tricky ninehole short course, a specially designed golf academy and stylish, on-site self-catering accommodation. In the same spirit as Modry Las, the new nine-hole Orli Las course has been laid out to provide golfers of all standards with an opportunity to improve their game on a course that takes less than an hour to play.
Modry Las is continuing to enhance its reputation as an exceptional sports and residential complex. The new short course, golf academy and cottages are good examples of that commitment. To complement the short course, the Modry Las Academy provides covered teaching bays that overlook the driving range, a debriefing area, a club and equipment sales service and fully equipped club-fitting service.
Hole 1, par 4, 440 yards,
Visiting golfers will also enjoy all the comforts of home in the new self-catering cottages at Modry Las, each of which accommodates up to four golfers. Teeing off from a position overlooking a peaceful lake, the first is an opening hole that tests the nerves. A sweeping right-handed dogleg that leads to a long, thin green protected by a series of banks, players will do well to walk away with a par. 13
Hole 14, par 4, 413 yards
A wonderfully crafted hole that follows the lake around a left-handed dog-leg to a two-tiered green which is full of peril and possibilities. 14
Corporate Events Modry Las is an exceptional golfing facility that offers a range of activities to encourage team building and a healthy corporate spirit.
reach of major cities like Berlin, Poznan and Szczecin.
We can also coordinate golf tournaments that include nearest-the-pin and longest-drive competitions, live scoring and an array of sought-after prizes.
Corporate days at Modry Las can be tailored to suit any budget, with a range of activities and products supplied Extra activities for non-golfing according to your specific group members can also be requirements. arranged, such as balloon rides, archery, go-karting, kayaking These include golf tuition and clay-pigeon shooting. and video analysis, club hire, catering and access to golf For more information, please simulators. visit www.modrylas.pl.
The tranquil, natural surroundings help create an ideal environment for social exchange in which to strengthen client relationships and to develop bonds with important suppliers. The expanse of the landscape is inspiring and also within easy
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Whilst Modry Las is still very young, it occupies a stunning site and thoroughly deserves its position in the Top 100 Courses in Europe and will, I am sure, rise even further in the ratings
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Andy Campbell master greenkeeper and certified golf course superintendent
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Hole 6, par 4, 464 yards
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Club Membership Explore all the possibilities Modry Las has to offer by becoming a member of one of Europe’s best new golf clubs.
of the most highly regarded resorts in Eastern Europe. As the only signature-designed golf course in Poland, Modry Las has adopted an open-door policy that welcomes everyone and offers challenge and pleasure to all, from beginners to seasoned players.
With no joining fees and easy payments, membership at Modry Las has been designed to give you access to a world-class golf course and cutting-edge training facilities that have made Modry Las one
With 14 membership categories
to choose from, there is also a payment option to suit every budget. With a golf academy providing both private lessons and group tuition at various levels, where better to improve your game than at Modry Las? For more information, please visit www.modrylas.pl
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Modry Las is a special place. It is a golf club that focuses on the enjoyment of the game. Gary Player’s design is at the heart of this, and our intention is to make the Modry Las experience equally impressive.
A good drive tees up a beautifully framed second shot to a flat green protected by a single, small tree on the right-hand side. What the green lacks in undulations, the fairway more than makes up for with a series of ridges crossing the playing surface.
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Stewart Snedden director of golf Modry Las Golf Club 17
Hole 5, par 3, 211 yards
A simple hole with just one bunker, this par 3 will entice golfers of all abilities. But looks can be deceptive – mounds and hollows lie in wait for any balls that fail to hit the target. 18
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It’s a beautifully designed course set wonderfully into the countryside
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Roman Fedorczuk, founder of Polishgolf.pl
Contact Modry Las SA, Mickiewicza 20, 73-200, Choszczno, Poland +48 667 710 410 www.modrylas.pl 19