Polish Golf Union has now more than 2000 members - 80% men and 20% women, including 170 juniors.
Polish Golf Union has 34 member clubs in Poland and one in the USA - Polish American Golf Association (honorary member). Out of all the PGU clubs, 13 have 18-hole (or more) golf courses, 11 have 9-hole courses. Remaining clubs are registered with DR or courses shorter than 9 holes.

PGU facts

For two years now PGU had been running its golf promotion and popularisation programme "Teraz Golf" (Now Golf) divided into four major chapters:

PR activities
- changing of the image of golf and its promotion as a family sport (similarly to tennis, skiing);
PGU Promotional Programmes
- increasing the number of golfers by drawing new players to existing golf courses. This is performed by golf clinics for beginners within the SAP Green Card Club and other golf competitions, as well as regularly organised Green Card Examinations;
- Activities aimed at the existing golfers - organisation of Polish Championship Tour, Junior Tour, running the Polish Golf Ranking, Central HCP data base, organising Junior Training Camps and Referee Training Courses;
- Information and communication activities - www.pzgolf.pl website and the "Golf. Po prostu" magazine.

PGU objectives
1.Promotion of golf in the media, development and organisation of amateur golf in Poland,
2.Representation and protection of the interests of clubs registered with the PGU,
3.Creation and running of training programmes for golfers of all age groups, including the National Teams,
4.Introduction and supervision of the R&A Rules of Golf in Poland,
5.Organisation of the Championship Tournaments in Poland

Polish golf history
Although the history of golf in Poland commenced much earlier than the beginning of the 1990-ties, when the Polish Golf Union was founded, in comparison with the 500 years of its development in Europe, we have to admit that the sport managed to circumvent our beautiful land. Also, nobody had taken enough care to write down the meagre history there had been, though some traces of the game can still be found.
Before WW I, within the borders of today's Poland, golf courses could be found at Powsin near Warsaw, Gdańsk, Łańcut, Katowice and Szczawno. The oldest club, at what was then called Sazbrunn (near today's Szczawno) was built in 1906 and was recognised by the entire European elite.
The most popular club in Poland was the "Polski Country Club" built in Powsin near Warsaw in 1938. At that time Poland had "already" 5 courses and despite the belief, they were not for aristocracy only. 1932 saw the publication of the first golf instruction book in Poland, the "Podręcznik do gry w golfa" (Handbook of the game of golf), written by Adam Gubatta. The Match between the Duke of York and Charles (Karol) Radziwiłł on the course in Łańcut in 1935 was related in the papers across Europe.
While WW II practically wiped the game out in Poland, the political changes in 1989 allowed it to return. As is usual in such cases, the foreigners were the first to have started playing. As the number of enthusiasts increased, investors arrived also. The first post-war club in Poland was opened in Rajszew near Warsaw in 1992. The following year next two clubs (Łukęcin & Amber Baltic GC) opened in the north-west corner of Poland, on July 31 the Polish Golf Union was founded, and in early autumn PGA-Poland started its existence. The only Polish major, the Polish Open Championship, was first played in 1994 and in 1999 it was part of the Challenge Tour with prize money of 100,000 USD. It was Poland, among other countries, that started the careers of such players as Greg Hanrahan, Niklas Fasth, David Howell, Justin Rose and a few more talented, young players. Polish courses were also host to international EGA Tournaments (International European Ladies Championship 2000, European Youths Team Championship 2002, EGA Challenge Trophy Men 2004 and EGA Challenge Trophy Boys 2005.
Today Poland offers players 24 clubs with 9 or 18-hole courses. The varying landscapes and untamed nature place Polish golf courses among the most beautiful in Europe. Every year, the number of PGU members grows, which seems to be one of the effects of the golf promotion programme introduced in 2005 under the name - TERAZ GOLF. It is estimated that golf in Poland is now played by almost 7,000 people.

More information on www.pzgolf.pl