Poggio dei Medici - Central Italy - Italy
Via San Gavino,
27,
50038 Scarperia (FI),
Italy
+39 (0) 55 843 5562
35km N of Florence
Contact in advance
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Alvise Rossi Fioravanti and Baldovino Dassù
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Set in the heart of Tuscany, a short drive from the historical old city of Florence, the course at Poggio dei Medici Golf Club is named after the Medici family that attained political, religious and royal prominence between the 14th and 17th century, becoming one of the most powerful dynasties in all of Europe. The club’s location close to Scarperia is actually quite a sporting hotspot because the golf course sits to the west of the hillside village and the famous Mugello Circuit race track lies on the other side. Poggio dei Medici is nothing other than an unadulterated delight. With fairways set amongst rolling hills, it’s an open parkland layout that weaves across a picture postcard landscape with water only ever threatening at a few holes; namely the par five 2nd, the doglegged 5th and short par four 15th. Poggio dei Medici opened for play in 1992 and seven years later it hosted the first of five consecutive Ladies Italian Open events. During its tenure here, five women from five different European countries won the competition. |
Reviews for Poggio dei Medici
Greenbrier in the USA. Designed by Italian Architect Alvise Rossi Fioravanti and Baldovino Dassu, its 18 holes are set over two ridges and three valleys. We started out in the early morning playing through a light fog that had settled overnight in the valle surrounded by the Appennino Tosco Emiliano Mountains making it an ideal photo opportunity. This par 72 Poggio dei Medici Golf Club stretches over 7,000 yards (6452 meters to be exact) and when the mist cleared the views from every vantage point were stunning. Fortunately there were 5 sets of tee blocks available to suit any caliber of player. The greens here are much larger than at the Florence Golf Club Ugolino and designed like a stadium course where you can hit it long but make sure you can hit it relatively straight as the fescue-lined fairways and well protected greens will definitely swallow up a few of your golf balls as I can attest. Be sure to take a few minutes to relax and take in the old world charm of clubhouse but if you are a race fan, you may want to head just outside Scarperia to the Autodomo del Mugello a 5.25 km/3.25 mile long car racing circuit featuring 15 bends. This is where the qualifying races for the European Formula 2 and world motorcycling championships are held. For a complete story on golf in Tuscany visit http://golftravelandleisure.com/2013/11/10/golf-tuscany-italy/
