Polo Club de Saint-Tropez-Haras de Gassin

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Polo Club de Saint-Tropez-Haras de Gassin
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Polo Club de Saint-Tropez-Haras de Gassin
Location1999 route du Bourrian
Gassin
France
Coordinates 43°15′07″N6°34′51″E / 43.25198°N 6.58080°E / 43.25198; 6.58080 Coordinates: 43°15′07″N6°34′51″E / 43.25198°N 6.58080°E / 43.25198; 6.58080
Capacity Main Stadium - 100
The Restaurant - 120
Acreage 250
SurfaceNatural Grass
Opened1980 for the Haras de Gassin
1997 for the Polo Club de Saint-Tropez
Website
www.polo-st-tropez.com

The Polo Club de Saint-Tropez-Haras de Gassin is a polo facility in Gassin, France. The club includes four natural grass polo fields for high-goal competition.

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Location

The Polo Resort & Country Club is located within 100 hectares of secure private grounds at 1999, route du Bourrian, Gassin, France, near Saint-Tropez. [1]

History

The Haras de Gassin was founded in 1980 and the Polo Club de Saint-Tropez in 1997 by Corinne Schuler.

The Pakistani businessman Alshair Fiyaz became the only shareholder of the Haras de Gassin and the Polo Club.

Amenities

The club has four polo fields, a helipad, Argentinian restaurant, gymnasium with qualified coach, 30m heated outdoor pool open all year round, tennis and padel court, sauna, hammam, cryotherapy room, and several spa rooms. [1]

The restaurant is named POLO1999. The chef is Israeli Shahar Dahan, [1] who has been a personal chef to several Hollywood movie stars. [2]

The Pavilion is located across from the main field and is used for special functions, including Sunday Brunch and Polo.

High-goal polo tournaments

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Official website of Polo Club Saint-Tropez". Polo Club Saint-Tropez. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  2. Harman, Danna (18 April 2012). "Super Israeli Sushi Chef Makes Waves Across the Globe". Haaretz. Retrieved 23 May 2019.