Turkey | Courses & Resorts
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Carya
A little bit of Surrey can now be found in Belek thanks to five-time Open champion Peter Thomson. By deploying nearly a million heather sprigs throughout the Carya course, which opened late last year, the veteran Australian has produced a…
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Tat
Overall, TatGolf Belek International Golf Club, to give it its full name, offers the visiting golfer much more space than any of the Gloria courses or Nobilis. But its proximity to a much windier stretch of coastline means that players’…
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Gloria
We discussed the charms and temptations of the National Golf Club in the spring issue of Going for Golf, so now it is the turn of the resorts of Gloria, Nobilis and Tat.
The National, laid out by the…
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Nobilis
Across the road from Gloria, the German-owned Robinson Nobilis, which opened in October 1998, is another championship-standard course shaped attractively from the mature conifers and inland waterways of Belek’s coastline. It was designed by Welshman Dave Thomas, whose greatest claim…
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National
At the other end of the age scale for golf courses in Belek is the the National Golf Club which is next door to, and just west of, Kaya Eagles. Northern Ireland has had more than a passing influence on…
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Cornelia
The splendid Nick Faldo design at Cornelia Golf Club, opened in November 2006 and bears all the hallmarks of class and attention to detail that characterised the six-time Major champion’s play when he was in his pomp. It consists of…
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Kaya Eagles
Kaya Eagles, was five years under construction before former European Tour pro David Jones came along to complete the job in 2007. When it finally opened, draped around eight sizeable water hazards and set amid clusters of mature pine trees,…
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Sueno
With their sweeping contours, strategic challenges and picturesque views, the Pines and Dunes courses at Sueno Golf Club represent a particularly ambitious project that is setting a new standard for the game in Turkey. Longer and narrower than its sister…
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Antalya Golf Club
Golfers seeking outstanding courses, continuous sunshine and five-star luxury at very affordable prices should explore south-west Turkey.
Back in 1994, Belek was a relatively obscure village best known for turtles laying their eggs on its beaches and its dazzling…
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Gloria Golf Resort
There are the Old and New courses of the luxurious Gloria complex (there is a third nine-hole course, the Verde) having played the outer and inner nine of each. Michel Gayon has brought a Gallic tease to both in his…
