Many great golf courses sit within the interesting country of Turkey. Here are some of the best.
The Best Golf Courses In Turkey
Turkey is an extraordinarily beautiful and fascinating country that occupies a uniquely interesting spot on the earth’s surface.
Effectively straddling two continents – Europe and Asia – it offer s fascinating blend of Eastern and Western cultural traditions.
Indeed another interesting and unique aspect to the place is its golf courses which have gone from strength to strength over the past 20 or so years.
Below we have taken a look at some of the best.
Lykia Links
One which stands out from the others, literally as well as figuratively, is the Perry Dye creation, Lykia Links. Situated at the eastern end of the stretch, just across the River Köprüçay, it runs over quite undulating terrain and in places resembles Kiawah Island which was designed by Perry’s father, Pete (opens in new tab).
There are impressive, natural sand dunes, large waste areas, sloping greens and slippered bunkers, very much a Dye characteristic.
Carya
Peter Thompson and his company is responsible for Carya which is built on land reminiscent of the classic heathland courses near London.
His aim was to build a traditional-style course and in the region of a million heather plants were imported to give that feel.
The holes run through eucalyptus and pine, and include the longest hole in Turkey, the 6th, which is a marathon 628 yards from the championship tee.
Cornelia
There are three loops of nine at Cornelia and the 18-hole combinations are known as King, Queen and Prince.
The Nick Faldo (opens in new tab) design makes the most of a broad dune ridge that runs through the centre of the property. There are plenty of dramatic and elevated tees and greens, and the Faldo principle of strategy – thinking your way round the course – is very much to the fore. Accuracy rather than length from the tee is vital as there are waste areas waiting to gather drives that run too far.
Antalya (Pasha and PGA Sultan)
Two of the best golf courses in Turkey sit at Antalya Golf…
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