LYKIA LINKS GOLF COURSE, Belek Turkey

General Information:

LykiaLinks Antalya is a first for Turkey and the Mediterranean region - a truly unique and exceptional course.

Located on the sea, the championship links course was designed to take advantage of the natural terrain to create a particularly challenging and rewarding golfing experience. Of the app. 36.000 golf courses worldwide, only app. 300 are links courses.

With its 18 Holes, Par 72, as with most links-style golf courses, the prevailing wind is the key ingredient in providing a proper challenge in this championship course. The four holes that will run alongside the eastern Mediterranean - Nos 13, 14, 15 and 16 - are dramatically laid out amongst the dunes and will test the skills of even the finest players. The 18th finishes, stadium-style, with a huge waste area on the right, mounds on the left and a turtle-back green which golfers will need to approach with caution.

This exciting new course, being laid out by famous American designer Perry Dye, is aimed at the accomplished golfer and will require at times some Scottish- style "punch and run" shots. Quilted fairways and an assortment of pot bunkers guarding the greens will remind golfers of some of the famous courses in Scotland, especially those that host the [British] Open Championship. All the holes are framed by spectacular views, either across the golden beaches to the Mediterranean, or inland towards the nearby mountain peaks.

Examples of the style of design that Dye is bringing to southern Turkey can be seen at his famous links courses in South Carolina on the east cost of the United States - Harbour Town and Kiawah Island (Ocean Course).

Moreover, LykiaLinks Antalya will also enable higher-handicap golfers to have fun while playing. Also, while the sun can be a little overpowering on some of the inland courses in south-west Turkey, the cooling Mediterranean breezes at this course will ensure a refreshing release from the heat.

Description:

Design : Perry O. Dye, A.S.G.C.A. Golf Lessons : Available
Opened : November 2008 Putting Green :

With many pin positions (5630 sqm)
Surface : 156 acres (630.000 sqm) Pitching Green : With 15 station (7500 sqm)
Length : 6571 meters Driving Range : Double-ended 25 stations, 27500 sqm
Handicap : Women 36, Men 28 Lakes : 1
Grass : Paspalum/ Seaspray Golf cars : Yes
Greens : Average 600 sqm Seaspray Paspalum Rental Clubs : Yes
Tees : Five per hole, approx 600 sqm per tee Pro Shop : Yes
Fairways : Challenging and undulating, with plenty of strategic options Spikes : non – metal spike facility
Bunkers :

Waste Bunkers, 54 Dye-Style Bunkers plus the “Beach”

LYKIA LINKS - Scorecard ( 1 - 9 Holes )

HOLE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OUT
Black 427 478 435 200 422 554 336 176 430 3458m
Gold 400 471 393 187 348 502 294 148 362 3105m
Blue 393 426 388 261 323 469 266 143 338 2907m
Red 306 366 344 141 273 424 243 120 312 2529m
Green 304 365 310 116 247 387 241 118 280 2368m
PAR 4 5 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 36
SI 4 14 2 6 12 8 10 18 16

LYKIA LINKS - Scorecard ( 10 - 18 Holes )

HOLE 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 IN
Black 433 411 396 541 381 182 471 242 410 3467m
Gold 382 390 366 509 356 167 462 214 370 3216m
Blue 342 358 355 497 304 154 428 192 332 2962m
Red 318 329 326 465 267 144 370 162 283 2664m
Green 295 285 307 458 245 107 334 155 214 2400m
PAR 4 4 4 5 4 3 5 3 4 36
SI 7 9 5 1 15 13 11 3 17