LYKIA LINKS

Incorporating many firsts in Turkey, Lykia Links Antalya is the only genuine links golf course in the Mediterranean. Rates as one of the top 100 golf courses in Europe, Lykia Links Antalya makes full use the natural landscape and texure of its stunning seaside location. Located on 60 hectares of land and stretching for 6950 m along the sandy beach and blue waters of the Mediterranean, the 18-hole, par 73 professional course was expertly designed by award winning American golf architect, Perry O. Dye. The course features Dye’s signature ‘risk and reward’ theme with the fun that a links course provides.

LykiaLinks Antalya is beautifully located between the Mediterranean on one side, lush green forests and the Toros mountains on the other. It offers a unique scenewhere blue and green become one; one step away, you enjoy historical places and archaeological sites that are well worth visiting.

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 desig ned to take advantage of the natural terrain to create a particularly challenging and rewarding golfing experience. 0f the app. 36.000 golf coursesworldwide, only app. 300 are links courses.

With its 18 Holes, Par 73, 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 course, being laid out by famous American designer Perry Dye, is aimed at all golfers, but will require at times some Scottish- style “punch and run” shots. 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] 0pen Championship. All the holes are framed by spectacular views, either across the jolden beaches to the Mediterranean, or inland towards the nearby mountain peaks.