| When it comes to golf breaks away from the UK, | | | | precise drives, but a golfer who takes up the |
| there is a new destination that is rapidly becoming | | | | challenge here will be rewarded with stunning |
| highly regarded for European golf holidays - | | | | views and a very pleasurable round of golf. |
| Turkey. With its Mediterranean climate, beautiful | | | | Gloria |
| coastline and a rapidly growing selection of top | | | | Much like the Antalya Golf Club, the Gloria actually |
| quality golf courses, it is hoping to become a | | | | contains two outstanding courses for a golf break |
| genuine competitor with more established | | | | in Turkey. The Gloria Old is a nine hole academy |
| destinations such as the Algarve in Portugal. | | | | course running through beautiful pine forests that |
| The majority of the courses are concentrated in | | | | is a superb place to polish up your game, while |
| and around the resort of Belek, which has been | | | | Gloria New is a tough and intricate course that |
| consciously crafted to create a modern day | | | | might be the best in the country. |
| golfers paradise. Located close to glorious beaches | | | | Cornelia Golf Club |
| in some truly magnificent natural surroundings, this | | | | A particular favourite for more experienced |
| is one of the most visually striking golf resorts in | | | | players on a golf holiday in Turkey, the Cornelia |
| the world, and has won awards for its integration | | | | Golf Club was designed by Nick Faldo and offers |
| of the golf courses with the natural beauty of the | | | | three different 18 hole combinations - the King, |
| Turkish coastline. But there is more than just | | | | Queen and Prince courses. It can be ferociously |
| good views to a golf break in Turkey - the | | | | challenging, but if you can master the course it is |
| courses are designed by some of the world's | | | | a true joy to play. |
| best, and many of them present a tough | | | | Lykia Links |
| challenge to even the most skilled golfers. | | | | Golf courses in Turkey tend to be either parkland |
| Only time will tell whether the Turkish bid to | | | | courses (such as the Cornelia) or peppered with |
| become "the new Algarve" will find success, but if | | | | water hazards (such as the two courses at the |
| you do decide to head out for a golf holiday in | | | | Antalya Golf Club), and the Lykia Links is the first |
| Turkey, here are five of the finest courses to | | | | true links course in the country, designed by Pete |
| enjoy... | | | | Dye. Golfers here can enjoy the stunning coastal |
| Antalya Golf Club | | | | vistas, though the good views come at a price; |
| Antalya Golf Club is one of Turkey's finest. It | | | | the unpredictable Mediterranean winds can ramp |
| features two golf courses - the Sultan and The | | | | up the difficulty of this course, but the challenge is |
| Pascha - and perilous water hazards dominate | | | | part of the experience at Lykia Links. |
| both courses. They demand careful play and | | | | |