The Best Golf Courses in Turkey for 2021

Turkey has been the most sought after golfing holiday destination for a few years now. It is not hard to see why Golfing holidays Turkey are so popular. The Three Factors that make for a truly memorable golf break are ever apparent when you consider playing the top golf courses in Turkey.

Firstly there is the weather. As the weather is pleasant throughout the day, the best time to visit Turkey for Golf is between April and October. You can expect to be playing in Shorts and Polos for the best part of the year.

Secondly, there is the All-Inclusive offering that all of the Golf Hotels offer to customers. Now All-Inclusive sometimes historically has had a bit of a reputation for being a bit sub-par. In Turkey, all-inclusive means premium drink brands, Superb buffet restaurants, and multiple bars and A’ La Carte restaurants. All-Inclusive golf holidays do not get any better than in Turkey.

And Lastly, there are Golf Courses. We always use the comparison to Quinta do Lago in the Algarve. The Quality of golf on offer is really high grade. Course’s have been sculpted by Sir Nick Faldo, Colin Montgomerie, Dave Thomas, and Perry Dye. With 13 Championship standard golf courses on offer all within a stone’s throw of each other.

Overall, Turkey has really bolstered its reputation as being the finest golf destination in continental Europe. But which are the best golf courses in Turkey? Well, that is where we can assist you and make sure that your next trip to Belek is the very best golf break ever.

• Designed by Colin Montgomerie
• Opened for play in 2007
• European Tour venue for the Turkish Airlines Open
• Back 9 Floodlit
• Par 72
• Length 6216 yards

The Montgomerie Maxx Royal Golf, was developed in tandem with European Golf Design. A championship test, recognised by the European Tour showcasing the golf course for the Turkish Airlines Open. One of the Race to Dubai Final Series signature events on tour. In 2019 Tyrrell Hatton claimed victory under the floodlights in a six-man playoff.   

Where to Stay: Maxx Royal or Voyage Belek

• Designed by Peter Thomson
• Opened for play in 2008
• Top 50 Golf Course in Continental Europe
• 18 Floodlit Holes
• Par 72
• Length 7,186 yards

In Antalya’s Belek Region, Carya Golf Club is the first classic, heathland style golf course on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast. Carya is a European Tour standard golf course built on elongated sandhills at the core of Turkey’s golf region.
Subsequently, as one of Turkey’s most successful country clubs, “Carya Golf Club” has launched a massive investment to be Europe’s first floodlighted golf course.

Where to Stay: Regnum Carya Golf Resort or Zeynep Belek

• Designed by Dave Thomas
• Opened for play in 1999
• Connected to Antalya Golf Club Pasha Course
• Signature 18th Hole
• Par 72
• Length 7125 yards

A formidable challenge is the PGA Sultan Course, for which punishing holes thread through the immense pine forests. The course stretches 7,011 yards from the back tees, which will guarantee a daunting test even for the low handicap golfers.
The PGA Sultan Golf Course, crafted by David Jones and European Golf Design, has seen its turn of golfing royalty pass through its lush fairways. Most significantly, Justin Rose, who shot a 65 on the last day of the 2012 World Golf Final. Surpassed by fellow countryman Lee Westwood by one stroke and took home a tidy $1.5 million purse.

Where to Stay: Sirene Belek or Kempinski the Dome

• Designed by Perry Dye
• Opened for play in 2008
• A True Links just outside of Belek
• A very different style of golf course for a Turkey Golf Holiday
• Par 72
• Length 7536 yards

The Perry Dye design, Lykia Links Golf, sticks out from all of the other golf courses in Belek. Located just across the Köprüçay River at the eastern end of the stretch, the course runs over very undulating terrain.

Above all, the course reflects Kiawah Island in places built by Perry’s father, Pete. There are many spectacular dunes of natural sand, large waste fields, sloping greens. Likewise slippery bunkers with railway sleepers, very much a part of Dye designs.

• Designed by Bob Hunt
• Opened for play in 2008
• 36 Hole Golf Complex
• Sueno Dunes also on-site
• Par 72
• Length 7054 yards

The Suneo Pines golf course winds through the native pine dense forests, as the name implies. Out of the two courses on the Sueno golf resort, the Pines course is a real skills test and an excellent challenge for all levels of handicap.

From the championship, tees the course measures over 7000 yards and with multiple lakes and expertly positioned bunkers. Therefore, even the cream of the crop can post high scorecards. 

Where to Stay: Sueno Golf Hotel or Sueno Deluxe

• Designed by David Feherty and David Jones
• Opened for play in 1994
• 27 Hole Golf Complex
• “Ada” Holes 19 -27
• Par 72 (Irmak and Tuna)
• Length 7030 yards

This is a truly remarkable golf course, Matured nicely and thoughtfully routed through undulating terrain and old pine and eucalyptus trees. During the majority of the year, the snow-capped Taurus Mountains provide a stunning backdrop, particularly while the golf course is bathed in the hot Mediterranean sunshine.

Where to Stay: Regnum Carya Golf Resort or Zeynep Belek

• Cornelia Faldo
• Titanic Golf Club
• The Gloria Old
• Gloria New
• Golf at Gloria Verde ( 9 Holes )
• Kaya Palazzo Golf Club
• Sueno Dunes
• Antalya Golf Club – Pasha