PGA National Turkey Antalya Golf Club has hosted some of the biggest names in golf, and four-time European Tour winner Søren Kjeldsen has revealed that he enjoyed playing at the resort so much he returned for another round just three days later.
Kjeldsen took time out from an early-season family holiday in the Belek region to visit the resort for the first time with his two sons, Emil and Mads, to play its acclaimed PGA Sultan course.
The par-71 layout has hosted of numerous high-profile tournaments including the 2012 Turkish Airlines World Golf Final – which featured the likes of Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and eventual winner Justin Rose – and Kjeldsen and his boys enjoyed their first experience to such an extent that they played it again a few days later.
The 42-year-old Dane, who partnered Thorbjørn Olesen to win the World Cup for Denmark for the first time in 2016, said: “(The visit) has been great. I have been to Belek before for the Turkish Airlines Open but this was my first time here at the PGA Sultan Course, and it is a wonderful course.
“I really like it and it’s a great layout. The facilities are great with the clubhouse, and the whole atmosphere has been first class. I will be absolutely returning to Turkey. This won’t be the last time for sure.
“There’s the Turkish Open later this year but, for me, it’s the first time coming here on holiday and I will certainly do that again.”
The first golf resort in Turkey to feature 36 holes and situated 25 minutes from Antalya, PGA National Turkey Antalya Golf Club is regarded among Europe’s premier golf resorts. Its extensive facilities include two 18-hole golf courses – the PGA Sultan and The Pasha – as well as two hotels, the 176-room luxury five-star Kempinski Hotel The Dome and the five-star, 442-room, Sirene Belek Hotel.
Complementing the layouts are excellent practice facilities including a 300-metre driving range and academy, while the resort recently joined a select group of courses to receive the official endorsement of The Professional Golfers’ Association, being renamed as PGA National Turkey.
Away from the fairways, hotel guests can enjoy access to numerous other sports and leisure facilities including tennis, football, various watersports, kids’ clubs, fabulous pier and two luxury spas, while the resort also offers an array of opulent culinary experiences at a variety of bars and restaurants.
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Picture caption: Søren Kjeldsen relaxes at PGA National Turkey Antalya Golf Club with general manager Ahmet Cagil (left) and director of golf Michael Jones (right).
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About The PGA National Turkey Antalya Golf Club
The first golf resort in Turkey to feature 36 holes and having played host to some of the biggest names in the game, the PGA National Turkey Antalya Golf Club is regarded as one of Europe’s premier golfing venues.
Situated across 1,350 acres in Belek in the heart of the Turkish golf Riviera, the resort features outstanding facilities including two 18-hole golf courses – the PGA Sultan and The Pasha – two five-star hotels and an extensive range of sports and lifestyle amenities.
The host of numerous high-profile tournaments including the 2012 Turkish Airlines World Golf Final – which featured the likes of Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and eventual winner Justin Rose – the resort raised its global profile further in 2017 by joining the select group of courses to receive the official endorsement of The Professional Golfers’ Association, being renamed as the PGA National Turkey.
Opened in 2003, the par-71 PGA Sultan course measures 6,477m from the back tees and players must negotiate a number of hazards to score well on the narrow, challenging layout, including no fewer than 12 lakes and 122 bunkers. The Pasha, which was also designed by David Jones in association with European Golf Design, is wider and more inviting as it meanders through a mixture of towering pine trees and woodland.
Complementing the golf courses are extensive practice facilities while, under the terms of its partnership, The PGA will oversee a significant upgrade of the resort’s golf academy in 2018, adding radar ball-tracking, video analysis and custom club-fitting facilities to the existing 300-metre driving range and associated short game area.
Located less than 30 minutes from Antalya international airport, the PGA National Turkey features two outstanding hotels – the 176-room luxury five-star Kempinski Hotel The Dome and the 442-room five-star Sirene Belek Hotel, both offering luxury accommodation on an all-inclusive basis.
As well as offering access to an extensive array of other sports and leisure facilities including tennis, football, numerous swimming pools and watersports, a water park, kids’ clubs, and two luxury spas, hotel guests can experience an array of opulent culinary experiences at the resort’s variety of bars and restaurants.
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