Tastefully Turkish, traditionally British. Tat Golf Belek International Golf Club embraces a tremendous tract of golfing terrain. Architect Martin Hawtree has harnessed his experience to transform the topography creating 27 holes of magnificent magnitude.
A true 27 hole golf course in as much as each nine are fairly equal and are named The Tat, The Belek and The International. British course architect Martin Hawtree has moulded a tremendous area of golfing terrain into a mixture of links style golf with the American penchant for plentiful water features. Not that all of the hazards are man made. The River Besgoz perilously poised along the entirety of the par 5 6th hole awaits like the sword of Damocles to swallow shots from golfers susceptible to a slice. This, combined with a small tributary stream flowing along the left of the fairway before cutting across to join the main river, makes this the most challenging hole of the nine. The Belek course is the one that offers the links feel, with several holes within sight of the shore. The signature hole is probably the par 5 18th. Played from an elevated tee with a lake on the left, the second shot needs to be placed into a narrow landing area just short of the green, with another lake to the right waiting to dev our any sliced shot. The first hole (19th) on the International course offers scintillating views of the Mediterranean, before the course turns back inland to provide eight holes with a heavy American influence. The best example being the 3rd hole (21st) where a lake is adjacent to the left of the fairway to punish a pulled drive, before crossing to the right of the hole to await a misdirected or underhit approach. By alternating the combination of the 9's around you can actually play three different course of varying character.