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by David Jones
At
the National, the 18 hole Championship Course is 6232 meters, par 72 and
designed by Ryder Cup Player David Feherty, has played host to the PGA
European Turkish Seniors Open in 1996 and 1997. David Feherty has incorporated
aspects of the best courses he has competed on in the world, and has ensured
that no two holes are similar. Carved through a forest of eucalyptus and
pine trees with the back-drop of the snow capped Taurus mountains and
an abundance of natural lakes, the National will test players of all abilities.
The National thanks to David Jones, Senior Player, whom leading his consultancy
since the beginning of the National to improve the conditions and design
of the course.
The
National was opened in late 1994, but it has taken only six years to win
international recognition in the year 2000 rankings of UK's Golf World
magazine as the number 42 and in the year 2001 rankings' as the number
39 golf course in mainland Europe, and also in Germany's Die Welt magazine
as the number 9 golf course on the European Mediterranean coasts in 2000. |