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THE
BELEK OF THE BALL
Golf on the Turkish Riviera
Nobilis
Golf Club & Villas
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Talking
of history, golfers will enjoy the clubhouse feel at Nobilis
G.C. which makes for the perfect double-bill at this end of
the strip.
For Nobilis
unashamedly celebrates the areas Roman roots - right down
to the vast, grandiose mosaic murals outside the pro shop.
Even the
club logo 'goes for it', with its young Roman golfer complete
with laurel wreath, off-the-shoulder toga number and footwear
nearer to Jesus sandals than the mandatory softspikes. Tacky?
Maybe just a little. But there's nothing
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about the golf course which is in fact more traditional than
its neighbours. Architect Dave Thomas has resisted the temptation
for tricked up features and come up with a highly consistent
test. Fairways follow serene avenues of pines, with the attractive
water hazards and the River Acisu only really troubling you
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It's also
the the most subtle design, with seemingly simple holes, like
the 'birdieable' 271-metre, yielding your intrepid reporter
a triple bogey courtesy of its tiny plateau green surrounded
by 'invisible' contouring that Donald Ross would have been
proud.
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The 17th |
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The lively
Yorkshireman, John Nolan, presides over Nobilis which also
has its own cluster of stylish villas - though a new Nobilis
Hotel will open on the magnificent beach, next season.
That will
take the tally of hotels to over 20, with no shortage of land
along this 100-mile undisturbed stretch where we understand
the long-term masterplan is for a total of 11 golf courses.
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