Antalya
Kaya Eagles is a short course routed over easy rolling terrain
and through eucalyptus and pine forest. Spread over 185
acres it was designed by David Jones, and opened for play in
2004. By allowing holes to be shaped by the forest, golfers will
encounter several short, entertaining par fours, where doglegs
and ponds put a premium on positioning off the tee. Even so,
the course is one of the more forgiving on this stretch of the
Turkish Riviera, with generous fairways and large greens.
It makes Kaya Eagles accessible to golfers of all abilities.
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There is a sense of solitude and peacefulness at the farthest
reaches of the course, where the trees and ponds promise
attractive distractions as they surround you. Holes 6, 7 and 8
show off the course’s true charms, tucked away in the deepest
trees, while the nearby 5th and 17th – two of the toughest
holes – share the same deep, unforgiving waterway below the
putting surface. They call for pinpoint accuracy on approach
shots.
There are 56 bunkers and eight lakes but with the course’s
short length golfers should be able to plot their way around
them and score well.
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