Carya Golf Club asks for controlled driving from the outset, with pine and eucalyptus defining many of the lines and 75 bunkers waiting for anything straying from the fairway. Built across 260 acres of rolling, sandy ground, the course brings an English heathland feel to the Mediterranean coast, with firm looking contours, strategic angles and four tee positions on every hole. Four lakes affect play on seven holes, while greens averaging around 600 square metres reward a considered approach rather than a hopeful one. From the Black Championship Tees, the course stretches to just under 7,200 yards, yet the different tee choices keep it playable for a mixed group. The benchmark is high too, with Thorbjørn Olesen and Thomas Pieters both recording 62 from the back markers in Turkish Airlines Open on the DP World Tour.
What sets Carya apart after the sun drops is the lighting across all 18 holes, making it the first fully floodlit course in Europe. A later tee time changes the feel of the round without changing the test, as fairways, greens and hazards remain clearly defined beneath the lights.
The clubhouse sits beside Regnum Carya, useful for golfers staying at the resort, where clubhouse food and drink forms part of the hotel’s all-inclusive arrangement, apart from the buggy bars and halfway house. Clubs can be left securely overnight close to the clubhouse entrance, leaving the journey between rounds uncomplicated. Buggies include ball and club-head cleaners, with ice-filled cool boxes in summer, while electric and manual trolleys are available for those who prefer to walk the course.
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