Faldo Course Belek - Which combination is the best

[Crawfy]

Faldo Course Belek - Which combination is the best?

Hi all,
Heading back to Belek this summer with the family.
I've previously played some of the other courses, but not the Faldo complex. With 3x9 hole layouts, I'm looking for advice on which combo makes for the best course.
I know there will be a lot of personal preferences in any answer, but all feedback is welcome.
Playing off 8 and looking for a fair challenge to my game.
I'm playing 3 rounds whilst over there. Re-playing the Carya whilst taking a first stab at The National.
Cheers
PC

 

[cliveb]

Re: Faldo Course Belek - Which combination is the best?

Hi all,
Heading back to Belek this summer with the family.
I've previously played some of the other courses, but not the Faldo complex. With 3x9 hole layouts, I'm looking for advice on which combo makes for the best course.
I know there will be a lot of personal preferences in any answer, but all feedback is welcome.
Playing off 8 and looking for a fair challenge to my game.
I'm playing 3 rounds whilst over there. Re-playing the Carya whilst taking a first stab at The National.

I've only played the Faldo course once, and can't remember which pair of loops we played. What I do recall is that it's surprisingly short. Accuracy is key - all the fairways tend to have "adverse camber" so anything off-centre tends to be thrown outwards by the terrain.

As for the National - you can keep it. Scruffiest of any of the courses I've tried in Belek, and has an inflated opinion of its own importance. Also charges 5 euros more than anyone else for a buggy - if they have any available, that is.

 

[Wildrover]

Re: Faldo Course Belek - Which combination is the best?

I played all three loops last year and can honestly say that there wasn't a weaker loop, all 3 were equally good. As Cliveb says accuracy is key though and I used a 3w or hybrid off most tees. National is the oldest course there and whilst not kept to the same standard as some of the others is enjoyable none the less imho. The long par4 on the back 9 (about the 14th I think) is a great hole with water down the left and the green jutting out into it. Again though it's tight and anything wayward is punished. Carya still my favourite out there though.

 

[Crawfy]

I've only played the Faldo course once, and can't remember which pair of loops we played. What I do recall is that it's surprisingly short. Accuracy is key - all the fairways tend to have "adverse camber" so anything off-centre tends to be thrown outwards by the terrain.

As for the National - you can keep it. Scruffiest of any of the courses I've tried in Belek, and has an inflated opinion of its own importance. Also charges 5 euros more than anyone else for a buggy - if they have any available, that is.

Thanks for heads up on The National. I've played The Monty, both Suenos, both Gloria's, Carya, Sultan and Pasha. Any others you have played that u would recommend?
The camber on The Faldo was mentioned by my pro who played a Tournie earlier this month. Sounds like I need to work on my draw to hold the fairway.
Either way, I can't wait for sunshine golf.

 

[Jon321]

As above there isn't a bad 9 at the Faldo. You'll do well to actually choose which ones before you go though. Try the TAT. Another 3 loops of 9 and easily the best out there for me. Beautiful views and some really interesting holes.

 

[Simbo]

It's 6 and half a dozen mate, all the 27 holes at the Faldo are good. Iv played them all quite a few times.

 

[Crawfy]

Cheers guys. Agree with Rover, Carya is my fave. Tat is a good shout and a bit under the radar. The Faldo is a stick on as I fancy the challenge. We may not be back in Belek for a family holiday so looking to chalk as many courses as poss. I'll still opt for the National due to is (ahem) heritage. I fancy a go at the night golf at Carya for novelty value.

 

[srixon 1]

Lykia Links is meant to be good. Not played it myself though. I've played five courses out there and none were bad, some just better than others, but the standout for me was the Carya.

 

[cliveb]

Lykia Links is meant to be good. Not played it myself though.

I've played Lykia Links once. Quite enjoyed the lack of trees. (No matter how few trees a course has, I always find a way to get behind them).

It's wide open and doesn't really have much rough, so you can hook and slice away and usually find your ball. The edges of some of the fairways are not at all obvious. One time we thought we were trundling along our fairway in the buggy only to realise we were actually on the next one over, heading towards the players coming the other way.

One slight issue is getting there. It's only about a mile as the crow flies from the main cluster of courses around Belek, but there's no direct road, and getting there involves a 40 min detour inland, across, and out towards the sea again.