Klassis Golf and Country Club Silivri Turkey
24th October 2020
In: Golf courses
Klassis Golf and Country Club Silivri Turkey
A Fabulous golf resort about an hours drive east along the coast from Istanbul Airport. I had a great 6 days here whilst playing in the 2010 Turkish Disabled Golf Open.
The resort itself is set in the Turkish countryside about 10 minutes from the coastal town of Silivri. The competitors at the golf tournament spent an amazing night in Silivri at a local traditional seafood restaurant where we were really well looked after. We had a wonderful meal which consisted of about 15 courses, what a place.
The golf course itself was great with some tight challenging fairways and great holes. An interesting addition was removing the white out of bounds stakes and replacing them with hazard stakes, meaning you could drop a wayward ball from where it crossed the hazard. Certainly, something other resort courses could do in order to speed up play. Having seen the website of the resort it has certainly been upgraded since my visit, never the less, I had a great time here.
I sadly left and headed back to Istanbul for a few days sightseeing before my flight back to the UK, only to find the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland had erupted and spread ash across Europe, grounding flights in the process. My 2 days in Istanbul ended up as a week.
I found the city quite unpleasant initially, as everyone from taxi drivers to restaurant owners seemed to take pleasure in ripping off tourists whilst the Tourist Police just shrugged their shoulders and allowed this to happen, indeed they made you pay the ridiculous taxi fares and restaurant tabs. The only bonus however, was the airline provided the additional accommodation until flights could resume.
I sought refuge in a sports bar for a day or 2 and after speaking to the friendly and helpful staff, I discovered the best places to go and tips on everything from city travel passes to fish tacos (which incidentally were amazing). After a further 4 days I ended up loving the city.
I did however travel back to the UK with very few clothes. I put most of them in a laundry with the intention of picking them up the next day however, I received a call from my airline telling me my flight would be leaving in 2 hours, otherwise I would have to stay and make my own arrangements. Tempting though it was, my laundry remained and I headed home after a great trip.
A Fabulous golf resort about an hours drive east along the coast from Istanbul Airport. I had a great 6 days here whilst playing in the 2010 Turkish Disabled Golf Open.
The resort itself is set in the Turkish countryside about 10 minutes from the coastal town of Silivri. The competitors at the golf tournament spent an amazing night in Silivri at a local traditional seafood restaurant where we were really well looked after. We had a wonderful meal which consisted of about 15 courses, what a place.
The golf course itself was great with some tight challenging fairways and great holes. An interesting addition was removing the white out of bounds stakes and replacing them with hazard stakes, meaning you could drop a wayward ball from where it crossed the hazard. Certainly, something other resort courses could do in order to speed up play. Having seen the website of the resort it has certainly been upgraded since my visit, never the less, I had a great time here.
I sadly left and headed back to Istanbul for a few days sightseeing before my flight back to the UK, only to find the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland had erupted and spread ash across Europe, grounding flights in the process. My 2 days in Istanbul ended up as a week.
I found the city quite unpleasant initially, as everyone from taxi drivers to restaurant owners seemed to take pleasure in ripping off tourists whilst the Tourist Police just shrugged their shoulders and allowed this to happen, indeed they made you pay the ridiculous taxi fares and restaurant tabs. The only bonus however, was the airline provided the additional accommodation until flights could resume.
I sought refuge in a sports bar for a day or 2 and after speaking to the friendly and helpful staff, I discovered the best places to go and tips on everything from city travel passes to fish tacos (which incidentally were amazing). After a further 4 days I ended up loving the city.
I did however travel back to the UK with very few clothes. I put most of them in a laundry with the intention of picking them up the next day however, I received a call from my airline telling me my flight would be leaving in 2 hours, otherwise I would have to stay and make my own arrangements. Tempting though it was, my laundry remained and I headed home after a great trip.