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The Montgomerie Maxx Royal
Ileribasi Mevkii
BelekTurizm Merkezi
TR-07500 Antalya
Turkey |  | European Golf Design with Colin Montgomerie |  | Ryan Parfitt (Head Pro) |
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Golf Club Website
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 | Welcome |  | Cahit Sahin (Director of Golf) |
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Gary Johnston – Designer from European Golf Design writes:
Along with Colin Montgomerie, EGD was introduced to the project in 2006 by the Papillon Hotel Group who were looking to create their first golf resort. The site, which had previously been used by the Turkish Government’s Forestry Department as a commercial forest, had been earmarked for golf as part of a tourism initiative for the area. Although densely covered by pine trees it was clear that sandy, rolling landscape below the tree canopy was ideal for golf. Right from the start the environmental impact and sustainability of the development was a major consideration and resulted in a design philosophy which combined the natural features of the site with the strategy of the golf course. The result was a golf course which utilised the natural sandy areas as hazards which come into play on more than half the golf holes and also provide a buffer between the maintained areas and the native vegetation. Since the completion of the golf course the club has followed up with this environmental commitment and has recently become a registered participant of the Golf Environment Organisation (GEO) certification programme. | Following on from the PGA Sultan and Pasha courses at Antalya Golf Club, the Montgomerie Maxx Royal (formerly known as the Papillon Golf Club) is the third European Golf Design project in the Belek area with Colin Montgomerie marketed as the course’s attention-grabbing headline designer.
The 18-hole layout is part of a multi million euro golf and hotel development that will eventually include a flood-lit 9-hole academy course with a large 5-star hotel and holiday villa complex, all of which will complement the other four existing Papillon hotels in Belek.
The course opened for play in 2008, quickly establishing itself as one of the best in an area that’s not short of quality new golfing facilities. Many of the fairways play through mature pine forest and with eight lakes on site there are several water hazards to be avoided during a round.
Last word to Monty who, at the course opening, spoke of his creation at Papillon Golf Club as one of the top tracks to play on the Mediterranean coast: “During my many visits over the last two and half years I have been most impressed with the hard work put in to enhance what is a relatively young resort, and help turn the Belek region into a must visit golfing destination.” | |
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 |  | | Average Reviewers Score: |   | | | Have spent some good time in Belek Turkey and moved to play various courses. Our favorite is Sultan - one of the first courses in Belek and has kept its standard and quality for a long time. Always reliable. (Pasha too). However Monti has had a great turn around, and the course is excellent - greens and fairways are healthy and well kept. The course is variable - water hazards, plenty of bunkers, slopes, etc. It will keep you occupied. Definetely go and play a round. March 12 |
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| 28 May 2012
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| | Played the course twice in february 2012. Great golfcourse design and great conditions. Very good fairways and fast greens, enjoyed it |
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| 25 February 2012
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| The Montgomerie course has been built on similar land to that of the Cornelia Faldo course close by - my opinion though is this is slightly behind in the rankings. There is no doubt that golfers will enjoy the course as it (dare I say it), is a little easier. The pick of the holes for me are the short par-4 3rd where a tee shot of around 220 yards will leave an uphill approach of about 100 yards;  The 5th hole can look like some holes on other courses of the region as it is a par-3 over water, I like this one especially as the best way in is with a fade, which should take out the two bunkers left of the green. After playing the par-3 8th, there is a fairly unique walk through the villas of the resort and then the Maxx Royal hotel appears on your left (best hotel in Belek) just before the 9th tee. The 9th is my favourite hole on the outward nine…. a par-4 with water on the right of the fairway and short of the green – it is the bunker placed behind the green that makes this hole special; the water says ‘don’t be short’ and the bunker says ‘I’m here’ if you are long – really good design. I think that the back nine is not as good as the front but this too has a strong finishing hole .. a par-5 where every shot must be exact as a sloping fairway and plenty of wasteland and bunkers down the left are a real threat. Post round drinks on the clubhouse decking looking back down the 18th hole are a must – I will play here again but a few other Belek courses get the nod over the Montgomerie for me. |
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| 29 November 2011
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| | I've already played 10 courses in Belek, Turkey and this one is the best course (I would say, slightly better than Carya and PGA Sultan, which are also among favorites)! I played at the end of October, it’s beautiful, good design, very good quality (both - fairways and especially greens). To play this course is a must! |
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| 31 October 2011
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| | I played three rounds at the Montgomerie course in april this year and it was truley magnificent! The layout is thought through, a risk and reward style course and very tough, especially for high handicaps, since some of the holes require a little bit of carry, over water hazards and waste areas. I played from the black tees all three rounds. The greens where probably the best ones I´ve ever played and the over all shape of the course was great. I also played one round at Cornelia, but I liked the Montgomerie course the greens at cornelia could not beat the ones at montgomerie. |
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| 09 June 2011
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| | Not a holiday golf course. Montgomerie must think that we are all blessed with his ability. On the par 5 4th. after a very respectable tee shot I was left with 230 plus yards of carry over water with no bale out area, so after a good tee shot on a par 5 I had to lay up with a 9 iron. One hole also features large trees in the middle of the fairway at an amateurs driving distance. There are waste areas not visible from the tee or fairway.
Give this a miss and play at a more amateur friendly venue |
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| 17 May 2011
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| Response: | | | mlovett | 18 May 2011 | | As do trees at the 2nd on Valderrama, Europes No1.Golf was never meant to be easy.....did u watch Choi lay up on the 11th at Sawgrass and he went on to win!! | | | ivan | 20 May 2011 | | The trees in the center of the fairway be that in Valderrama or anywhere else are (with a very few exceptions) architechtural malpractice. The last review is totally retarded though, since the course deserves at least a 3-ball mark. |
| | | Very good golf course in very good conditions (probably the best greens in belek). yes the course is quite tough, especially from the back tees, but is this a reason to rate it very poor??? |
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| 14 March 2011
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| | I'm quite suprised with the comments and the '0ne' ranking but in some ways can see the reviewers point of view. The course is difficult for average to high handicap golfers and some of the trees in the fairway can leave players scratching their heads a bit? This, I feel is overshadowed by the best greens I have ever putted on, a nice mix of holes and a unique course compared to some of the others nearby. If I was going to Belek I would play it along with Lykia and Carya if you were wanting contrasting courses along with the resident course you are staying at. The clubhouse and staff also offer a nice off course experience too and I would like to replay it. Better than most offerings in Portugal and Spain. |
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| 08 September 2010
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| | Having been to Turkey a few times this is top of my list of courses NOT to play again. It seemed designed for the professionals and low handicappers with little thought for everyone else. Take the par 5 18th. If you hit a long drive you are left with no real second shot. My options were a little chip to lay up short of the ditch, a pitch over the ditch leaving about 180yds to the green or go for the green from about 240 yards. It’s all carry over bunkers on a sloping fairway so if you aim right of the sand the ball still falls towards it. And the waste bunkers are just vast areas of sand.
There was not one person in our group who wanted to play the course again. A total disappointment.
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| 02 September 2010
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| Response: | | | Andy | 05 September 2010 | | Although this course is probably not in my top 5 in the Belek area, a 1-ball rating is not really fair. The course has been built on the same land as the region’s No. 1; The Cornelia and in places has a similar feel. Golf in Belek has improved year on year and Monty’s course at Papillon has added to the success – as well as the 18 hole course, there is a 9 hole academy course plus quality accommodation – A golfing holiday to Belek is always a nice trip, the courses that I would recommend would be Cornelia, Gloria Old and Gloria New (these can be very busy though), Pasha, Sultan and probably Papillon. This is certainly not a 1-ball course, for me I could understand golfers giving it between a 3 and a 5-ball score, depending on how many other courses they have to compare it with. | | | Stephen Rossall | 17 May 2011 | | From my experience I stand by my rating. When I played the course it was in very poor condition and nowhere near the standard of the good courses in the area. The fairways were patchy and the greens uneven paced and very bumpy. I have a handicap of 11 so, whilst I would not call myself an expert, I believe I know something about the game. I think this course is poorly designed as it does not offer the average golfer an option. Difficult is ok. Unfair is not. And this is not sour grapes as I played below my handicap. I just did not enjoy it and have no wish to return. |
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