In Athens? This is your course. Designed by Donald Haradine in 1962 and then remodeled by Robert Trent Jones for the 27th World Cup Series in 1979, Glyfada was Greece's first 18-hole golf course. It's said to be a tight course with many trees. Glyfada is also the most active Greek course in training new young golfers. It is the home of the Greece branch of the PGA and the Hellenic Golfing Federation. The course facilities are also home to PGA Hellas and the Hellenic Golf Federation.Hotels: The Best Western Fenix Hotel is located next to the Glyfada Golf Course and there are many other fine hotels in the upscale Glyfada area. The Golf Course maintains a relationship with the world-class luxury Astir Palace hotel complex along the coast toward scenic Cape Sounion.Glyfada Golf Club Terma Pronois Street (K. Karamanlis Avenue) Holes: 18 Par: 72 Length: 6,189 metres, 6847 yards Address: Glyfada Golf Club P.O BOX 70034 16610 Glyfada Athens, Greece E-mail: info@athens-golf.com
Terma Pronois Street (K. Karamanlis Avenue), Glyfada GR-16610, P.O. BOX 70116E-mail: ggca@otenet.gr 2108946459
Golf in Greece
Greece is not a traditionally golfing country, but the sport is definitely on the rise, and the country now features six excellent golf clubs. Of course, none of the members of the yourGreece Network of Great Small Hotels is large enough to operate its own golf course, but a few hotels are within easy driving distances from clubs where you can play. On Corfu, the Pelecas Country Club is situated about 6 km from the Corfu Golf Club at Ropa Valley. In the Old Town of Rhodes you can use the Marco Polo Mansion as a base for golfing holidays at only about 15 km you can play at the Afandou Golf Course. In Crete, Villa Arhanes has a special cooperation with the Crete Golf Club at Hersonissos, situated at about 35 km from the hotel.
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