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CORNELIA NICK FALDO GRAND OPENING TOURNAMENT

Cornelia Golf Club" with Nick Faldo Championship Golf Course is very excited to announce "Cornelia Golf Club Grand Opening Tournament" between 13th - 20th of May 2007.

Colin Montgomerie officially launched his latest design project with European Golf Design at the recent BMW Championship.

Appointed by Papillon Hotels, Colin will design a new 18 hole golf course in the Belek region of Turkey, near Antalya. The Montgomerie Course at Papillon Golf Club will form part of a new $100 million golf and hotel complex. To compliment the 18 hole championship golf course there will be a 9 hole short course and a golf academy, as well as a luxury 5 star hotel and up to 40 holiday villas which will join the four existing Papillon hotels in Belek.

Mustafa Nazik, President of Papillon Hotels said “We are delighted to announce the addition of The Montgomerie Course at Papillon Golf Club to our family of resorts. I am very honoured that Colin Montgomerie is bringing his design experience and personality to our portfolio”.
At the Official Signing Ceremony Montgomerie said "I am delighted to be associated with the Papillon Hotels golf course at Antalya and designing what we hope will be yet another great tournament venue." "You never know, one day on our ever-expanding European Tour we might have a Turkish Open played on this course."

Set within 104 hectares of mixed pine forest and ridges the feel of the natural sandy ground will be maintained to develop the particular characteristics of the golf course.

Design work has already begun with construction due to commence later this year, the course will be completed at the end of 2007

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