The Pro-Ams in Belek of which there are now two a year have become very popular and are now attended by over 200 amateur golfers at each tournament representing over 20 countries. The Pro-Ams attract some of the top Professional names from the world golf including Simon Dyson, Damien McGrane, Simon Thornton, Carly Booth, Raymond Russell, Maria Verchenova, Jamie Moul and Emily Price as well as some international sports superstars playing as amateurs.
With a prestigious cast of VIP's including Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, Member of Parliament from Antalya ), Cemal Kalyoncu (Kalyon Group Chairman of the Board), Ahmet Ağaoğlu (Former President of Turkish Golf Federation), Yildirim Demirören (President of Turkish Golf Federation), Nihat Özdemir (President of Limak Group), Fikret Öztürk (Owner of OPET), İlhan Mansiz (Turkish National Team Football Player) playing with and alongside Captain's of industry from across Europe, the Golf Mad Pro-Am has established itself as an excellent medium for networking among HNW individuals. And many guests return again and again.
With thanks to past sponsors including Pegasus Airlines, Qatar Airlines, Turk Telecom the Professional Prize Fund guarantees a minimum prize of 1,000 Euros. This removes some of the stress for the Professionals giving them the motivation to ensure their guests and team members are well looked after during tournament play.
Every Golf Mad Pro-Am is played over two of the world class golf courses which are to be found in Belek
Golf Mad Promotions is an exclusive Event Organising company that is run by PGA Qualified Golf Professionals and based on the Mediterranean coast in Belek,Turkey.
As well as other things we run two very successful Pro-Ams, in late November and late January, borh of which attract over 200 players from all over Europe.
Damien McGrane Second Time Champion!
Golf Mad Travel & Promotions thank one and all for their participation in the 17th Golf Mad Pro Am Brought to You by Qatar Airways.
The weather was great, 61 Teams from over 30 countries battled it out over National Golf
Club and Carya Golf Club. The spectacular venue hotel was Regnum Carya Golf & Spa Resort.
Our thanks also go to the Title Sponsor Qatar Airways and associate sponsors Turkcell, Huawei, QNB Finansbank, Regnun Carya Golf & Spa Resort, Elite Group Construction and Antalya Pro Shop.
We were honored to welcome the Turkish Foreign Minister Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and his speech at our Prize Giving Ceremony was memorable!
Huge congratulations go to our overall winners Professional – Damien McGrane (-6) and his team with a total of 39 under par.
6th February and a rest day from this year's first Golf Mad Pro-Am, and what better way to enjoy the day at Lykia Links. The wind was wild but only added to the pleasure of playing 'The Links'