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Discover the best golf courses in Libya, a country with a rich history and a challenging landscape. Find out how to play, rate and review them.
The Tripoli Golf Club and Tajura Golf Club, located near what was once a military base in the capital city, are decent sized (6200 and 5500 yards, respectively). A 9-hole layout is was also built in Libya's second city of Benghazi, and the fourth course, commissioned by an oil company, is located halfway between the two cities.
Aug 14, 2022 · In 1970 and 1971, after the closure of Wheelus Airbase, Libya, was represented in the World Cup Golf Tournament, by Muftah Salem, who was once a caddy at Sea Breeze, and who later went on to become a pro at the Tripoli Golf Club.
Tripoli is currently home to just four golf courses. Libya’s new generation of golfers. Nadeer Khabarat, 17, the Libyan junior champion who has been playing since 2002 and has represented Libya in international competitions, expressed his joy at being able to play on the old Tripoli links course.
- Michel Cousins
Mar 4, 2015 · In Libya, still racked by instability following the ousting of Muammar Gaddaffi, courses – the bulk of which can be found in the capital, Tripoli – are of sand, with no grass versions existing.
Oct 30, 2013 · TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Among the rubbish-strewn bushes and occasional bullet shells on the rocky ground, nine flimsy flags flapping in the breeze mark the holes of a golf course along...
Feb 5, 2011 · You'll also find Libyans who learned to play while caddying for the oil company executives who introduced golf to the country in the 60s. ~ In Tripoli they play at the Tripoli Golf Club or the Tajura Golf Club, both 18 holes courses. There's also a course in the eastern city of Benghazi and one in the oil refinery town of Brega.
