Samsun Golf Course
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  Location of the golf course in Turkey. | |
| Coordinates | 41°19′41″N 36°18′40″E / 41.32806°N 36.31111°E |
| Location | Atakum, Damsun, Turkey |
| Established | July 15, 2016 |
| Type | Public |
| Owned by | Samsun Metropolitan Municipality |
| Operated by | Turkish Golf Federation |
| Total holes | 9 |
| Events hosted | 2017 Summer Deaflympics |
Samsun Golf Club (Turkish: Samsun Golf Sahası) is a nine-hole golf course located in the Atakum district of Samsun Province, northern Turkey. It was created for the 2017 Summer Deaflympics.
The golf course is situated in Denizevleri Mah., Adnan Menderes Boulevard 33 in Atakum, Samsun. Most of the area for the golf course, which initially covered 300 daa (74 acres), was obtained through filling a part of the seashore by rocks. Turkish media claim it to be first known golf course in the world built on a ground gained by filling the sea.[1][2] It was established by the Metropolitan Municipality of Samsun. It was opened in the presence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Minister of Youth and Sports Akif Çağatay Kılıç and with a "Federation Cup" tournament organized by the Turkish Golf Federation on July 15, 2016. Initially it had 9 holes.[1][3] The golf course is a public venue. It hosted 250 professional golfers, and 85 people attended courses, in the first nine months of operation.[2]