Lighthouse joins European Tour Properties network
Bulgaria’s impressive Lighthouse Golf & Spa Resort, featuring an Ian Woosnam-designed course, has become the 18th member of the exclusive European Tour Properties network.

 Situated on the Cape Kaliakra and located just outside Balchik, a 45 minute drive from the city of
Varna, the venue is the first to be named as a European Tour Destination in 2016.
It follows last year’s additions of Black Mountain Golf Club and Resort in Thailand, Saujana Golf and
Country Club in Malaysia, Ireland’s Mount Juliet Estate and the Maxx Royal Belek Golf Resort in Turkey.

The par 71 Lighthouse Golf Course combines sensational clifftop views overlooking the Black Sea
with picturesque holes winding through woodland, and was designed by former European Ryder Cup
captain and Masters Champion Ian Woosnam in conjunction with European Golf Design. The course
boasts a fine set of short holes, two on the front and three on the back nine, with the 164-yards 17th
arguably being the most challenging of these par threes, where water protects the front right hand
side of the green.
The project was started in 2005 and the course opened in September 2008, with a luxury five star
hotel and spa also on site, complete with four swimming pools and four restaurants, and a sandy
beach only ten minutes away.
The resort also offers a broad range of real estate opportunities, including luxury villas and stylish
apartments with views to the golf course and the spectacular mountain landscapes.
David MacLaren, Director of Property & Venue Development at The European Tour, said: “We are
very pleased to welcome Lighthouse Golf & Spa Resort to our family of European Tour Destinations
and Courses.
As well as being a top-class facility, the excellent golf course at the venue was designed by a
European Tour legend in Ian Woosnam, in conjunction with our sister company, European Golf
Design, and provides a testing and picturesque challenge.
I am certain that as our newest European Tour Destination, Lighthouse will attract many visitors and
golfing tourists, all sure to enjoy the many and varied facilities both at the resort and also within this
stunning area of Bulgaria.”
Mr. George Tchouklev, owner and CEO of Lighthouse Golf & Spa Resort, said: “We are very proud to
have been selected by European Tour Destinations to become one of their prestigious venues.
“It clearly proves to us that all our efforts in the last few years have been leading to a very pleasing
result. With Lighthouse Golf & Spa Resort being a member of this high class union of golf courses
and resorts, we will definitely have helped put Bulgaria and our venue on the map as a golf
destination.
“With our two sister courses, BlackSeaRama and Thracian Cliffs, we form the Cape Kaliakra Golf
Coast, which is now the perfect place to play and stay.”