East Thrace East Thrace East Thrace or Eastern Thrace ( or simply "Trakya"; , "Anatoliki Thraki"; , "Iztochna Trakiya"), also known as Turkish Thrace or European Turkey, is the part of the modern Republic of Turkey that is geographically part of Southeast Europe. It accounts for 3% of Turkey's land area but comprises 14% of Turkey's total population. The rest of the country is located on the Anatolian peninsula, geographically in Western Asia. East Thrace is of historic importance as it is next to a major sea-based trade corridor. It is currently also of specific geostrategic importance because the sea corridor, that
Machynys Peninsula Golf Country Club Home Internationals" in August 2007 making the club the youngest golf course ever to be chosen as an R&A championship venue. Machynys Peninsula Golf Country Club Machynys Peninsula Golf Country Club (Welsh: "Clwb Golff Pentir Machynys") is a golf club based in Machynys, just outside Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales. This Course is a links championship golf course open to Members and Visitors. The course was opened in 2005, designed by Gary Nicklaus and is 7121 yards. Their website claim that "Machynys is the youngest course ever to be awarded an R&A championship". At a cost of £3.5m the course layout