Talk:Samsun Golf Course

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A fact from Samsun Golf Course appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 24 July 2017 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Samsun Golf Course is thought to be the first course in the world to be built on ground recovered from the sea?

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First golf course on reclaimed land?

The claim that this course is the first in the world on land reclaimed from the sea is surely preposterous. (The claim was featured in "Did you know?" on the main page on 24 July.) Counter-examples:

There are several golf courses on the Dutch polders
Much of Mumbai is built on reclaimed land, including the golf course of the Willingdon Club
Several golf courses in Singapore are on reclaimed land, including the Marina Bay course and the courses next to Changi Airport

Eckaslike (talk) 15:47, 24 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. And it's not cited by anything. Fake news. 96.57.1.171 (talk) 19:43, 24 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Here is an example of a Dutch golf club on land reclaimed from the sea in Flevoland: Golf Club Almeerderhout. With all these examples of golf clubs on reclaimed land I removed the false statement in the article. Ekem (talk) 21:08, 24 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Statement was modified to reflect it to be the opinion of certain media. Ekem (talk) 11:32, 27 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]