Olesen's Turkish Delight

Thorbjørn Olesen won his fourth European Tour title, his first victory since the 2015 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, to become the first Dane to win in a Final Series event. He also broke the course record with a round of 62 on Friday. The victory is as sweet as the perfect Turkish delight

China’s Li Haotong finished tied for second place with England’s David Horsey and received the biggest paychecks so far in his career, which was worth more than €557,000

Horsey birdied the long 12th to get within one, but Olesen matched his nearest challenger’s four there in the group behind and then added further gains on the 14th and 15th to pull clear once more. A closing 69 saw the 26-year old finish on 20 under par, with Horsey dropping into a share of second with China’s Li Haotong three shots further back. “I felt like I kept it pretty steady. Obviously the last four holes were tough mentally.” The Dane said.

Olesen won the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship last year after a run of missing 13 cuts in 18 events, and it was a similar story in Antalya after making just three of his last 12. “It means a lot,” he added. “The last couple of months have been pretty poor and I haven’t played well and all of a sudden you’re leading by a big margin and it was difficult when you haven’t been playing well for that long.”

After winning the Masters in April, Danny Willett has lost his form in the second half of 2016. The Englishman finished at tied 68th

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Written by Louie Chan

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