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The 22-year-old rookie looks set to have a big future

Couvra records first DP World Tour win in Turkey

Martin Couvra won the Turkish Airlines Open for a maiden success on the DP World Tour.

Tiger Christensen: 'I stayed patient all day'

Christensen defies rookie status to shine in Turkey

World number 1,964 Tiger Christensen capitalised on a back-nine hot streak of six birdies to earn a share of the lead in the first round of the Turkish Airlines Open in Antalya.

Golf • 08 May

Shane Lowry fell out of the top 50 with a 75 on Saturday

Schwab stays strong to lead by three in Turkey

Austria's Matthias Schwab maintained his consistency and carded a six-under par 66 to extend his overnight lead to three strokes after the third round at the Turkish Airlines Open in Antalya.

Golf • 09 Nov 19

'I literally couldn't get the ball in the hole from three feet'

Lowry and Harrington endure frustrations in Turkey

Shane Lowry and Padraig Harrington both endured a frustrating opening day at the Turkish Airlines Open in Antalya.

Golf • 07 Nov 19

Rose spent two weeks as world number one earlier this season

Rose reclaims top spot with Turkey shootout win

Justin Rose will return to the top of the world rankings on Monday after making the first successful title defence of his career in the Turkish Airlines Open.

Golf • 04 Nov 18

Li moves clear in Turkey as Rose wilts

Justin Rose pledged to put his foot down in pursuit of a second straight Turkish Airlines Open title and a return to the top of the world rankings after suffering a costly concentration lapse in Antalya that allowed Li Haotong to take over the lead.

Golf • 03 Nov 18

Paul Dunne made a bogey-less opening to lead in Turkey

Dunne leads as Irish cohort make flying start in Turkey

Paul Dunne and Padraig Harrington have made blistering starts to the Turkish Airlines Open.

Golf • 01 Nov 18

Willett says floodlights should only used for 'a giggle'

Willett pans idea of floodlit Tour golf

Masters champion Danny Willett has given short shrift to the suggestion that a regular tournament could be played under floodlights.

Golf • 03 Nov 16

Padraig Harrington is eight shots off the lead

Harrington makes slow start in Turkey

Three-time major champion Padraig Harrington failed to hit full stride in the first round of the £5.7m Turkish Airlines Open on Thursday, sitting eight shots off the lead following an opening one-over-par 72.

Golf • 03 Nov 16

Rory McIlroy wants to see the 12 best players from Europe and the USA compete in the biennial event

McIlroy calls for Ryder Cup selection overhaul

Rory McIlroy's has called for a change in the rules regarding Ryder Cup eligibility following last month's defeat at Hazeltine.

Golf • 02 Nov 16

Padraig Harrington: 'There's a lot of scaremongering'

Harrington: Turkey no-shows are over-reacting

Three-time major champion Padraig Harrington believes the players who have pulled out of this week's Turkish Airlines Open due to security concerns may have over-reacted.

Golf • 01 Nov 16

Rory McIlroy hopes of a Race to Dubai hat-trick are fading

McIlroy admits Race to Dubai hat-trick on hold

Rory McIlroy admits a third consecutive Race to Dubai title is now out of his hands after his withdrawal from the Turkish Airlines Open.

Golf • 30 Oct 16

Rory McIlroy has given no reason as to why he won't be in Turkey

McIlroy pulls out of Turkish Airlines Open

World number three Rory McIlroy has withdrawn from next week's £5.7million Turkish Airlines Open, the first of the European Tour's three Final Series events.

Golf • 29 Oct 16

France's Victor Dubuisson in action on his way to victory in Antalya

Dubuisson prevails as McIlroy and Lowry fall short

Swashbuckling Frenchman Victor Dubuisson won the Turkish Airlines Open for the second time in three years while Rory McIlroy suffered a frustrating time on the greens to finish joint sixth in Antalya on Sunday.

Golf • 01 Nov 15

Wade Ormsby: 'I haven't been looking too far ahead because I'm not actually in Dubai yet'

Ormsby reels in Poulter in Turkey

Two of the European Tour's lesser lights, Australian Wade Ormsby and Germany's Marcel Siem, stole the show as Ian Poulter blew a six-shot lead in the third round of the Turkish Airlines Open on Saturday.

Golf • 15 Nov 14

Ian Poulter: 'I'm taking my chances this week and I need to continue to do that even in the tricky conditions'

Poulter leads by six after round two

Ian Poulter took a massive step towards his first European Tour victory in two years as the weather-affected Turkish Airlines Open resumed on Saturday.

Golf • 15 Nov 14

Ian Poulter tees off at the sixth during the second round

Poulter shines amid stormy weather

Ian Poulter continued his brilliant form at the Montgomerie Maxx Royal before bad weather cut short the second round of the Turkish Airlines Open on Friday.

Golf • 14 Nov 14

Miguel Angel Jimenez looks on during the first round

Jimenez bounces back to lead in Turkey

Two weeks after struggling to break 90, Miguel Angel Jimenez carded a flawless 63 to claim the lead after the first round of the £4.5m Turkish Airlines Open.

Golf • 13 Nov 14

Tiger Woods: 'I've just got to go get it'

Woods poised to strike in Turkey

Tiger Woods produced a flawless second-round 63 at the Turkish Airlines Open to lie just one off the lead at the halfway stage in Antalya.

Golf • 08 Nov 13

Casey shares lead in rain-hit Turkey

Former world number three Paul Casey was among a trio of players sharing the lead and Tiger Woods trailed six shots off the pace when darkness fell in the rain-ruined Turkish Airlines Open first round today.

Golf • 07 Nov 13

Turkish Airlines Open