Horsey, out in 29, chases Olesen home in 

Turkish Open

EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS
Thorbjørn Olesen overcame a spirited challenge from David Horsey to claim his fourth European Tour victory in the Turkish Airlines Open at Regnum Carya Golf and Spa Resort today.
Some sensational golf over the first three days in Antalya had given Denmark’s Olesen a seven-shot lead heading into the final round, but when Horsey rattled in a 30 footer on the ninth to turn in 29 that advantage was down to two.
England’s Horsey then 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 actually slept alright the last couple of days,” Olesen said when asked about his huge overnight lead. “It was a weird feeling – I knew the guys today were able to shoot a low number so I had to make a few birdies. After nine holes guys were shooting really low numbers so all of a sudden there was a lot of pressure on.
“I felt like I kept it pretty steady. Obviously the last four holes were tough mentally.”
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.”
Horsey started the day as part of a five-way tie for second on 11 under, but three birdies in his first four holes took the Englishman to within four of the lead.
Olesen responded with his first gain of the day from 20 feet on the fifth, only for Horsey to ramp up the pressure with gains on the seventh and ninth.
And with Olesen finishing his back nine with a wayward drive followed by a three-putt for bogey, the gap was down to two to set up an exciting back nine.
However, once he birdied the 12th Olesen never looked back, with his only wobble a loose tee shot on the penultimate hole after which he produced a superb recovery from the trees to rescue par.

FINAL TOTALS AND PRIZEMONEY (in Euros)
 par 284 (4x71)

1 OLESEN Thorbjørn DEN -20 65 62 68 69 264  € 1,065,388

T2 HORSEY David ENG -17 67 67 68 65  267  € 557,077 

T2 LI Haotong CHN -17 66 68 68 65  267  € 557,077 

4 WIESBERGER Bernd AUT -15 66 70 66 67  269  € 319,726 

5 COETZEE George RSA -14 64 73 66 67  270  € 271,415 

T6 LAGERGREN Joakim SWE -13 70 64 70 67  271  € 208,721 

T6 LIPSKY David USA -13 67 69 66 69 271 € 208,721 

8 LARRAZÁBAL Pablo ESP -12 67 69 68 68  272  € 162,191 

9 ELVIRA Nacho ESP -11 70 67 69 67  273  € 145,205 

T10 AN Byeong Hun SKOR -10 68 69 69 68 274 € 119,391

T10 HATTON Tyrrell ENG -10 72 67 67 68  274 € 119,391 

T10 ILONEN Mikko FIN -10 74 66 67 67  274  € 119,391 

T13 DRYSDALE David SCO -9 67 68 69 71 275  € 95,593 
T13 GOUVEIA Ricardo POR -9 70 68 70 67 275 € 95,593 

T13 OTAEGUI Adrian ESP -9 70 63 71 71 275 € 95,593 

T13 WANG Jeunghun SKOR -9 67 70 68 70  275 € 95,593 
T17 BLAND Richard ENG -8 70 68 70 68 0 0 276 € 81,643 
T17 CAMPILLO Jorge ESP -8 66 69 71 70 0 0 276 € 81,643 
T17 JACQUELIN Raphaël FRA -8 69 69 69 69 276 € 81,643 
T17 JAIDEE Thongchai THA -8 67 66 70 73 276 € 81,643 
T17 MANASSERO Matteo ITA -8 66 68 68 74 276 € 81,643 
T22 CAÑIZARES Alejandro ESP -7 70 71 67 69 277 € 72,420 
T22 FLEETWOOD Tommy ENG -7 71 71 67 68 277 € 72,420 
T22 JOHNSTON Andrew ENG -7 71 69 68 69 277 € 72,420 
T25 APHIBARNRAT Kiradech THA -6 72 67 69 70 278  € 62,450 
T25 HEND Scott AUS -6 68 72 68 70 278 € 62,450 
T25 JENSEN Lasse DEN -6 71 71 69 67  278 € 62,450 
T25 LEVY Alexander FRA -6 72 74 67 65  278 € 62,450 
T25 PARATORE Renato ITA -6 71 71 67 69 278 € 62,450 
T25 SULLIVAN Andy ENG -6 71 67 70 70 278 € 62,450 
T31 AGUILAR Felipe CHI -5 67 72 68 72  279 € 45,875 
T31 BJERREGAARD Lucas DEN -5 67 74 71 67 279  € 45,875 
T31 BOURDY Grégory FRA -5 72 70 66 71 279 € 45,875 
T31 CARLSSON Johan SWE -5 68 74 67 70 279 € 45,875 
T31 FICHARDT Darren RSA -5 70 73 67 69  279 € 45,875 
T31 HARRINGTON Padraig IRL -5 72 69 69 69  279 € 45,875 
T31 HAVRET Grégory FRA -5 69 69 71 70 279 € 45,875 
T31 KARLSSON Robert SWE -5 70 68 73 68  279  € 45,875 
T31 KJELDSEN Søren DEN -5 69 72 68 70  279 € 45,875 
T31 KORHONEN Mikko FIN -5 70 71 69 69 279 € 45,875 
T31 SOUTHGATE Matthew ENG -5 72 72 67 68 279  € 45,875 
T31 WALTERS Justin RSA -5 68 70 68 73 279 € 45,875 
T43 BERTASIO Nino ITA -4 69 71 71 69 280  € 34,155 
T43 COLSAERTS Nicolas BEL -4 70 69 70 71 280 € 34,155 

T43 LAWRIE Paul SCO -4 69 70 71 70 280  € 34,155 

T43 PAISLEY Chris ENG -4 71 70 72 67 280 € 34,155 

T47 CHAWRASIA S.S.P IND -3 74 69 69 69  281  € 28,401 

T47 DUBUISSON Victor FRA -3 72 69 72 68 281  € 28,401 
TT47 FISHER Oliver ENG -3 73 70 70 68  281  € 28,401
T47 WARREN Marc SCO -3 68 75 67 71  281  € 28,401 
T47 WU Ashun CHN -3 70 70 69 72  281  € 28,401 
T52 CARLSSON Magnus A SWE -2 70 74 71 67 282  € 20,262 
T52 MORRISON James ENG -2 70 67 72 73 282 20,263 € 20,262 
T52 QUESNE Julien FRA -2 68 71 71 72 282  € 20,262 
T52 RAMSAY Richie SCO -2 71 68 69 74  282  € 20,262 
T52 ROCK Robert ENG -2 69 68 71 74 282 € 20,262 
T52 SLATTERY Lee ENG -2 69 69 72 72  282  € 20,262 
T52 STONE Brandon RSA -2 73 68 71 70 282  € 20,262 
T52 WESTWOOD Lee ENG -2 70 70 73 69 282 € 20,262 
T60 AIKEN Thomas RSA -1 71 75 67 70 283 € 14,292 
T60 KIEFFER Maximilian GER -1 73 73 69 68 283 € 14,292 
T62 BROOKS Daniel ENG 0 71 72 72 69 284  € 11,415 
T62 EDBERG Pelle SWE 0 72 69 69 74 284 € 11,415 
T62 HOLMAN Nathan AUS 0 75 71 69 69 284 € 11,415 
T62 LAHIRI Anirban IND 0 72 71 74 67 284 € 11,415 
T62 WATTEL Romain FRA 0 69 71 72 72 284 € 11,415 
T62 ZANOTTI Fabrizio PAR 0 70 74 73 67  284  € 11,415 
T68 HEBERT Benjamin FRA +2 70 72 78 66 286  € 9,223
T68 LORENZO-VERA Mike FRA +2 70 71 70 75 286  € 9,223 
T68 STERNE Richard RSA +2 71 70 72 73  286 € 9,223 
T68 WILLETT Danny ENG +2 69 74 68 75  286 € 9,223 
T72 PORTEOUS Haydn RSA +4 72 76 74 66  288  € 8,127 
T72 VAN ZYL Jaco RSA +4 76 72 71 69 288  € 8,127 
T74 SHINKWIN Callum ENG +8 71 72 76 73  292  € 7,488 
T74 SIEM Marcel GER +8 80 77 67 68 0 0 292  € 7,488