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Tiger Woods has one event remaining this year but he’s already focussing on  next year’s Majors and returning to three of four venues where he has tasted success. Woods left Turkey with a share of third place and four shots behind surprise Turkish Airlines winner, Victor Dubuisson of France. The world No. 1 ranked Woods could look back to the disappointment Thursday’s weather-delayed opening round when he shot a two under par 70 and a round where he managed to hit just three fairways. And ...

Lost in yesterday’s final round of the Turkish Airlines Open was the mark of respect displayed by 14-time Major winning Tiger Woods to Mustafa Kemal Atuturk – the founder of the Republic of Turkey. His surname means ‘The Father of the Turks’ and Sunday marked the anniversary of Atuturk’s passing on 10th November, 1938. Atuturk was the famed military officer who commanded the Turkish Army in their defeat of Allied forces, including Australian and New Zealand troops, at Gallipoli. Woods ...

There was no Turkish delight for a tired-sounding Padraig Harrington after he failed to qualify for this week’s final event in the 2013 Race to Dubai. Needing to finish top-10 Harrington shared 50th place with an eight under par tally at the close of the Turkish Airlines Open. Quietly-spoken French golfer Victor Dubuisson brought the loudest cheers when he birdied the closing two holes to win by two shots with a last day 69 and a 24-under par victory tally. Last year’s Irish Open winner, Jamie ...

Craig Lee cancelled a trip home and instead was aboard a special charter flight bound for Dubai and this week’s season-ending DP World Tour Championship. The Stirling golfer jumped three spots from outside the top-60 and into 58th place on the back of his final round 71 for a share of 36th place on 11-under par in the Turkish Airlines Open. It will be Lee’s first appearance in the Tour’s $8m season-ended and the Scot could not be happier. He said:  “I had a flight booked to go home and ...

Sweden’s Henrik Stenson could be in doubt for the final event on the 2013 Race to Dubai – the DP World Tour Championship. The Swede shot a final Turkish Airlines Open three under par 69 to share seventh place on 18-under par. However Stenson has seen his lead has been slashed from Euro 343,866 to Euro 213,468 over Rose who has moved in second place ahead of the absent Graeme McDowell. However the leading four contenders for the European No. 1 title are now separated by Euro 343,906. And ...

Frenchman Victor Dubuisson has upstaged some of golf’s biggest stars including World No.1 Tiger Woods to win the inaugural Turkish Airlines Open. Dubuisson, 23 shot a final round 69 to claim a first Tour victory by two shots with a 24-under par tally. The Andora-based golfer was sprayed with champagne by countrymen Julien Quesne, Gregory Bourdy and Gregory Havret seconds after holing an eight foot putt for birdie. The former top-ranked amateur, who went into the last round leading by five shots, ...

Welshman Jamie Donaldson has won himself the amazing prize of 1 million Turkish Airlines air miles for an ace at the par three, 16th hole on the final day of the event here in Belek. Donaldson recorded the first-ever hole-in-ace in the event when he hit a 180-yard 7-iron that found the bottom of the cup. It helped him post a final round nine under par 63 to grab second place at 22-under par behind Frenchman Victor Dubuisson. Donaldson remarked the ace was the fifth of his career but only his second ...