The Turkish Airlines Open is a European Tour golf tournament played annually in Turkey since 2013. In both 2013 and 2014 the tournament was the penultimate event of the European Tour Final Series.
History The first three tournaments were held at the Montgomerie Maxx Royal. In October 2015, it was announced that Turkish Airlines would continue as headline sponsor the tournament for a further three years and it moved to Regnum Carya Golf Club from 2016 and was played at the Montgomerie Maxx Royal once again in 2019.
Victor Dubuisson won the first event in 2013 by two shots from Jamie Donaldson.
In 2013, qualification was open to the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking three weeks before the event, five tournament invitations, three Turkish players, with the remainder from the 2013 Race to Dubai to make up a field of 78. Following the Turkish Airlines Open the leading 60 players in the Race to Dubai qualified for the season-ending DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, provided they had participated in two of the first three tournaments of the Final Series and played in enough 2013 European Tour events.
In 2014, qualification was open to the top 60 in the Official World Golf Ranking three weeks before the event, four tournament invitations, three Turkish players invited by the Turkish Golf Federation, with the remainder from the 2014 Race to Dubai to make up a field of 78. Following the Turkish Airlines Open the leading 60 players in the Race to Dubai will qualify for the season-ending DP World Tour Championship, Dubai. In 2016, qualification criteria were revised. The field consists of the top 70 available players from the Race to Dubai, three Turkish players, and five unrestricted tournament invitations. Alternates are drawn from the Race to Dubai standings beyond the top 70 available.
In 2015, the tournament was brought forward to the start of the Final Series due to the 2015 G-20 Antalya summit. Jaco van Zyl carded an opening round of 61 that would have broken the course record if preferred lies had not been in operation. The South African shared the lead with Victor Dubuisson going into the final round but the Frenchman birdied three of his last four holes on the way to a 66 that secured him his second win in Turkey and his second ever victory on the European Tour.
After a five-year absence, the tournament returned to the European Tour schedule in May 2025 and was played at Regnum Carya.
Winners European Tour (Rolex Series)2017–2019European Tour (Race to Dubai finals series)2013–2016European Tour (Regular)2025– #YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up Purse(US$)Winner'sshare ($)Venue9th 2026 Mikael Lindberg 278 −10 2 strokes Guido Migliozzi Daniel Rodrigues 2,750,000 467,500 National GC8th 2025 Martin Couvra 267 −17 2 strokes Jorge Campillo Li Haotong 2,750,000 467,500 Regnum Carya2020–2024: No tournament– 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic7th 2019 Tyrrell Hatton 264 −20 Playoff Benjamin Hébert Kurt Kitayama Victor Perez Matthias Schwab Erik van Rooyen 7,000,000 2,000,000 Montgomerie Maxx6th 2018 Justin Rose (2) 267 −17 Playoff Li Haotong 7,000,000 1,166,660 Regnum Carya5th 2017 Justin Rose 266 −18 1 stroke Nicolas Colsaerts Dylan Frittelli 7,000,000 1,166,660 Regnum Carya4th 2016 Thorbjørn Olesen 264 −20 3 strokes David Horsey Li Haotong 7,000,000 1,166,600 Regnum Carya3rd 2015 Victor Dubuisson (2) 266 −22 1 stroke Jaco van Zyl 7,000,000 1,166,600 Montgomerie Maxx2nd 2014 Brooks Koepka 271 −17 1 stroke Ian Poulter 7,000,000 1,166,600 Montgomerie Maxx1st 2013 Victor Dubuisson 264 −24 2 strokes Jamie Donaldson 7,000,000 1,166,600 Montgomerie Maxx
See also Open golf tournament World Golf Final Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup
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Coverage on the European Tour's official site