ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) -- Thorbjorn Olesen won the Turkish Airlines Open on Sunday, securing the biggest payday of his career after nearly throwing away the seven-shot lead he took into the final round.
The 92nd-ranked Dane's lead was reduced to a single shot at one stage thanks to a brilliant scoring burst from David Horsey of England.
But Olesen responded with vital birdies on the 12th, 14th and 15th on his way to a closing 69 to finish 20 under par and claim the first prize of nearly $1.2 million.
Olesen's form in Turkey is surprising, given he made the cut at just four of his last 13 events.