Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup touches down in Colombo

Turkish Airlines, flying to more countries than any other airline, is hosting the fifth edition of the Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup, the world-famous amateur golf tournament.  

The global amateur golf competition, where thousands of participants will compete at qualifying events in 100 destinations worldwide, is one of several international sports competitions backed by Turkish Airlines, the airline that flies to more countries than any other.

The 76th of 100 qualifiers for the global event, which in the first year started with 12 events and 700 players, has grown every year since the tournament’s inception. This is now the fifth year the Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup is being staged. Last year boasted 8,000 players competing globally. This year Colombo featured 103 players.

Hogyun Park won the individual competition with 42 points and progressed to the Grand Final which will be played in Antalya, Turkey this October and November. Ken de Alwes was the runner-up, Robert Evans was third and Phillipe Covarel and Niranjali Amarasooriya won the nearest-the-pin prizes. “We would like to offer our congratulations to everyone who made the Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup qualifier in Colombo such a special day,” said General Manager for Turkish Airlines Colombo, Murat Beydar. “

It was a fantastic tournament day and there is still so much to play for in Antalya for those who made it through while everyone else will be looking forward to coming back next year. 

All finalists are to enjoy a seven-night stay at the five-star luxury Titanic Deluxe Belek hotel in Antalya, Turkey and will be flown there Business Class from their qualifying destination by Turkish Airlines. The overall winners of the two-round Grand Final at the Titanic Golf Club progress to play in the 2017 Turkish Airlines Open pro-am. The Financial Times, National, and Conte of Florence are offering their substantial support to the hugely-anticipated tournament. Turkish Airlines, voted Europe’s best airline for the sixth straight year by Skytrax in 2016, launched the World Golf Cup in 2013, featuring 12 qualifying events. After that initial success, there was a rapid expansion to include 100 events worldwide last year.