Fantasy Golf Picks & Predictions – Turkish Airlines Open

European Tour Fantasy Golf Picks and Predictions for the Turkish Airlines Open

The 2016 Turkish Airlines Open Fantasy Preview

The end is near for the 2016 European Tour season as the Final Series begins in Turkey at the Turkish Airlines Open.  First being played in 2013, this newly minted tournament will call a new venue home as the players tee it up at Regnum Carya Golf and Spa Resort.  The par-72 course measures just 7,127 yards from the tips, but will certainly present a challenge to the players as they are required to navigate plenty of difficult holes with precision shots from all different angles.

With the event just starting up in 2013, there is not much history to talk about, and even less since they will be playing at this course for the first time.  Still, the Turkish Airlines Open has produced two first-time winners in Victor Dubuisson and Brooks Koepka who put up some impressive scores to take home the trophy.  Dubuisson felt so comfortable after winning here in 2013, that he reclaimed the glory again last season with a score of 22-under-par; a mark nearly matching his 24-under from 2013.  His victory came by a mere single stroke over Jaco Van Zyl who had led the first 71 holes before finally giving it up to the Frenchman who birdied the final two holes.  Those two wins in the Turkish Open remain his sole victories on the European Tour, and he does not look ready to repeat again heading into this week on the heels of a year in which he has made it into the money in just half (8-of-16) of his outings.

The field will be led by a trio of golfers who currently reside in the top-14 of the Race to Dubai; winner of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship No. 5 Tyrelll Hatton and three-time European Tour winners No. 12 Bernd Wiesberger, and No. 14 Andy Sullivan.  The talent at the top is very evenly spread out, though, and with no clear superstars it is anyone’s trophy to grab with the likes of Tommy Fleetwood, Lee Westwood, Anirban Lahiri, Byeong Hun-An, Danny Willett, Alexander Levy, Andrew Johnston, and Richard Bland all coming in with either big wins in the past or a current streak of tremendous play.

The fun of daily fantasy expanded to the European Tour earlier this year and it has been enjoyable getting to know some of the players overseas that are immensely talented, but have simply not been on our radar with the minimal coverage of their week-to-week events in the United States (not to mention the time difference).  That said, let’s get into a few of our favorite names in each salary tier to help you build a winning fantasy roster for this week’s Turkish Airlines Open.

The Turkish Airlines Open Fantasy Picks and Predictions

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