The field for this week's Turkish Airlines Open has been weakened over reported safety concerns, but don't expect Padraig Harrington to head for the exit.
The European Tour had hoped for a star-studded field for the first event of its revamped Final Series, but several marquee players have opted to stay home. The tournament first lost Tiger Woods because of his "vulnerable" golf game, then saw Rory McIlroy and Patrick Reed both withdraw, with McIlroy citing "obvious" concerns days after an explosion in the tournament's host city, Antalya, injured a dozen people.