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Olesen holds nerve to win Turkish Airlines Open

Denmark's Thorbjorn Olesen held his nerve to win the Turkish Airlines Open Sunday after threatening to set an unwanted record.

Olesen took a seven-shot lead into the final round at the Regnum Carya Golf & Spa resort in Antalya, but saw that reduced to a single shot at one stage thanks to a brilliant scoring burst from England's David Horsey.

However, the 26-year-old 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 just over €1 million.