europeantour.com Victor Dubuisson birdied three of his final four holes to claim a second Turkish Airlines Open title as The Final Series got off to a dramatic start in Antalya.
Jaco Van Zyl held a one shot lead as he stood on the 17th tee and appeared to be on course for a wire-to-wire victory and a first European Tour title at The Montgomerie Maxx Royal. But, in a repeat of his 2013 triumph, Dubuisson birdied the final two holes to get to -22 and beat Van Zyl by one shot.
The victory left the Frenchman in tears on the 18th green as he picked up his second European Tour victory and moved up to seventh in The Race to Dubai. With his confidence shot and just two top tens coming into this week, the Ryder Cup star admits he has suffered from a crisis of confidence this year.
"It's so hard because there were so many personal reasons why I didn't play that much this year," he said. "It's not because I didn't want to play.
"I was really counting on this Final Series to give me some confidence back because I completely lost it a few months ago. I was just missing everything
Jaco Van Zyl held a one shot lead as he stood on the 17th tee and appeared to be on course for a wire-to-wire victory and a first European Tour title at The Montgomerie Maxx Royal. But, in a repeat of his 2013 triumph, Dubuisson birdied the final two holes to get to -22 and beat Van Zyl by one shot.
The victory left the Frenchman in tears on the 18th green as he picked up his second European Tour victory and moved up to seventh in The Race to Dubai. With his confidence shot and just two top tens coming into this week, the Ryder Cup star admits he has suffered from a crisis of confidence this year.
"It's so hard because there were so many personal reasons why I didn't play that much this year," he said. "It's not because I didn't want to play.
"I was really counting on this Final Series to give me some confidence back because I completely lost it a few months ago. I was just missing everything
Kiradech Aphibarnrat had held the lead during the final day but finished two shots behind the winner with Byeong-hun An a further shot back on -19.
Chris Wood finished five shots behind the winner with Race to Dubai leader Rory McIlroy a further shot back after firing a 71 as his final round challenge failed to materialise.
It's off to China now for the WGC HSBC Champions in Shanghai next week.
Chris Wood finished five shots behind the winner with Race to Dubai leader Rory McIlroy a further shot back after firing a 71 as his final round challenge failed to materialise.
It's off to China now for the WGC HSBC Champions in Shanghai next week.
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