The European Tour’s Race to Dubai continues this week with the Turkish Airlines Open from the Regnum Carya Golf & Spa Resort from Turkey. With just three weeks left in the season, the urgency will be ramped up for the sixth of eight events on the Tour’s Rolex Series. There is a strong field taking part in the sixth installment of the Turkish Airlines Open with defending champion Justin Rose leading the field. We took the time to break down the best bets on the board, including the sports-betting favorites and some strong sleeper picks that you might want to consider putting some money down on. Here is a look at the best bets to win the Turkish Airlines Open this week.
Event Details
Event: Turkish Airlines Open
Category: PGA
Date: November 1st-4th, 2018
Location: Regnum Carya Golf & Spa Resort, Serik, Turkey
Related: PGA Betting Guide
Past Five Winners
2017: Justin Rose -18
2016: Thorbjorn Olesen -20
2015: Victor Dubuisson -22
2014: Brooks Koepka -17
2013: Victor Dubuisson -24
Justin Rose +450
Rose has been absolutely on fire of late so it only makes sense that he is the obvious sports-betting favorite to win this week. Rose has registered five straight top-10 finishes with figures that read: 3rd, 8th, 4th, 2nd and 2nd. The defending tournament champion gets another opportunity to return to the top spot in the world rankings with another strong performance this week. The numbers he put up here last year, combined with his recent form, make Rose the best bet on the board for this week’s tournament.
Tommy Fleetwood +750
Fleetwood has struggled to capitalize on some outstanding performances pounding the greens in his last two visits here. If he can capitalize on his opportunities by sinking his putts, Fleetwood could finally make the leap and contend for the victory after finishing 22nd and 23rd in his last two starts at this tournament. Consistency is key to Fleetwood’s games. If he can perform at a high level on the greens, Fleetwood will be in contention to win the Turkish Airlines Open this weekend.
Thorbjorn Olesen +1550
Olesen won this tournament two years ago in 2016 and then finished fifth when he defended his title here 12 months ago. Now he arrives in Turkey on the back of another top-10 performance last week at pretty good odds to win this event. Olesen clearly has the skill set to contend for the outright victory this week, and the fact that you can still get him at +1550 odds is a major bonus. If you are looking for the best value among the top contenders this week then you might want to jump on Olesen to win the Turkish Airlines Open for the second time in three years.
Shane Lowry +1850
Lowry is the first of two former top-25 players that should be in the mix in Turkey this week. A runner-up in his last outing at Valderrama, Lowry has finished in the top-five in each of his last two European tournament starts. If he is on his game this week, Lowry will be in the mix to win the Turkish Airlines Open.
Thomas Pieters +2850
The second former top-25 player worth keeping an eye on this week is Pieters, who won the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open earlier this year and has registered four straight top-five finishes on the European Tour. Pieters has the skill set to compete with Rose, Fleetwood and Olesen this week as a solid value pick to win this tournament outright.
Joost Luiten +3250
After missing five months because of injury, Luiten looked good in his return with an 11th place finish at Valderrama last week. Now that he is fully healthy and well rested, there is no doubt that he has the potential to surprise this week. Luiten has flown under the radar somewhat because of the amount of time he has missed but we won’t overlook him. At +3300 odds, Luiten is an excellent sleeper pick to win the Turkish Airlines Open.
Alexander Bjork +4550
Bjork doesn’t have amazing form figures at this event but he did produce a runner-up finish at Walton Heath and then registered a top-30 finish at the WGC HSBC Champions last week. Bjork has done well on similar courses before so perhaps he is worth investing on as a strong sleeper option to surprise. At +4550 odds, it’s worth taking a chance on Bjork to win the Turkish Airlines Open outright.
Marcus Kinhult +5500
Speaking of deeper sleeper picks, Kinhult is a very intriguing option at +5500 odds to win outright. Kinhult has never played this course before but he looked very good in his debut at the Portugal Masters and showed promise again with a top-20 finish in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. Kinhult ranked first in Putting Average at Valderrama last week and if he performs well on the greens again this week he could be a big surprise in Turkey. Of all of the capable golfers available at long sports betting odds, Kinhult is definitely worth considering as a sports betting long shot to win the Turkish Airlines Open.
Odds To Win 2018 Turkish Airlines Open
Justin Rose +450
Tommy Fleetwood +750
Thorbjorn Olesen +1550
Shane Lowry +1850
Hao Tong Li +2050
Kiradech Aphibarnrat +2550
Thomas Pieters +2850
Matt Wallace +3250
Lucas Herbert +3250
Andy Sullivan +3250
Lucas Bjerregaard +3250
Joost Luiten +3250
Tom Lewis +3250
Jordan Smith +3550
Andrea Pavan +3550
Ross Fisher +3550
Mikko Korhonen +3550
Lee Westwood +3550
Julian Suri +3550
Russell Knox +4550
Alexander Levy +4550
Alexander Bjork +4550
Padraig Harrington +5050
Marcus Kinhult +5500
Erik van Rooyen +6550
Ryan Fox +6550
Andrew Johnston +6550
Jorge Campillo +6550
Robert Rock +7050
Soren Kjeldsen +7050
