Strong finish gives Ritchie a top 10 in Turkish Airlines Open

May 3, 2026 | Featured, South Africans abroad

After a run of three bogeys without picking up a shot in the first 12 holes on Sunday, JC Ritchie finished with a flourish as three birdies down the stretch saw him take a top-10 position in the DP World Tour’s Turkish Airlines Open.

His closing level-par round at National Golf Club in Belek, Antalya, Türkiye, left him at five-under-par for the week and in a share of ninth. He was five strokes behind the winner, Mikael Lindberg of Sweden, who took his maiden DP World Tour title.

The 33-year-old Swede, making his 70th start on the DP World Tour, held off playing partner Daniel Rodrigues with a final round of 69 to finish 10-under-par at a rain-swept National Golf Club. Rodrigues finished runner-up alongside Italy’s Guido Migliozzi.

Rodrigues and Migliozzi shared second place on eight under ahead of Ewen Ferguson, Darius van Driel and Jacob Skov Olesen. Ricardo Gouveia made it two Portuguese players in the top 10, tied with Italy’s second-round leader Gregorio De Leo for seventh on six under. Ugo Coussaud, the third member of the final group with Lindberg and Rodrigues, finished five under alongside Ritchie, Marcus Armitage and Kota Kaneko.

MJ Daffue also had a closing level-par 72 to finish in a share of 18th on three-under.

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