The world’s widest reaching amateur golf tournament lands with Turkish Airlines

The seventh Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup, the world’s largest corporate golf tournament, landed in Colombo on 21 September.

The airline prides itself on the quality of its products and services, from the freshest seasonal ingredients used for on-board catering to the Stopover Service in Istanbul and bonuses like the free transport of sports equipment including golf clubs.

Now in its seventh year, the Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup continues to deliver the highest quality as players, all invited by the airline, will once again play at some of the finest courses in the world. 

The event at the Royal Colombo Golf Club was one of 103 tournaments at this year’s record-breaking Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup – with the victors competing in the Grand Finals in Turkey later this year.

From a global total of 103, those who win will go through to the Grand Finals and have the chance to play in the Turkish Airlines Open pro-am where previously winners have teed it up alongside the likes of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy.

Sachin De Silva won the competition with 43 points, going on to represent Colombo in the Grand Finals. Praveen Dias was runner-up and W.A.K. Fernando was third. 

The Nearest the Pin competition was won by Usha De Silva for the women and Navin De Silva for the men. Sachin De Silva recorded the lowest gross score with 64. 

Turkish Airlines General Manager Murat Baydar welcomed all guests and the Ambassador of Turkey to Sri Lanka, Tunca Özçuhadar, gave a speech on the huge success of the event.   

“Once again, it was a thrilling tournament and congratulations to our winner, Sachin De Silva. We wish him the best of luck in Turkey,” he said. All Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup finalists will fly to Turkey in the luxury of Turkish Airlines’ Business Class. Events such as the Turkish Airlines Open and TAWGC have made Turkish Airlines’ support essential to Antalya being recognised as an international premium destination for golfers with outstanding facilities.

Turkish Airlines continues its unparalleled and ambitious growth throughout its network of 314 destinations in 126 countries, with a 15% increase in passenger numbers, from 68 million in 2017 to 75 million in 2018, the best year on record. 

The newly-opened Istanbul Airport hub will facilitate the growth of Turkey’s aviation sector as global aviation shifts eastwards, with Istanbul at the centre. The megaproject will be launched in four phases with the final phase set to be complete in 2028, including six runways, four terminals and 233 aircraft parking positions, with the capacity to serve up to 200 million passengers a year with more than 500 check-in desks and 225,000 employees.

Established in 1933 with a fleet of five aircraft, Star Alliance member Turkish Airlines has a fleet of 333 passenger and cargo aircraft flying to 306 worldwide destinations - 257 international and 49 domestic - in 124 countries. More information on Turkish Airlines can be found on its official website www.turkishairlines.com or its social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Instagram.