Sunday 6 November 2016 16:48, UK
Thorbjorn Olesen admits he was relieved to see his poor run of form on the European Tour come to an end with victory at the Turkish Airlines Open.
Olesen saw his seven-shot overnight advantage briefly cut to one stroke after a final round charge from David Horsey, but dug deep to post a two-under 69 and claim his fourth European Tour title.
The Dane came to Antalya without a top-25 finish since June and off the back of seven missed cuts in his previous nine European Tour starts, with victory his first success since last year's Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
"It means a lot, as the last three or four months have been pretty poor and I haven't played well," Olesen told Sky Sports. "All of a sudden I'm in contention and leading by quite a big margin, which is difficult when you haven't been playing well.
"I knew the guys were able to shoot a low number today so I knew I had to go out and see if I could make a few birdies.
"After nine holes the guys were shooting really low numbers, so all of a sudden there was a lot of pressure there.
"I felt like I kept it pretty steady. The last four holes were tough mentally and it was really difficult for me to get over the line."
Olesen finished three clear of Haotong Li and Horsey, who moved up 25 places in the Race to Dubai standings with his best finish of the season.
"I just wanted to put a little pressure on early doors and thankfully was able to do that, but just ran out of a bit of steam there on the back nine," Horsey said.
"I'm pleased with how I played and this will give me a lot of confidence. I was probably as relaxed as I've ever felt playing in contention.
"If I can just sort of tidy up in a few areas, there's no reason why I can't continue contending in the near future."
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