Major champion Francesco Molinari and Rolex Series winner Paul Waring will join a host of DP World Tour stars set to tee it up at the 2026 Turkish Airlines Open.
A star-studded field will assemble at National Golf Club, located within Regnum Hotels, from April 30 - May 3 for the $2.75million event which will be the fifth and final tournament on the DP World Tour’s Asian Swing – the third of five Global Swings which form the first phase of the 2026 global schedule.
Molinari became the first player from Italy to win a Major Championship when he triumphed at the 147th Open Championship in 2018. The six-time DP World Tour winner has also represented Europe in three victorious Ryder Cup teams, in 2010, 2012 and 2018 – where he secured the winning point at Le Golf National in Paris.
Two-time DP World Tour winner Waring claimed his maiden Rolex Series title at the 2024 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship on his way to earning dual membership with the PGA TOUR, and the Englishman will be joined by compatriots Andy Sullivan and Alex Fitzpatrick looking for more success in Türkiye.
Sullivan currently sits fourth on the Race to Dubai Rankings Delivered by DP World after an impressive start to the season, including a runner up finish at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic in January, while Fitzpatrick occupies sixth position following his maiden victory at the recent Hero Indian Open.
Martin Couvra, 2025 Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year, will return to Türkiye to defend his Turkish Airlines Open title in 2026. The Frenchman posted a brilliant closing 64 to claim victory at Regnum Carya last year with a 17-under-par total, two shots ahead of China's Haotong Li and Spain's Jorge Campillo.
DP World Tour winners David Puig, Jayden Schaper, Nacho Elvira, Dan Bradbury, Freddy Schott, Jordan Gumberg will add further firepower to the field in Türkiye, having all tastes success on the 2026 Race to Dubai.
Having played a pioneering role in the development of golf tourism in Antalya since 1994, National Golf Club will once again welcome athletes and golf enthusiasts from around the world with this major event.
