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Turkish Airlines Open again features 16th hole with tee shot from villa roof... where Martin Kaymer and Shane Lowry earn victory in drone golf clash
The Turkish Airlines Open is taking place at the Regnum Carya Resort in Belek • The 16th hole is set up with a tee shot off the roof of one of the resort villas • Kaymer and Lowry also earned drone golf win v Ian Poulter and Henrik Stenson Every time you walk past it all you want to do is jump in that little pool,' said Tommy Fleetwood, who is leading the Race to Dubai. 'It's like the nicest looking swimming pool of all time. It's just calling my name and I never go in.' Ian Poulter said: 'It's different, something new to tee off a roof of some form of a building. It's new but a tee box is a tee box and it doesn't matter where it is.'
The Turkish Airlines Open is taking place at the Regnum Carya Golf and Spa Resort in Belek The Turkish Airlines Open is taking place at the Regnum Carya Golf and Spa Resort in Belek, between 2 November and 5 November. Martin Kaymer and Shane Lowry warmed up for the European Tour tournament with a drone golf victory, beating Ian Poulter and Henrik Stenson 2-1. The course was once again set out on the 16th hole, with players having to guide their drone through hazards before dropping the ball on to the green. Martin Kaymer, Shane Lowry, Ian Poulter and Henrik Stenson warmed up with drone golf The course was set out on the 16th hole, with players guiding their drone through hazards Poulter and Stenson won the first hole, but Kaymer and Lowry came back to triumph 2-1 Poulter and Stenson won the first hole with a birdie two, but Kaymer and Lowry levelled with a three when Stenson needed four putts to make a five on the second attempts.
Having the honour, Lowry holed out for a four after Kaymer had dropped the ball in the water from the drone but Poulter ran out of time as he attempted to drop on the green. Former world No 1 Kaymer said: 'It's a trophy that I always wanted in my house and finally I've won it, with a great partner in Shane. Next year we should do it again and hopefully Ian can drop the ball out of the cup as well. It doesn't feel quite right how we did it but a win is a win and it's a great start to the week.' Stenson said: 'It was extremely difficult to get the ball out of the cup underneath the drone and we got that slow play penalty at the end and Martin and Shane took the victory.'