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The 9th Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup, world’s most prominent corporate golf tournament, landed in Bucharest on the 5th October 2024

Turkish Airlines, flying to more countries than any other airline, arrived in Bucharest at National Golf & Country Club with the Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup on 5th October 2024. Local high-profile figures and members of the business community attended the event.
Since its inception in 2013, the Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup now brings together over 8,000 players who compete against one another in more than 118 tournaments in 67 countries worldwide.
The event at National Golf & Country Club was the 91st of 118 tournaments in this year’s Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup – with the victors competing in the Grand Finals in Türkiye later this year. From a global total of 117, those that win will go through to the Grand Finals and have the chance to stay & play at Gloria Serenity Resort & Gloria Golf Club on the Turkish Golf Coast.
Representing Bucharest, Torgeir Olsen secured their champion position with 46 points, and Razvan Mihail Ionescu was runner-up, while Bogdan George Cretu came third.
The Closest to the Pin competition was won by Dragos Tanase for the men and Kornelia Nagy Bege for the women. Nicolae Kovacs won the lowest gross score with a score of 36.
Turkish Airlines General Manager in Bucharest, Hakki Guntay said: “We warmly thank all of our guests who made the Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup here in Bucharest a huge success. Once again, it was a thrilling tournament in the TAWGC series, congratulations to our winner, Torgeir Olsen. We wish him the best of luck in Türkiye.”
All Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup finalists will fly to Türkiye with the comfort and luxury of the Turkish Airlines’ Business Class.