Steve Palmer's free predictions and golf betting tips for the Turkish Airlines Open

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Steve Palmer's Turkish Airlines Open predictions

John Parry
2pts each-way 60-1 Coral, Ladbrokes, Paddy Power

Jayden Schaper
2pts each-way 60-1 Coral, Ladbrokes

Kazuma Kobori
1.5pts each-way 80-1 Paddy Power

Martin Couvra
1.5pts each-way 60-1 Hills

Marcus Kinhult
1pt each-way 100-1 Coral, Ladbrokes

Jens Dantorp
1pt each-way 100-1 Paddy Power

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Steve Palmer's Turkish Airlines Open preview

China has just delivered a world champion snooker player in the shape of Zhao Xintong, and Chinese players fill two of the first three places in the betting for this week's Turkish Airlines Open on the DP World Tour.

Haotong Li and Wenyi Ding appear plenty short enough at the odds, while Jordan Smith, the player sandwiched in between the Chinese pair, is poor in contention. Punters should dig deeper in the betting for the value.

Steve Palmer's top tip

John Parry 60-1

The highest-ranked player in this week's field is John Parry, who is being hugely disrespected in the market. The 38-year-old is at the peak of his powers, having won three times on the Challenge Tour last year, before claiming a second DP World Tour title in the Mauritius Open in December.

Parry has become such a steady player, has always been a strong putter, and this week's assignment seems ideal for him. It is tight from tee to green, with large, sloping greens on which the best putters should thrive. Parry was runner-up in the Kenya Open at the end of February in another test of accuracy. The Yorkshireman will fear nobody in this week's line-up.

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Jayden Schaper 60-1

South African 24-year-old Jayden Schaper may be ready for a DPWT breakthrough. He was fifth in the Qatar Masters in February, then fourth in the Kenya Open and ninth in the Joburg Open.

Schaper missed the cut by a shot at less suitable layouts in his last two events, but this week's course looks perfect. The youngster is accurate from tee to green and typically sharp with putter in hand.

Other selections

Kazuma Kobori 80-1
Martin Couvra 60-1
Marcus Kinhult 100-1
Jens Dantorp 100-1

Four victories on the Australasian Tour quickly established Kazuma Kobori as a player of great potential. The New Zealander, an accurate player who putts well, won the Aussie Tour Order of Merit last year and has settled quickly after his upgrade to the DPWT, posting four top-25 finishes. Ninth place in Singapore at the end of March was followed by 20th spot in the China Open.

Martin Couvra won on the Challenge Tour in 2023, his first season on that circuit, and the 22-year-old Frenchman is hunting a DPWT breakthrough. He was seventh in the Dunhill Championship just before Christmas, fourth in the Bahrain Championship in February, then fifth in Qatar, before taking fifth spot again in the Hainan Classic last time out.

Marcus Kinhult, accurate when on his game and typically excellent on the greens, won the British Masters in 2019 before suffering with some health problems. Last year showed he was back to his best, with runner-up efforts in the KLM Open and the Dunhill Championship. He was 15th in the China Open last month.

While most of this week's field are seeing the venue for the first time, Kinhult finished 30th in the 2018 Turkish Airlines Open at Regnum, carding back-to-back 68s at the weekend. His missed cut on a bombers' paradise in the Hainan Classic last time out is easy to forgive.

Complete the staking plan with another neat and tidy Swede – three-time Challenge Tour winner Jens Dantorp. The 36-year-old is seeking a DPWT breakthrough and Regnum is a great fit. He was in terrible form when teeing up there in 2018, having missed his last nine cuts, finishing 64th. This time, fresh from fourth place in the Indian Open, he should do himself justice.

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Course guide for the Turkish Airlines Open

• Course Regnum Carya, Antalya, Turkey
• Prize money $2.75m ($458,000 to the winner)
• Length 7,220 yards
• Par 71 – three par-fives; 11 par-fours; four par-threes
• Field 156 The cut Top 65 and ties qualify for round three
• Highest-ranked players in field (world ranking in brackets) John Parry (108), Jordan Smith (112), Romain Langasque (120), Matthew Jordan (129), Haotong Li (131)
• Course records - 72 holes 264 Thorbjorn Olesen (2016) 18 holes 62 Thorbjorn Olesen (2016)
• When to bet By 5.15am on Thursday
• When to watch Live on Sky Sports Golf from 11am on Thursday
• Time difference Turkey is two hours ahead of the UK and Ireland
• Course type Parkland
• Course overview The Peter Thomson-designed Regnum Carya hosted this event from 2016 through 2018, with Thorbjorn Olesen winning the first Turkish Airlines Open there, then Justin Rose claiming back-to-back triumphs in the other two editions. This event has not taken place since the last renewal at the Montgomerie Maxx Royal in 2019. There was also a Challenge Tour event at Regnum in 2010 – won by Charlie Ford. One million heather plants were added when this course was crafted, with heathland tracks like Walton Heath and Sunningdale the inspiration behind the venue. The course runs through a pine forest, with tight fairways and water coming into play on eight holes. The greens are large, fast and undulating. The tenth plays as a par-five for the members and is the toughest hole on the course
• Weather forecast Sunny, warm and calm throughout
• Type of player suited to the challenge Given the benign weather, 20 under par may be needed to win this, with accurate players likely to set up numerous birdie opportunities
• Key attribute Accuracy

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