Unique villa swimming pool 16th hole trips up SA's Williams

After a week where Robin Williams showed that he could go toe-to-toe with some of the biggest names in the game, the young South African’s challenge ultimately faltered on the final round here at the DP World Tour’s Turkish Airlines Open.

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The 23-year-old shot an even par to finish with an overall 273 (65, 70, 67, 71) 11-under-par. It saw him slip from second place heading into Sunday’s final round to an eventual tied 7th position, which earns Williams $63 690 (approximately R1,157,526.26 million).

French rookie Martin Couvra, who is the holder of a historic South African Amateur Championships treble, claimed the Turkish Airlines Open title with an overall 267 17-under-par.

“It’s still a great week. If someone told me I would play like this at the beginning of the week, I would definitely have taken it. Williams told Independent Media.

“It's definitely heading in the right direction.

“I know I didn't play the way I wanted to and it didn't work out the way I wanted it to. But there's still a lot of positives to take from this week.