Presidential Golf Cup Concludes in Turkey

The TGF Presidential Golf Cup concluded in Turkey, with Deniz Sapmaz and İbrahim Tarık Aslan winning in women's and men's categories, respectively.

The TGF Presidential Golf Cup, organized under the patronage of the President of Turkey, with support from the Ministry of Youth and Sports, and hosted by the Turkish Golf Federation (TGF), came to a close this year.

The event took place at the TGF Silivri Golf Course from May 14-17, followed by an award ceremony. The ceremony was attended by the Minister of Youth and Sports, Osman Aşkın Bak, the Governor of Istanbul, Davut Gül, the President of TGF, Yıldırım Demirören, the Vice President of TGF, Nihat Özdemir, the General Manager and President of VakıfBank Sports Club, Osman Arslan, along with athletes and invited guests.

Young athletes from across Turkey competed in four days of matches. On May 14, 80 athletes competed in the Under-18 category, while 239 athletes in adult categories A, B, and C competed from May 15-17. On May 17, 66 athletes competed in the mini categories A and B.

In total, approximately 390 athletes participated in the event across all age categories.

Minister Osman Aşkın Bak stated in his speech at the award ceremony that Turkey has made significant progress in golf and sports tourism. He praised the positive atmosphere and the excitement of the young participants, emphasizing the importance of family support. He also expressed gratitude to the President for his patronage and said that this event marks a positive step forward in Turkish sports and tourism.

The TGF Presidential Golf Cup was organized to promote the sport across the country, support young athletes, and bring together participants from different age groups around the unifying power of golf.

The goal is for the event to become a tradition and establish itself as one of Turkey's established sports events in the coming years.

Awards were presented to the winners in the men's and women's categories who achieved the best gross scores. Deniz Sapmaz and İbrahim Tarık Aslan were declared the winners of the TGF Presidential Golf Cup in their respective categories. The awards were presented to Sapmaz and Aslan by Minister Osman Aşkın Bak.

The top three in the men's gross category were İbrahim Tarık Aslan, Hasan Ceylan, and Recep Turan. In the women's category, Sude Bay, Ilgın Zeynep Denizci, and Duru Yıldırım took the top three spots.

In the men's A category, Ali Doğan, Rayif Bilir, and Mustafa Özgür Özdemir were the top three, while Sude Bay, Selen Koç, and Duru Yıldırım were the top three in the women's A category. The awards were presented by Governor Davut Gül.

The rankings in the B and C categories for men and women were as follows:

  • Men's B: Mehmet Ziylan, Cüneyt Sapmaz, Efe Kuray
  • Women's B: Elif Türkoğlu, Nazlı Nazmiye Erdoğan, Ayşegül Kader
  • Men's C: Adem Atmaca, Ercüment Ali Gülkaya, Fikret Öztürk
  • Women's C: Burcu Kılıç, Nurdan Apaydın, Neşe Aslan

Awards were presented to the winners in each category by the General Manager and President of VakıfBank Sports Club, Osman Arslan.