Jacob Skov Olesen is motivated to maintain his international momentum at the Turkish Airlines Open after a rewarding trip on the PGA TOUR last week.
The Dane is in the midst of his second season on the DP World Tour after an impressive rookie campaign that saw the 2024 Qualifying School graduate register six top tens as he reached the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.
Across his opening 11 starts of the 2026 season, he has two top fives and arrived in Türkiye on the back of finishing in a tie for fourth alongside countryman Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
Former team-mates in the junior and amateur ranks, the Danish duo are good friends and Skov Olesen would love to emulate Neergaard-Petersen by claiming one of the ten dual memberships available this season via the Race to Dubai Rankings Delivered by DP World.
“It was fun to play with him [Neergaard-Petersen], it was fun to make the weekend obviously and give it quite a solid run for a good finish in the end,” he said.
“It was good to see him, we don’t get to see each other that much when he is over there, so it was good to spend the week with him.
“[I’ve taken] a lot of confidence. I thought I played very well, obviously we both played well but I felt I played well as well.
“To do it over there was nice so I have just taken that confidence back here and gotten rid of the jetlag so that’s been nice.
“Playing against the best players is always the goal for anyone who is competitive, so it is always the goal to push on and reach higher levels.”
For now, Olesen is happy to be back on the DP World Tour, with rounds of 70-71 leaving the 26-year-old at three under heading into the weekend at National Golf Club.
Playing at a new venue for the DP World Tour, he admitted the parkland layout is a stern challenge but he is looking to try and make progress up the leaderboard over the weekend.
"It’s a tricky course. It looks easier than it is," he said.
"I thought it would be a lot more low scoring. It has some teeth. Some of the pins are very tough.
"Some greens are very firm, others are a little softer so you have to be very aware out there of what you’re hitting into."
