
Yılmaz Batan, who has the title of Turkey's youngest professional golf player, is sweating to become the European champion.18-year-old Turkish professional golfer Yılmaz Batan, a member of Serik Olympos Golf Club, became the champion in the tournament held at the Cullinan Golf Club courses in Belek Tourism Center. Thus, the young athlete, who qualified for the European championship qualifying tournaments to be held in Sweden and Austria, continues his training to take part in the Ryder Cup.Yılmaz Batan said that he started playing golf at the age of 9. Stating that he was selected for the golf national team at the age of 16, Batan said, "I came second in the last tournament I attended as an amateur in Romania. My self-confidence was restored in this tournament. I then continued to play golf professionally. I am now 18 years old and I am the youngest professional golfer in Turkey."