De Leo subsequently bogeyed the 15th and 17th holes, finishing tied seventh, four shots behind winner Mikael Lindberg, reports said. According to a DP World Tour official, De Leo exceeded the 50-second allowance by more than an additional 30 seconds while being monitored. The Tour's Pace of Play Policy, which came into force in 2020, states that a second 'bad time' results in an immediate one-stroke penalty, as reported.
The policy allows 50 seconds for the first player to play when out of position, and 40 seconds for subsequent players, with an extra 10% allowance for human differences, as reported. The reason for De Leo's delay was not disclosed, and it remains unclear how many bad times he had accumulated earlier in the tournament. Mikael Lindberg won the Turkish Airlines Open for his first European Tour title, earning nearly £350,000, according to reports.
The victory secures him a place at the PGA Championship for his major debut, and he qualified as one of the top three finishers on the Asian Swing. 'This is a dream come true,' Lindberg said.