Relaxed Pádraig Harrington plays down any security worries in Turkey

Three-time major champion Pádraig Harrington believes the players who have pulled out of this week’s Turkish Airlines Open due to security concerns may have overreacted.

The €6.3 million event has been hit by a spate of withdrawals, including that of headline attraction Rory McIlroy, due to safety fears surrounding the first of the three Final Series events.

The European Tour is understood to have been on the verge of cancelling the tournament last week after an explosion in a car parked outside the Antalya Trade and Industry Chamber injured around a dozen people last Tuesday.