Irish Challenge

Irish Challenge
Tournament information
Location Tullow, County Carlow, Ireland
Established 2015
Course(s) Mount Wolseley Hotel Spa and Golf Resort
Par 72
Length 7,134 yards (6,523 m)
Tour(s) Challenge Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund €180,000
Month played September
Tournament record score
Aggregate 271 Julien Guerrier (2017)
To par −17 as above
Current champion
England Oliver Wilson
Mount Wolseley Hotel
Location in Ireland

The Irish Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour. It is held at the Mount Wolseley Hotel Spa and Golf Resort in Tullow, County Carlow, Ireland. The first event was played in October 2015 and was won by Tom Murray who beat Nino Bertasio at the second hole of a sudden-death playoff, winning the first prize of €28,800.[1][2]

Winners

YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-up
Monaghan Irish Challenge
2018Oliver Wilson England276−122 strokesSwitzerland Marco Iten
Irish Challenge
2017Julien Guerrier France271−176 strokesNorway Jarand Ekeland Arnøy
England Steven Brown
Sweden Oscar Lengdén
Volopa Irish Challenge
2016Bernd Ritthammer Germany278−105 strokesEngland Marcus Armitage
England Sam Walker
2015Tom Murray England272−16PlayoffItaly Nino Bertasio

References

  1. "Challenge Tour makes Republic return at Mount Wolseley". PGA European Tour. 8 June 2015.
  2. "Majestic Murray seals dramatic Irish win". PGA European Tour. 11 June 2015.


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