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Irish Challenge

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Irish Challenge
Tournament information
LocationStraffan, Ireland
Established2015
Course(s)K Club
Par72
Length7,319 yards (6,692 m)
Tour(s)Challenge Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund270,000
Month playedJuly
Tournament record score
Aggregate269 Todd Clements (2022)
To par−19 as above
Current champion
Sweden Joakim Lagergren
Location map
K Club is located in Ireland
K Club
K Club
Location in the Republic of Ireland

The Irish Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour. In 2021 it was held at Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links. 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] The 2019 event was reduced to 54 holes after the final was abandoned because of heavy rain.[3] Emilio Cuartero and Oscar Lengdén were tied for the lead after three rounds and had a playoff at the par-3 17th hole. Cuartero won with a birdie at the third extra hole.[4]

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Venue
Irish Challenge
2024 Sweden Joakim Lagergren 272 −16 1 stroke France Sébastien Gros K Club
2023 England Brandon Robinson-Thompson 272 −12 2 strokes England Will Enefer
United States Jordan Gumberg
Headfort
2022 England Todd Clements 269 −19 6 strokes Northern Ireland Tom McKibbin K Club
2021 Netherlands Daan Huizing 275 −9 Playoff Spain Eduard Rousaud Portmarnock
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Stone Irish Challenge
2019 Spain Emilio Cuartero 205[a] −12 Playoff Sweden Oscar Lengdén Headfort
Monaghan Irish Challenge
2018 England Oliver Wilson 276 −12 2 strokes Switzerland Marco Iten Concra Wood
Irish Challenge
2017 France Julien Guerrier 271 −17 6 strokes Norway Jarand Ekeland Arnøy
England Steven Brown
Sweden Oscar Lengdén
Mount Wolseley
Volopa Irish Challenge
2016 Germany Bernd Ritthammer 278 −10 5 strokes England Marcus Armitage
England Sam Walker
Mount Wolseley
2015 England Tom Murray 272 −16 Playoff Italy Nino Bertasio Mount Wolseley

Notes

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  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

References

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  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.
  3. ^ "Play-off after fourth round cancelled". PGA European Tour. 13 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Cuartero Blanco seals victory in Irish play-off". PGA European Tour. 13 October 2019.
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