Challenge of Ireland

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Challenge of Ireland
Tournament information
LocationCounty Kildare, Republic of Ireland
Established2005
Course(s)Moyvalley Hotel & Country Club
Par72
Length7,370 yards (6,740 m)
Tour(s)Challenge Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund150,000
Month playedJune
Final year2009
Tournament record score
Aggregate261 (2006)
To par−19 as above
Final champion
England Robert Coles
Location Map
Moyvalley Hotel & Country Club is located in Ireland
Moyvalley Hotel & Country Club
Moyvalley Hotel & Country Club
Location in the Republic of Ireland

The Challenge of Ireland was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, held in Ireland. It was played from 2005 to 2009.

Robert Coles won the 2009 event in a playoff over Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts.

Winners[]

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Venue
Challenge of Ireland presented by Moyvalley
2009 England Robert Coles 278 −10 Playoff Belgium Nicolas Colsaerts Moyvalley
Challenge of Ireland presented by Glasson
2008 Australia Andrew Tampion 280 −8 1 stroke England Richard Bland
Scotland David Drysdale
Glasson
2007 Sweden Magnus A. Carlsson 278 −10 1 stroke France Mike Lorenzo-Vera
Argentina Julio Zapata
Glasson
Ireland Ryder Cup Challenge
2006 Australia 261 −19 1 stroke Argentina Sebastián Fernández
Republic of Ireland Michael McGeady
Killarney
2005 Scotland Marc Warren 272 −16 Playoff Scotland Peter Whiteford Killarney

See also[]

  • Volopa Irish Challenge, a Challenge Tour event held in Ireland which began in 2015

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