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Irish Challenge
Tournament information
LocationTullow, County Carlow, Ireland
Established2015
Course(s)Mount Wolseley Hotel Spa and Golf Resort
Par72
Length7,134 yards (6,523 m)
Tour(s)Challenge Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund€180,000
Month playedSeptember
Tournament record score
Aggregate271 Julien Guerrier (2017)
To par−17 as above
Current champion
England Oliver Wilson
Mount Wolseley Hotel is located in Ireland
Mount Wolseley Hotel
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

Year Winner Country Score To par Margin
of victory
Runner(s)-up
Monaghan Irish Challenge
2018 Oliver Wilson  England 276 −12 2 strokes Switzerland Marco Iten
Irish Challenge
2017 Julien Guerrier  France 271 −17 6 strokes Norway Jarand Ekeland Arnøy
England Steven Brown
Sweden Oscar Lengdén
Volopa Irish Challenge
2016 Bernd Ritthammer  Germany 278 −10 5 strokes England Marcus Armitage
England Sam Walker
2015 Tom Murray  England 272 −16 Playoff Italy 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.