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Ras Al Khaimah Golf Challenge
Tournament information
LocationRas Al Khaimah, UAE
Established2016
Course(s)Al Hamra Golf Club
Par72
Length7,325 yards (6,698 m)
Tour(s)Challenge Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$350,000
Month playedOctober
Final year2017
Tournament record score
Aggregate268 Jordan Smith (2016)
To par−20 (as above)
Final champion
Sweden Jens Dantorp

The Ras Al Khaimah Golf Challenge was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, Europe's second tier men's professional golf tour, held in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.[1] It was first played in 2016 as the penultimate event ahead of the season-ending NBO Golf Classic Grand Final in neighboring Oman.[2] The tournament was last played in 2017. Beginning in 2018, the course will host the Ras Al Khaimah Challenge Tour Grand Final.[3]

Winners

Year Winner Country Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner-up
2017 Jens Dantorp  Sweden 273 −15 Playoff Poland Adrian Meronk
2016 Jordan Smith  England 268 −20 1 stroke Portugal José-Filipe Lima

References

  1. ^ 10 things to know about Ras Al Khaimah, PGA European Tour, 2 December 2015
  2. ^ Inaugural Ras Al Khaimah Golf Challenge, PGA European Tour, 30 November 2015
  3. ^ "Ras Al Khaimah to host European Challenge Tour Grand Final". PGA European Tour. 9 April 2018.