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 John Wade (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

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upVenue
Challenge of Ireland
2009England Robert Coles278−10PlayoffBelgium Nicolas ColsaertsMoyvalley
2008Australia Andrew Tampion280−81 strokeEngland Richard Bland
Scotland David Drysdale
Glasson
2007Sweden Magnus A. Carlsson278−101 strokeFrance Mike Lorenzo-Vera
Argentina Julio Zapata
Glasson
Ireland Ryder Cup Challenge
2006Australia John Wade261−191 strokeArgentina Sebastián Fernández
Republic of Ireland Michael McGeady
Killarney
2005Scotland Marc Warren272−16PlayoffScotland Peter WhitefordKillarney

See also

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


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