Challenge of Ireland

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

Challenge of Ireland

Tournament information
Location	County Kildare, Ireland
Established	2005
Course(s)	Moyvalley Hotel & Country Club
Par	72
Length	7,370 yards (6,740 m)
Tour(s)	Challenge Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	€150,000
Month played	June
Final year	2009
Tournament record score
Aggregate	261 John Wade (2006)
To par	−19 as above
Final champion
Robert Coles
Location map
Moyvalley Hotel & Country Club Location in Ireland

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
2009	Robert Coles	278	−10	Playoff	Nicolas Colsaerts	Moyvalley
2008	Andrew Tampion	280	−8	1 stroke	Richard Bland David Drysdale	Glasson
2007	Magnus A. Carlsson	278	−10	1 stroke	Mike Lorenzo-Vera Julio Zapata	Glasson
Ireland Ryder Cup Challenge
2006	John Wade	261	−19	1 stroke	Sebastián Fernández Michael McGeady	Killarney
2005	Marc Warren	272	−16	Playoff	Peter Whiteford	Killarney

See also

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

External links

• Coverage on the Challenge Tour's official site