Irish Challenge

The Irish Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour. In 2021 it was held at Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links. 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] The 2019 event was reduced to 54 holes after the final was abandoned because of heavy rain.^[3] Emilio Cuartero and Oscar Lengdén were tied for the lead after three rounds and had a playoff at the par-3 17th hole. Cuartero won with a birdie at the third extra hole.^[4]

Irish Challenge

Tournament information
Location	Straffan, Ireland
Established	2015
Course(s)	K Club
Par	72
Length	7,319 yards (6,692 m)
Tour(s)	Challenge Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	€270,000
Month played	July
Tournament record score
Aggregate	269 Todd Clements (2022)
To par	−19 as above
Current champion
Joakim Lagergren
Location map
K Club Location in the Republic of Ireland

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Venue
Irish Challenge
2024	Joakim Lagergren	272	−16	1 stroke	Sébastien Gros	K Club
2023	Brandon Robinson-Thompson	272	−12	2 strokes	Will Enefer Jordan Gumberg	Headfort
2022	Todd Clements	269	−19	6 strokes	Tom McKibbin	K Club
2021	Daan Huizing	275	−9	Playoff	Eduard Rousaud	Portmarnock
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Stone Irish Challenge
2019	Emilio Cuartero	205[a]	−12	Playoff	Oscar Lengdén	Headfort
Monaghan Irish Challenge
2018	Oliver Wilson	276	−12	2 strokes	Marco Iten	Concra Wood
Irish Challenge
2017	Julien Guerrier	271	−17	6 strokes	Jarand Ekeland Arnøy Steven Brown Oscar Lengdén	Mount Wolseley
Volopa Irish Challenge
2016	Bernd Ritthammer	278	−10	5 strokes	Marcus Armitage Sam Walker	Mount Wolseley
2015	Tom Murray	272	−16	Playoff	Nino Bertasio	Mount Wolseley

Notes

1. Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.