Turkish Challenge

The Turkish Airlines Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, played in Turkey. It was first played in 2010 when Charlie Ford triumphed in a sudden-death playoff over Oscar Florén. It returned in 2014.

Turkish Airlines Challenge

Tournament information
Location	Atakum, Samsun, Turkey
Established	2010
Course(s)	Samsun Golf Course
Par	72
Length	6,710 yards (6,140 m)
Tour(s)	Challenge Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	€200,000
Month played	April
Final year	2019
Tournament record score
Aggregate	265 Francesco Laporta (2019) 265 Connor Syme (2019)
To par	−23 as above
Final champion
Connor Syme
Location map
Samsun GC Location in Turkey

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Venue
2019	Connor Syme	265	−23	Playoff[a]	Francesco Laporta	Samsun
2018	Joachim B. Hansen	270	−18	3 strokes	Lorenzo Gagli Jack Singh Brar	Gloria
2017	Ryan Evans	267	−21	4 strokes	Tapio Pulkkanen	Gloria
2016	Clément Sordet	268	−20	1 stroke	Matthieu Pavon	Gloria
2015	Rhys Davies	274	−14	4 strokes	Lorenzo Gagli	Gloria
2014	Oliver Farr	286	−2	2 strokes	Dave Coupland Jeppe Huldahl Jérôme Lando-Casanova	National
2011–2013: No tournament
2010	Charlie Ford	277	−11	Playoff[b]	Oscar Florén	Carya

Notes

1. Syme won with birdie on first extra hole.
2. Ford won with birdie on first extra hole.

External links

• Official website
• Coverage on the Challenge Tour's site