Azerbaijan Golf Challenge Open

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Azerbaijan Golf Challenge Open
Tournament information
Location Quba, Azerbaijan
Established2014
Course(s)National Azerbaijan Golf Club
Par71
Length6,548 yards (5,987 m)
Tour(s) Challenge Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund 300,000
Month playedAugust
Final year2014
Tournament record score
Aggregate272 Moritz Lampert (2014)
To par−16 as above
Final champion
Flag of Germany.svg Moritz Lampert
Location Map
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National Azerbaijan GC
Location in Azerbaijan

The Azerbaijan Golf Challenge Open was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour. It was first played in August 2014 at the National Azerbaijan Golf Club in Quba, Azerbaijan. It was the first professional golf tournament in Azerbaijan. [1]

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Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner-upRef.
2014 Flag of Germany.svg Moritz Lampert 272−162 strokes Flag of France.svg Mike Lorenzo-Vera [2]

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References

  1. "Challenge Tour breaks new ground in Azerbaijan". PGA European Tour. 24 April 2014.
  2. "Azerbaijan Golf Challenge Open - 2014 Official Scores". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 3 August 2014.