Tournament information | |
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Location | Quba, Azerbaijan |
Established | 2014 |
Course(s) | National Azerbaijan Golf Club |
Par | 71 |
Length | 6,548 yards (5,987 m) |
Tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | €300,000 |
Month played | August |
Final year | 2014 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 272 Moritz Lampert (2014) |
To par | −16 as above |
Final champion | |
Moritz Lampert | |
Location map | |
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]
Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up | Ref. |
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2014 | Moritz Lampert | 272 | −16 | 2 strokes | Mike Lorenzo-Vera | [2] |
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