Costa Blanca Challenge

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Costa Blanca Challenge
Tournament information
Location Costa Blanca, Spain
Established2000
Course(s)Club de Golf Bonalba
Par72
Length6,963 yards (6,367 m)
Tour(s) Challenge Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund €80,000
Month playedMay
Tournament record score
Aggregate276 Johan Ryström
276 Henrik Stenson
To par−12 as above
Final champion
Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Ryström
Location Map
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Club de Golf Bonalba
Location in Spain
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Club de Golf Bonalba
Location in the Valencian Community

The Costa Blanca Challenge was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour that was played in Spain. [1]

Contents

The event was only played in 2000. Johan Ryström carded a course record 65 on the second round. [1] England's James Hepworth carded a final-round 67 to end up 11-under 277, a stroke behind the all-Swedish playoff in which Ryström defeated Henrik Stenson at the first extra hole. [2]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-upRef.
2000 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Ryström 278−12Playoff Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Stenson [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Swedes in charge on the Costa Blanca, European Tour, 12 May 2000
  2. ↑ Rystrom wins Swedish playoff Archived 2017-03-05 at the Wayback Machine , GolfToday, accessed 8 September 2016
  3. ↑ 2000 Costa Blanca Challenge, Golfadata, accessed 8 September 2016
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