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The Eulen Open Galea was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour that was played at R.S.G. de Neguri in Bilbao, Spain from 1995 to 1998.

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Winners

YearWinnerCountryScoreRef
1998 Álvaro Salto Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 280 (−8) [1]
1997 Warren Bennett Flag of England.svg  England 271 (−17) [2]
1996 José Antonio Sota Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 279 (−9) [3]
1995 Ben Tinning Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 281 (−7) [4]

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References

  1. "Challenge Tour - Eulen Open Galea 1998". europeantour.com. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
  2. "Challenge Tour - Eulen Open Galea 1997 - Leaderboard". europeantour.com. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
  3. "Challenge Tour - Eulen Open Galea 1996 - Leaderboard". europeantour.com. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
  4. "Challenge Tour - Eulen Open Galea 1995 - Leaderboard". europeantour.com. Retrieved 2016-09-16.