German Challenge

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German Challenge
Tournament information
Location Neuburg an der Donau, Germany
Established2021
Course(s)Wittelsbacher Golf Club
Par72
Length7,479 yards (6,839 m)
Tour(s) Challenge Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund €300,000
Month playedJuly
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 J. C. Ritchie (2025)
To par−24 as above
Current champion
Flag of South Africa.svg J. C. Ritchie
Location map
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Wittelsbacher GC
Location in Germany
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Wittelsbacher GC
Location in Bavaria

The German Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour held at Wittelsbacher Golf Club in Neuburg an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany. [1]

Contents

Title sponsor until 2025, Big Green Egg, signed a sponsorship agreement for the German Challenge through 2024. [2]

History

In the inaugural tournament, Ángel Hidalgo of Spain claimed his maiden Challenge Tour title by posting four consecutive rounds of 68, defying the odds after receiving a last-minute invite. [3]

Fellow Spaniard Alejandro del Rey won the following year, beating Mateusz Gradecki with a birdie at the second extra playoff hole. [4] [5] Italian golfer Francesco Laporta won the 2023 edition, shooting even par in the final round to hang on and win by one stroke over four others.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
German Challenge
2025 Flag of South Africa.svg J. C. Ritchie 264−248 strokes Flag of England.svg Joshua Berry
Flag of England.svg Tom Lewis
Big Green Egg German Challenge
2024 Flag of Denmark.svg Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen 273−151 stroke Flag of Denmark.svg John Axelsen
Flag of Scotland.svg Daniel Young
2023 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Laporta 281−71 stroke Flag of England.svg Gary Boyd
Flag of England.svg Ashley Chesters
Flag of Germany.svg Dominic Foos
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Zuska
2022 Flag of Spain.svg Alejandro del Rey 271−17Playoff Flag of Poland.svg Mateusz Gradecki
2021 Flag of Spain.svg Ángel Hidalgo 272−122 strokes Flag of Austria.svg Lukas Nemecz
Flag of Spain.svg Santiago Tarrío

References

  1. ↑ "Big Green Egg German Challenge powered by VcG". European Tour. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Big Green Egg wird Titel-Partner der German Challenge" [Big Green Egg becomes title partner of the German Challenge]. Golf Time (in German). Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "The debrief: Big Green Egg German Challenge powered by VcG". European Tour. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "¡Alex del Rey gana y estrena su palmarés en el Challenge Tour!" [Alex del Rey wins and debuts his record on the Challenge Tour!]. Ten Golf (in Spanish). 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Del Rey claims play-off glory in Germany". European Tour. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
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