Tournament information | |
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Location | Ahmedabad, India |
Established | 2011 |
Course(s) | Kensville Golf & Country Club |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,224 yards (6,606 m) |
Tour(s) | Challenge Tour Professional Golf Tour of India |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | €200,000 |
Month played | February |
Final year | 2013 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 274 Shiv Kapur (2013) |
To par | −14 as above |
Final champion | |
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The Gujarat Kensville Challenge was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour and the Professional Golf Tour of India, played in India. It was held for the first time in January 2011 at Kensville Golf and Country Club in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, and was the season opening event on the tour. It was last played in 2013.
Gaganjeet Bhullar won the inaugural tournament to become the first Indian player to win on the Challenge Tour. [1] [2]
Year | Tours [lower-alpha 1] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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2013 | CHA, PGTI | ![]() | 274 | −14 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
2012 | CHA, PGTI | ![]() | 281 | −7 | Playoff | ![]() |
2011 | CHA, PGTI | ![]() | 283 | −5 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
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