Tournament information | |
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Location | Sardinia, Italy |
Established | 1996 |
Course(s) | Is Molas GC |
Par | 72 |
Tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | ₤63,000 |
Final year | 1999 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 270 Bradley Dredge (1999) |
To par | −18 as above |
Final champion | |
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Year | Winner | Score | Ref |
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1999 | 270 (−18) | [1] | |
1998 | 283 (−5) | [2] | |
1997 | 281 (−7) | [3] | |
1996 | 287 (−1) | [4] |
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