KB Golf Challenge

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KB Golf Challenge
Tournament information
Location Prague, Czech Republic
Established1995
Course(s)Golf Club Praha
Par72
Tour(s) Challenge Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund £40,000
Month playedJune
Final year1998
Tournament record score
Aggregate270 Stephen Gallacher (1998)
To par−18 as above
Final champion
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Gallacher
Location Map
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Golf Club Praha
Location in the Czech Republic

The KB Golf Challenge was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, played in the Czech Republic. It was held 1995 to 1998, at Praha Karlstein in Prague.

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Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner-upRef.
1998 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Gallacher 270−182 strokes Flag of Germany.svg Erol Şimşek [1]
1997 Flag of Germany.svg Alex Čejka 271−172 strokes Flag of Italy.svg Michele Reale [2]
1996 Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Rask 271−171 stroke Flag of England.svg Greg Owen [3]
1995 Flag of France.svg Éric Giraud 279−93 strokes Flag of England.svg Ian Garbutt [4]

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References

  1. 1998 KB Golf Challenge, European Tour, 4 June 1998
  2. 1997 KB Golf Challenge, European Tour, 5 June 1997
  3. 1996 KB Golf Challenge, European Tour, 6 June 1996
  4. 1995 KB Golf Challenge, European Tour, 11 May 1995