SK Golf Challenge

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SK Golf Challenge
Tournament information
Location Vanajanlinna, Finland
Established2008
Course(s)Linna Golf
Par72
Length7,245 yards (6,625 m)
Tour(s) Challenge Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund 175,000
Month playedAugust
Final year2009
Tournament record score
Aggregate271 Simon Robinson (2008)
To par−13 as above
Final champion
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Colsaerts
Location Map
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Linna Golf
Location in Finland

The SK Golf Challenge was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour played in Finland. It was founded in 2008, and in 2010 was retitled as the Green Challenge before being cancelled due to the withdrawal of a major sponsor. [1]

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Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runners-upVenue
Green Challenge
2010 CancelledHirsala Golf
SK Golf Challenge
2009 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Colsaerts 277−11Playoff Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Rhys Davies
Flag of France.svg Julien Guerrier
Linna Golf
2008 Flag of England.svg Simon Robinson 271−136 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Wade
Flag of England.svg Andrew Willey
St Laurence Golf

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References

  1. "Green Challenge removed from Challenge Tour schedule". PGA European Tour. 23 April 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2022.