Made in Denmark Challenge

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Danish Golf Challenge
Tournament information
Location Odense, Denmark
Established2015
Course(s)Odense Eventyr Golf
Par72
Length7,012 yards (6,412 m)
Tour(s) Challenge Tour
Nordic Golf League
Format Stroke play
Prize fund €270,000
Month playedMay
Tournament record score
Aggregate266 Calum Hill (2019)
To par−22 as above
Current champion
Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Halvorsen
Location map
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Odense Eventyr Golf
Location in Denmark

The Made in Denmark Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour. It was first played in May 2015 at the Royal Golf Club in Copenhagen, Denmark. [1] It moved to Aalborg Golf Club in 2016, Royal Oak Golf Club in 2017, Himmerland Golf & Spa Resort in 2018 and Silkeborg Ry Golfklub in 2019.

Contents

Max Orrin won the inaugural event at Royal Golf Club, Copenhagen, beating Andrew McArthur by a stroke. [2]

Winners

YearTour(s) [lower-alpha 1] WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upVenue
Danish Golf Challenge
2024 CHA Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Halvorsen 269−193 strokes Flag of Iceland.svg Guðmundur Kristjánsson
Flag of Finland.svg Oliver Lindell
Flag of England.svg John Parry 		Odense Eventyr
Copenhagen Challenge
2023 CHA Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Manassero 276−121 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Casey Jarvis Royal GC
Frederikshavn Challenge
2022 CHA Flag of Germany.svg Freddy Schott 270−184 strokes Flag of Germany.svg Nick Bachem
Flag of Sweden.svg Simon Forsström 		Frederikshavn
Made in Esbjerg Challenge
2021 CHA, NGL Flag of Portugal.svg Ricardo Gouveia 276−83 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Dodge Kemmer
Flag of Sweden.svg Jesper Kennegård
Flag of Austria.svg Niklas Regner 		Esbjerg
Made in Denmark Challenge
2020 CHA Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 CHA Flag of Scotland.svg Calum Hill 266−221 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Joel Sjöholm Silkeborg Ry
2018 CHA Flag of Denmark.svg Joachim B. Hansen 269−155 strokes Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Samooja Himmerland
2017 CHA Flag of Sweden.svg Oscar Stark 274−142 strokes Flag of Germany.svg Dominic Foos
Flag of France.svg Victor Perez
Flag of France.svg Adrien Saddier 		Royal Oak
2016 CHA Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Ritthammer 272−121 stroke Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jurrian van der Vaart Aalborg
2015 CHA Flag of England.svg Max Orrin 285+11 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Andrew McArthur Royal GC

Notes

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References

  1. ↑ "Inaugural Made in Denmark Challenge announced". PGA European Tour. 20 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Phipps, Jon (18 May 2015). "Orrin battles to Denmark win". Isle of Thanet Gazette.


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