Wales Challenge

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Wales Challenge
Tournament information
Location Cardiff, Wales
Established2003
Course(s) The Vale Resort
Par72
Length7,267 yards (6,645 m)
Tour(s) Challenge Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund 150,000
Month playedAugust
Final year2010
Tournament record score
Aggregate262 Graeme Storm (2004)
To par−26 as above
Final champion
Flag of Sweden.svg Oscar Florén
Location Map
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The Vale Resort
Location in Wales
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The Vale Resort
Location in Vale of Glamorgan

The SWALEC Wales Challenge was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour. It run annually from 2003 to 2010.

Contents

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upVenue
SWALEC Wales Challenge
2010 Flag of Sweden.svg Oscar Florén 280−81 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Raymond Russell The Vale Resort
2009 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Rhys Davies 286−2Playoff Flag of England.svg James Morrison The Vale Resort
2008 Flag of Ireland.svg Michael McGeady 284−4Playoff Flag of Sweden.svg Joel Sjöholm The Vale Resort
Firstplus Wales Challenge
2007 Flag of Ireland.svg Colm Moriarty 203 [lower-alpha 1] −133 strokes Flag of Chile.svg Felipe Aguilar The Vale Resort
Ryder Cup Wales Challenge
2006 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Sion Bebb 274−101 stroke Flag of France.svg Jean-Baptiste Gonnet Nefyn
Firstplus Wales Challenge
2005 Flag of France.svg Olivier David 292EPlayoff Flag of England.svg Iain Pyman The Vale Resort
Ryder Cup Wales Challenge
2004 Flag of England.svg Graeme Storm 262−263 strokes Flag of England.svg Matthew King Northop Country Park
2003 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Craig Williams 267−17Playoff Flag of England.svg Robert Coles
Flag of England.svg Robert Rock
Flag of England.svg Sam Walker
DeVere Northop Country Park

Notes

  1. Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.


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