The Challenge of Ireland was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, held in Ireland. It was played from 2005 to 2009.
Robert Coles won the 2009 event in a playoff over Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts.
Winners YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upVenueChallenge of Ireland 2009 Robert Coles 278 −10 Playoff Nicolas Colsaerts Moyvalley 2008 Andrew Tampion 280 −8 1 stroke Richard Bland David Drysdale Glasson 2007 Magnus A. Carlsson 278 −10 1 stroke Mike Lorenzo-Vera Julio Zapata GlassonIreland Ryder Cup Challenge 2006 John Wade 261 −19 1 stroke Sebastián Fernández Michael McGeady Killarney 2005 Marc Warren 272 −16 Playoff Peter Whiteford Killarney
See also Irish Challenge, a Challenge Tour event held in Ireland which began in 2015
External links Coverage on the Challenge Tour's official site