The Irish Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour which has been played since 2015.
History The tournament was formed in 2015, hosted at Mount Wolseley Hotel Spa and Golf Resort in County Carlow. It was first time the Challenge Tour had staged an event in Ireland since 2009. The first event was played in October and was won by Tom Murray who beat Nino Bertasio at the second hole of a sudden-death playoff, winning the first prize of €28,800.
The 2019 event was shortened to 54 holes after the final was abandoned because of heavy rain. Emilio Cuartero and Oscar Lengdén were tied for the lead after three rounds and had a playoff at the par-3 17th hole. Cuartero won with a birdie at the third extra hole.
The 2020 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but returned in 2021 and was held at Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links.
In April 2022, it was announced that The K Club would host the event as part of an agreement, which is also involved hosting the Irish Open. The K Club would host the Irish Challenge in 2022, 2024 and 2026. Although, the 2026 event was ultimately not played at The K Club, being played at Killeen Castle instead.
Winners YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upVenueIrish Challenge 2026 Justin Harding 275 −13 1 stroke Louis Albertse Mathieu Decottignies-Lafon Killeen Castle 2025 Oïhan Guillamoundeguy 277 −11 3 strokes Ronan Kleu Killeen Castle 2024 Joakim Lagergren 272 −16 1 stroke Sébastien Gros K Club (Palmer South) 2023 Brandon Robinson-Thompson 272 −12 2 strokes Will Enefer Jordan Gumberg Headfort 2022 Todd Clements 269 −19 6 strokes Tom McKibbin K Club (Palmer South) 2021 Daan Huizing 275 −9 Playoff Eduard Rousaud Portmarnock 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemicStone Irish Challenge 2019 Emilio Cuartero 205 −12 Playoff Oscar Lengdén HeadfortMonaghan Irish Challenge 2018 Oliver Wilson 276 −12 2 strokes Marco Iten Concra WoodIrish Challenge 2017 Julien Guerrier 271 −17 6 strokes Jarand Ekeland Arnøy Steven Brown Oscar Lengdén Mount WolseleyVolopa Irish Challenge 2016 Bernd Ritthammer 278 −10 5 strokes Marcus Armitage Sam Walker Mount Wolseley 2015 Tom Murray 272 −16 Playoff Nino Bertasio Mount Wolseley
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External links Coverage on the Challenge Tour's official site