Challenge of Ireland

{{moresources|date=December 2021}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Use Irish English|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox golf tournament

| name = Challenge of Ireland

| image =

| location = County Kildare, Ireland

| establishment = 2005

| course = Moyvalley Hotel & Country Club

| par = 72

| yardage = {{convert|7370|yd|m}}

| tour = Challenge Tour

| format = Stroke play

| purse = {{currency|150,000|EUR}}

| month_played = June

| final_year = 2009

| aggregate = 261 John Wade (2006)

| to-par = −19 as above

| final_champion = {{flagicon|ENG}} Robert Coles

| map = Ireland

| map_label = Moyvalley Hotel & Country Club

| map_caption = Location in Ireland

| map_relief = yes

| map_label_position =

| map_size = 200

| coordinates = {{coord|53.419|-6.923}}

}}

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

class=wikitable style="font-size:95%"

!Year!!Winner!!Score!!To par!!Margin of
victory!!Runner(s)-up!!Venue

colspan=8|Challenge of Ireland
2009{{flagicon|ENG}} Robert Colesalign=center|278align=center|−10Playoff{{flagicon|BEL}} Nicolas ColsaertsMoyvalley
2008{{flagicon|AUS}} Andrew Tampionalign=center|280align=center|−81 stroke{{flagicon|ENG}} Richard Bland
{{flagicon|SCO}} David Drysdale
Glasson
2007{{flagicon|SWE}} Magnus A. Carlssonalign=center|278align=center|−101 stroke{{flagicon|FRA}} Mike Lorenzo-Vera
{{flagicon|ARG}} Julio Zapata
Glasson
colspan=8|Ireland Ryder Cup Challenge
2006{{flagicon|AUS}} John Wadealign=center|261align=center|−191 stroke{{flagicon|ARG}} Sebastián Fernández
{{flagicon|IRL}} Michael McGeady
Killarney
2005{{flagicon|SCO}} Marc Warrenalign=center|272align=center|−16Playoff{{flagicon|SCO}} Peter WhitefordKillarney

See also

  • Irish Challenge, a Challenge Tour event held in Ireland which began in 2015