The Kärnten Golf Open was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, played in Austria. It was held for the first time in 2009. It was contested over the Pete Dye designed course at the Golf Club Klagenfurt-Seltenheim in Klagenfurt from 2009 to 2012. In 2013 it moved to Jacques Lemans Golf Club in Sankt Georgen am Längsee. In 2014 it moved to the Golfclub Schloss Finkenstein in Gödersdorf.

Kärnten Golf Open
Tournament information
LocationGödersdorf, Austria
Established2009
Course(s)Golfclub Schloss Finkenstein
Par71
Length6,932 yards (6,339 m)
Tour(s)Challenge Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund180,000
Month playedMay
Final year2015
Tournament record score
Aggregate263 Nacho Elvira (2015)
To par−23 Édouard Dubois (2011)
Final champion
Spain Nacho Elvira
Location map
Golfclub Schloss Finkenstein is located in Austria
Golfclub Schloss Finkenstein
Golfclub Schloss Finkenstein
Location in Austria

The tournament was presented by European Tour player, and Austria's top ranked professional golfer at the time, Markus Brier, who also played in the inaugural event to promote golf in the country and his charitable foundation.

Winners edit

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Venue Ref.
2015   Nacho Elvira 263 −21 1 stroke   Jens Dantorp Schloss Finkenstein
2014   Moritz Lampert 265 −19 1 stroke   An Byeong-hun Schloss Finkenstein [1]
2013   Dylan Frittelli 267 −17 3 strokes   Filippo Bergamaschi
  Daan Huizing
Jacques Lemans [2]
2012   Gary Stal 268 −20 1 stroke   Daniel Brooks Klagenfurt-Seltenheim [3]
2011   Édouard Dubois 265 −23 4 strokes   Andrea Pavan Klagenfurt-Seltenheim [4]
2010   Martin Wiegele 275 −13 1 stoke   Floris de Vries
  Daniel Denison
  Matthew Zions
Klagenfurt-Seltenheim [5]
2009   Christoph Günther 268 −20 1 stroke   Florian Fritsch
  Carlos Rodiles
Klagenfurt-Seltenheim [6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Kärnten Golf Open presented by Mazda – 2014 Final Scores". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Kärnten Golf Open presented by Mazda – 2013 Final Scores". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Kärnten Golf Open presented by Mazda – 2012 Final Scores". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Kärnten Golf Open presented by Mazda – 2011 Final Scores". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Kärnten Golf Open by Markus Brier Foundation – 2010 Final Scores". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Kärnten Golf Open presented by Markus Brier Foundation – 2009 Final Scores". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 28 May 2014.

External links edit