UAE Challenge
Golf tournament
Saadiyat Beach GC
Location in the United Arab Emirates
The UAE Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, Europe's second tier men's professional golf tour, held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[1]
First played in 2023, the event is held at the Gary Player-designed Saadiyat Beach Golf Club.[2] It is played back-to-back with the Abu Dhabi Challenge, with 30 spots allocated to the Emirates Golf Federation for each event. In 2024, through winning the Al Hamra Men's Amateur Open, 17 year-old amateur Oscar Craig received a spot and made the cut with stepfather Tommy Fleetwood as his caddie.[3]
Winners
Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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2024 | Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen | 274 | −14 | 1 stroke | Wilco Nienaber |
2023 | Max Rottluff | 274 | −14 | 1 stroke | Ugo Coussaud |
References
- ^ "Tournament Guide: Abu Dhabi Challenge". European Tour. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ Wragg, Thomas (21 April 2024). "Dubai-based Porteous triumphs at Abu Dhabi Challenge". Gulf News. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "UAE's Challenge Tour events in Abu Dhabi deliver significant economic impact". Khaleej Times. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
External links
- Coverage on the Challenge Tour's official site
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Challenge Tour events
- SDC Open (S)
- Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open (S)
- Dimension Data Pro-Am (S)
- Nelson Mandela Bay Championship (S)
- Delhi Challenge (I)
- Kolkata Challenge (I)
- Abu Dhabi Challenge
- UAE Challenge
- Challenge de España
- B-NL Challenge Trophy
- Danish Golf Challenge
- D+D Real Czech Challenge
- Challenge de Cádiz
- Kaskáda Golf Challenge
- Blot Open de Bretagne
- Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge
- Hopps Open de Provence
- Euram Bank Open
- Northern Ireland Open
- Irish Challenge
- Farmfoods Scottish Challenge
- Vierumäki Finnish Challenge
- Indoor Golf Group Challenge
- Rosa Challenge Tour
- Big Green Egg German Challenge
- Open de Portugal
- Italian Challenge Open
- Swiss Challenge
- Hainan Open (C)
- Hangzhou Open (C)
- Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final
(C) - co-sanctioned by the China Tour; (I) - co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India; (S) - co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour.