Turkish Challenge

Turkish Airlines Challenge
Tournament information
LocationAtakum, Samsun, Turkey
Established2010
CourseSamsun Golf Course
Par72
Length6,710 yards (6,140 m)
TourChallenge Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund€200,000
Month playedApril
Final year2019
Tournament record score
Aggregate265 Francesco Laporta (2019)
265 Connor Syme (2019)
To par−23 as above
Final champion
Scotland Connor Syme
Location map
Samsun GC is located in Turkey
Samsun GC
Samsun GC
Location in Turkey

The Turkish Airlines Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, played in Turkey. It was first played in 2010 when Charlie Ford triumphed in a sudden-death playoff over Oscar Florén. It returned in 2014.

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Venue
2019 Scotland Connor Syme 265 −23 Playoff[a] Italy Francesco Laporta Samsun
2018 Denmark Joachim B. Hansen 270 −18 3 strokes Italy Lorenzo Gagli
England Jack Singh Brar
Gloria
2017 England Ryan Evans 267 −21 4 strokes Finland Tapio Pulkkanen Gloria
2016 France Clément Sordet 268 −20 1 stroke France Matthieu Pavon Gloria
2015 Wales Rhys Davies 274 −14 4 strokes Italy Lorenzo Gagli Gloria
2014 Wales Oliver Farr 286 −2 2 strokes England Dave Coupland
Denmark Jeppe Huldahl
France Jérôme Lando-Casanova
National
2011–2013: No tournament
2010 England Charlie Ford 277 −11 Playoff[b] Sweden Oscar Florén Carya

Notes

  1. ^ Syme won with birdie on first extra hole.
  2. ^ Ford won with birdie on first extra hole.