Scottish Challenge

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Farmfoods Scottish Challenge
Tournament information
LocationAberdeenshire, Scotland
Established2006
Course(s)Newmachar Golf Club
Par72
Length6,740 yards (6,160 m)
Tour(s)Challenge Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund£230,000
Month playedMay
Tournament record score
Aggregate263 James Heath (2016)
To par−21 as above
Current champion
England Sam Bairstow
Location Map
Newmachar GC is located in Scotland
Newmachar GC
Newmachar GC
Location in Scotland
Newmachar GC is located in Aberdeenshire
Newmachar GC
Newmachar GC
Location in Aberdeenshire

The Scottish Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour. It was held annually from 2006 to 2018, and in 2022.[1]

Winners[edit]

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Venue
Farmfoods Scottish Challenge
2023 England Sam Bairstow 269 −15 1 stroke France Romain Wattel Newmachar
2022 Spain Javier Sainz 273 −11 Playoff Switzerland Jeremy Freiburghaus Newmachar
2019–2021: No tournament
SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge
2018 Scotland David Law 273 −11 2 strokes Denmark Joachim B. Hansen Macdonald Spey Valley
2017 England Richard McEvoy 268 −16 4 strokes England James Heath Macdonald Spey Valley
2016 England James Heath 263 −21 2 strokes New Zealand Ryan Fox Macdonald Spey Valley
2015 England Jack Senior 268 −16 Playoff England Robert Coles
Thailand Prom Meesawat
Macdonald Spey Valley
Scottish Hydro Challenge
2014 England Andrew Johnston 265 −19 3 strokes Germany Moritz Lampert
Australia Terry Pilkadaris
Macdonald Spey Valley
2013 United States Brooks Koepka 266 −18 3 strokes South Korea An Byeong-hun
Italy Andrea Pavan
England Steven Tiley
England Sam Walker
Macdonald Spey Valley
2012 England Sam Walker (2) 201[a] −12 Playoff England Simon Wakefield Macdonald Spey Valley
2011 France Édouard Dubois 271 −13 1 stroke England Matthew Southgate Macdonald Spey Valley
2010 Scotland George Murray 267 −17 4 strokes Sweden Magnus A. Carlsson Macdonald Spey Valley
2009 Scotland Jamie McLeary 276 −8 2 strokes Italy Edoardo Molinari Macdonald Spey Valley
Scottish Challenge
2008 Netherlands Taco Remkes 271 −13 5 strokes England Seve Benson
Denmark Jeppe Huldahl
Macdonald Cardrona Hotel
2007 England Robert Dinwiddie 268 −20 4 strokes Scotland Jamie McLeary Macdonald Cardrona Hotel
2006 England Sam Walker 266 −18 6 strokes Wales Gareth Wright Murcar Links

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Montgomerie and Lawrie Back New Challenge Tour Event in Scotland". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2014.

External links[edit]