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Ras Al Khaimah Golf Challenge

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Ras Al Khaimah Golf Challenge
Tournament information
LocationRas Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Established2016
Course(s)Al Hamra Golf Club
Par72
Length7,353 yards (6,724 m)
Tour(s)Challenge Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$350,000
Month playedOctober
Final year2017
Tournament record score
Aggregate268 Jordan Smith (2016)
To par−20 as above
Final champion
Sweden Jens Dantorp
Location map
Al Hamra GC is located in United Arab Emirates
Al Hamra GC
Al Hamra GC
Location in the United Arab Emirates

The Ras Al Khaimah Golf Challenge was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, Europe's second tier men's professional golf tour, held in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.[1] It was first played in 2016 as the penultimate event ahead of the season-ending NBO Golf Classic Grand Final in neighboring Oman.[2] The tournament was last played in 2017. Beginning in 2018, the course will host the Ras Al Khaimah Challenge Tour Grand Final.[3]

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner-up
2017 Sweden Jens Dantorp 273 −15 Playoff Poland Adrian Meronk
2016 England Jordan Smith 268 −20 1 stroke Portugal José-Filipe Lima

References

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  1. ^ 10 things to know about Ras Al Khaimah, PGA European Tour, 2 December 2015
  2. ^ Inaugural Ras Al Khaimah Golf Challenge, PGA European Tour, 30 November 2015
  3. ^ "Ras Al Khaimah to host European Challenge Tour Grand Final". PGA European Tour. 9 April 2018.
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