Italian Challenge

Italian Challenge Open
Tournament information
LocationMonte Argentario, Italy
Established2007
Course(s)Argentario Golf Club
Par71
Length6,857 yards (6,270 m)
Tour(s)Challenge Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund350,000
Month playedSeptember
Tournament record score
Aggregate260 Joel Sjöholm (2017)
To par−24 as above
Current champion
John Parry
Location map
Argentario GC
Location in Italy
Argentario GC
Location in Lazio

The Italian Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour. It was first played in 2007.

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Venue
Italian Challenge Open
2024 John Parry 266 −18 1 stroke Justin Walters Argentario
2023 Matteo Manassero 267 −21 3 strokes Will Enefer Golf Nazionale
2022 Kristian Krogh Johannessen 273 −11 Playoff Oliver Hundebøll Golf Nazionale
Italian Challenge
2021 Ricardo Gouveia (2) 268 −16 2 strokes Lukas Nemecz Margara
Italian Challenge Open Eneos Motor Oil
2020 Hurly Long 203[a] −13 Playoff Matt Ford
Marcel Schneider
Terre Dei Consoli
2019 Matthew Jordan 271 −17 Playoff Lorenzo Scalise Terre Dei Consoli
Italian Challenge
2018 Sebastian Söderberg 267 −17 1 stroke Eirik Tage Johansen Is Molas
Italian Challenge Open
2017 Joel Sjöholm 260 −24 4 strokes Chase Koepka
Bradley Neil
Is Molas
Terre dei Consoli Open
2016 Johan Edfors 275 −13 3 strokes Alexander Björk
Jordi García Pinto
Terre Dei Consoli
EMC Challenge Open
2015 Matteo Delpodio 279 −5 3 strokes Gary Boyd Olgiata
EMC Golf Challenge Open
2014 Ricardo Gouveia 275 −9 Playoff Florian Fritsch Olgiata
Roma Golf Open
2012–13: No tournament
2011 Sam Little 273 −11 Playoff Pelle Edberg Olgiata
2010 Andreas Hartø 265 −19 Playoff Joel Sjöholm Olgiata
Italian Federation Cup
2009 Edoardo Molinari 267 −21 1 stroke Nicolas Colsaerts Olgiata
Margara Diehl-Ako Platinum Open
2008 Taco Remkes 270 −18 Playoff Roope Kakko Margara
Toscana Open Italian Federation Cup
2007 Mikael Lundberg 268 −16 5 strokes Stephen Browne Le Pavoniere

Notes

  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.