The Big Green Egg German Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour held at Wittelsbacher Golf Club in Neuburg an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany.[1]

Big Green Egg German Challenge
Tournament information
LocationNeuburg an der Donau, Germany
Established2021
Course(s)Wittelsbacher Golf Club
Par72
Length7,479 yards (6,839 m)
Tour(s)Challenge Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund270,000
Month playedSeptember
Tournament record score
Aggregate271 Alejandro del Rey (2022)
271 Mateusz Gradecki (2022)
To par−17 as above
Current champion
Denmark Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen
Location map
Wittelsbacher GC is located in Germany
Wittelsbacher GC
Wittelsbacher GC
Location in Germany
Wittelsbacher GC is located in Bavaria
Wittelsbacher GC
Wittelsbacher GC
Location in Bavaria

Title sponsor Big Green Egg signed a sponsorship agreement for the German Challenge through 2023.[2]

History

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In the inaugural tournament, Ángel Hidalgo of Spain claimed his maiden Challenge Tour title by posting four consecutive rounds of 68, defying the odds after receiving a last-minute invite.[3]

Fellow Spaniard Alejandro del Rey won the following year, beating Mateusz Gradecki with a birdie at the second extra playoff hole.[4][5] Italian golfer Francesco Laporta won the 2023 edition, shooting even par in the final round to hang on and win by one stroke over four others.

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Big Green Egg German Challenge
2024   Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen 273 −15 1 stroke   John Axelsen
  Daniel Young
2023   Francesco Laporta 281 −7 1 stroke   Gary Boyd
  Ashley Chesters
  Dominic Foos
  Jiří Zuska
2022   Alejandro del Rey 271 −17 Playoff   Mateusz Gradecki
2021   Ángel Hidalgo 272 −12 2 strokes   Lukas Nemecz
  Santiago Tarrío

References

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  1. ^ "Big Green Egg German Challenge powered by VcG". European Tour. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Big Green Egg wird Titel-Partner der German Challenge" [Big Green Egg becomes title partner of the German Challenge]. Golf Time (in German). Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  3. ^ "The debrief: Big Green Egg German Challenge powered by VcG". European Tour. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  4. ^ "¡Alex del Rey gana y estrena su palmarés en el Challenge Tour!" [Alex del Rey wins and debuts his record on the Challenge Tour!]. Ten Golf (in Spanish). 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Del Rey claims play-off glory in Germany". European Tour. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
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