The Sydbank Esbjerg Challenge was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour held at Esbjerg Golf Club, Esbjerg, Denmark.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Esbjerg, Denmark |
| Established | 2021 |
| Course(s) | Esbjerg Golfklub |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,953 yards (6,358 m) |
| Tour(s) | Challenge Tour Nordic Golf League |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | €200,000 |
| Month played | August |
| Final year | 2021 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 273 Ewen Ferguson (2021) 273 Espen Kofstad (2021) |
| To par | −11 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Espen Kofstad | |
| Location map | |
  Esbjerg Golfklub Location in Denmark | |
The inaugural tournament in 2021 was the second of the Challenge Tour's Danish Swing in August, following the Made in Esbjerg Challenge, both co-sanctioned by the Nordic Golf League.[2]
Norway's Espen Kofstad shot a final round of 67 to join Ewen Ferguson on −11 after the Scot shot a final round 69. Kofstad won the sudden death playoff as he birdied the first extra hole to claim his first win in five years.[3]
Winners
edit| Year | Tours[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | CHA, NGL | Espen Kofstad |
273 | −11 | Playoff |  Ewen Ferguson
|
Notes
edit- ^ CHA − Challenge Tour; NGL − Nordic Golf League.
References
edit- ^ "Sydbank Esbjerg Challenge". Challenge Tour. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "The Crib Sheet: Sydbank Esbjerg Challenge". European Tour. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Murphy charges into top 10 with 65 as Kofstad downs Ferguson in playoff". Golf Digest Ireland. Retrieved 18 October 2021.