The Turkish Airlines Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, played in Turkey. It was first played in 2010 when Charlie Ford triumphed in a sudden-death playoff over Oscar Florén. It returned in 2014.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Atakum, Samsun, Turkey |
| Established | 2010 |
| Course(s) | Samsun Golf Course |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,710 yards (6,140 m) |
| Tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | €200,000 |
| Month played | April |
| Final year | 2019 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 265 Francesco Laporta (2019) 265 Connor Syme (2019) |
| To par | −23 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Connor Syme | |
| Location map | |
  Samsun GC Location in Turkey | |
Winners
edit| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Connor Syme |
265 | −23 | Playoff[a] |  Francesco Laporta |
Samsun | |
| 2018 |  Joachim B. Hansen |
270 | −18 | 3 strokes | Lorenzo Gagli Jack Singh Brar |
Gloria | |
| 2017 | Ryan Evans |
267 | −21 | 4 strokes |  Tapio Pulkkanen |
Gloria | |
| 2016 |  Clément Sordet |
268 | −20 | 1 stroke | Matthieu Pavon |
Gloria | |
| 2015 |  Rhys Davies |
274 | −14 | 4 strokes | Lorenzo Gagli |
Gloria | |
| 2014 | Oliver Farr |
286 | −2 | 2 strokes | Dave Coupland Jeppe Huldahl Jérôme Lando-Casanova |
National | |
| 2011–2013: No tournament | |||||||
| 2010 | Charlie Ford |
277 | −11 | Playoff[b] |  Oscar Florén |
Carya | |