Gujarat Kensville Challenge
Encyclopedia
The Gujarat Kensville Challenge is a golf
tournament on the Challenge Tour
, played in India
. It was held for the first time in January 2011 at Kensville Golf and Country Club in Ahmedabad
, Gujarat, and was the season opening event on the tour.
Gaganjeet Bhullar
won the inaugural tournament to become the first Indian player to win on the Challenge Tour.
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tournament on the Challenge Tour
Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe...
, played in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It was held for the first time in January 2011 at Kensville Golf and Country Club in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...
, Gujarat, and was the season opening event on the tour.
Gaganjeet Bhullar
Gaganjeet Bhullar
Gaganjeet Bhullar is an Indian professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour.-Amateur career:Bhullar was born in Kapurthala, India. He was India's number one amateur in 2004 and 2006 and was part of the Indian team that won the silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games. He finished in a tie for...
won the inaugural tournament to become the first Indian player to win on the Challenge Tour.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Gaganjeet Bhullar Gaganjeet Bhullar Gaganjeet Bhullar is an Indian professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour.-Amateur career:Bhullar was born in Kapurthala, India. He was India's number one amateur in 2004 and 2006 and was part of the Indian team that won the silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games. He finished in a tie for... |
283 (−5) | 1 stroke | Matt Ford |