Kärnten Golf Open
Encyclopedia
The Kärnten Golf Open is a golf
tournament on the Challenge Tour
, played in Austria
. It was held for the first time in 2009 and is contested over the Pete Dye
designed course
at the Golf Club Klagenfurt-Seltenheim.
The tournament was presented by European Tour
player, and Austria's top ranked professional golfer
, Markus Brier
, who also played in the inaugural event to promote golf in the country and his charitable foundation.
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 Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. It was held for the first time in 2009 and is contested over the Pete Dye
Pete Dye
Paul B. "Pete" Dye is a world-renowned golf course designer and a member of a famous family of course designers. He is married to fellow designer and former amateur champion Alice Dye.-Early life:Pete Dye was born in Urbana, Ohio...
designed course
Golf course
A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...
at the Golf Club Klagenfurt-Seltenheim.
The tournament was presented by European Tour
PGA European Tour
The PGA European Tour is an organization which operates the three leading men's professional golf tours in Europe: the elite European Tour, the European Seniors Tour and the developmental Challenge Tour. Its headquarters are at Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England...
player, and Austria's top ranked professional golfer
Professional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...
, Markus Brier
Markus Brier
Markus Brier is one of relatively few Austrian touring professional golfers, and as of 2008 is his country's highest ranked player....
, who also played in the inaugural event to promote golf in the country and his charitable foundation.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 |  Edouard DuboisEdouard Dubois Edouard Dubois is a French professional golfer.Dubois was born in Libourne, France. He turned professional in 2008.In 2009, Dubois finished sixth on the Alps Tour Order of Merit, including his maiden professional win, and progressed to the final stage of European Tour Qualifying School, which... |
265 (-23) |
| 2010 |  Martin WiegeleMartin Wiegele Martin Wiegele is a Austrian professional golfer.Wiegele was born in Graz. He turned professional in 2003 when he joined the second tier Challenge Tour. He enjoyed some success during his first season finishing fourth on the end of season rankings to graduate to the top level European Tour for 2004... |
275 (-13) |
| 2009 |  Christoph GüntherChristoph Günther Christoph Joseph Günther is a German professional golfer who plays on the Challenge Tour and the EPD Tour.Günther was born in Göttingen. He has mainly played on the EPD Tour since turning professional in 1995. He has won eight times on the EPD Tour between 2001 and 2008.Günther won his first... |
268 (-20) |