Qingdao Golf Open
Encyclopedia
The Qingdao Golf Open was a golf
tournament on the Challenge Tour
, played in China
. It was held in 2008 at the Qingdao Huashan Golf & Resort, in Qingdao
.
With a prize fund of US$
500,000 it was one of the richest events 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 China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. It was held in 2008 at the Qingdao Huashan Golf & Resort, in Qingdao
Qingdao
' also known in the West by its postal map spelling Tsingtao, is a major city with a population of over 8.715 million in eastern Shandong province, Eastern China. Its built up area, made of 7 urban districts plus Jimo city, is home to about 4,346,000 inhabitants in 2010.It borders Yantai to the...
.
With a prize fund of US$
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
500,000 it was one of the richest events on the Challenge Tour.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 |  Gareth MaybinGareth Maybin Gareth Maybin is a Northern Irish professional golfer.Born in Belfast, Maybin turned professional in 2005 after completing a scholarship at the University of South Alabama. He remained in the United States and competed on the NGA Hooters Tour, where he finished fourth on the money list in his... |
269 (-19) |