Canarias Challenge

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Canarias Challenge
Tournament information
LocationGran Canaria, Spain
Established1994
Course(s)Las Palmas Golf Club
Par71
Tour(s)Challenge Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund£55,000
Month playedMay
Final year1997
Tournament record score
Aggregate268 Robert Lee (1996)
268 Michele Reale (1997)
268 Scott Watson (1997)
To par−16 as above
Final champion
Italy Michele Reale
Location map
Las Palmas GC is located in Canary Islands
Las Palmas GC
Las Palmas GC
Location in the Canary Islands
Las Palmas GC is located in Gran Canaria
Las Palmas GC
Las Palmas GC
Location in Gran Canaria

The Canarias Challenge was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, played in Spain. It was held between 1994 and 1997 at Las Palmas Golf Club in the Canary Islands.[1]

Winners[edit]

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Ref.
Canarias Challenge
1997 Italy Michele Reale 268 −16 Playoff England Scott Watson [2][3]
1996 England Robert Lee 268 −16 5 strokes England Simon Burnell
Sweden Joakim Rask
[4][5]
1995 Spain Pedro Linhart 275 −9 1 stroke Spain Ignacio Feliu [6][7]
Centenario Copa Palmer
1994 Sweden Daniel Westermark 275 −13 3 strokes Denmark Henrik Simonsen [8][9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ History, Real Club de Golf Las Palmas, accessed 13 September 2016 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ 1997 Canarias Challenge, European Tour, 4 May 1997
  3. ^ 1997 Canarias Challenge, Golfdata, accessed 14 September 2016 (in Swedish)
  4. ^ 1996 Canarias Challenge, European Tour, 5 May 1996
  5. ^ 1996 Canarias Challenge, Golfdata, accessed 14 September 2016 (in Swedish)
  6. ^ 1995 Canarias Challenge, European Tour, 30 April 1995
  7. ^ 1995 Canarias Challenge, Golfdata, accessed 14 September 2016 (in Swedish)
  8. ^ 1994 Centenario Copa 'Palmer', European Tour, 30 April 1994
  9. ^ 1994 Centenario Copa, Golfdata, accessed 13 September 2016 (in Swedish)

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