Italian Challenge

The Italian Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour. It was first played in 2007.

Italian Challenge Open

Tournament information
Location	Monte Argentario, Italy
Established	2007
Course(s)	Argentario Golf Club
Par	71
Length	6,857 yards (6,270 m)
Tour(s)	Challenge Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	€350,000
Month played	September
Tournament record score
Aggregate	260 Joel Sjöholm (2017)
To par	−24 as above
Current champion
John Parry
Location map
Argentario GC Location in Italy Show map of Italy Argentario GC Location in Lazio Show map of Tuscany

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Venue
Italian Challenge Open
2024	John Parry	266	−18	1 stroke	Justin Walters	Argentario
2023	Matteo Manassero	267	−21	3 strokes	Will Enefer	Golf Nazionale
2022	Kristian Krogh Johannessen	273	−11	Playoff	Oliver Hundebøll	Golf Nazionale
Italian Challenge
2021	Ricardo Gouveia (2)	268	−16	2 strokes	Lukas Nemecz	Margara
Italian Challenge Open Eneos Motor Oil
2020	Hurly Long	203[a]	−13	Playoff	Matt Ford Marcel Schneider	Terre Dei Consoli
2019	Matthew Jordan	271	−17	Playoff	Lorenzo Scalise	Terre Dei Consoli
Italian Challenge
2018	Sebastian Söderberg	267	−17	1 stroke	Eirik Tage Johansen	Is Molas
Italian Challenge Open
2017	Joel Sjöholm	260	−24	4 strokes	Chase Koepka Bradley Neil	Is Molas
Terre dei Consoli Open
2016	Johan Edfors	275	−13	3 strokes	Alexander Björk Jordi García Pinto	Terre Dei Consoli
EMC Challenge Open
2015	Matteo Delpodio	279	−5	3 strokes	Gary Boyd	Olgiata
EMC Golf Challenge Open
2014	Ricardo Gouveia	275	−9	Playoff	Florian Fritsch	Olgiata
Roma Golf Open
2012–13: No tournament
2011	Sam Little	273	−11	Playoff	Pelle Edberg	Olgiata
2010	Andreas Hartø	265	−19	Playoff	Joel Sjöholm	Olgiata
Italian Federation Cup
2009	Edoardo Molinari	267	−21	1 stroke	Nicolas Colsaerts	Olgiata
Margara Diehl-Ako Platinum Open
2008	Taco Remkes	270	−18	Playoff	Roope Kakko	Margara
Toscana Open Italian Federation Cup
2007	Mikael Lundberg	268	−16	5 strokes	Stephen Browne	Le Pavoniere

Notes

1. Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

External links

• Coverage on the Challenge Tour's official site