The Kazakhstan Open was a men's professional golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, the official developmental tour of the European Tour. First played in 2005, it was held at the Nurtau Golf Club in Almaty, Kazakhstan for the first four editions before moving to the Zhailjau Golf Resort, also in Almaty. Between 2010 and 2018 it had alternated between Nurtau and Zhailjau.
History Since 2014 the Kazakhstan Open had a prize fund of €450,000, making it one of the richest events on the tour at the time.
In 2012 Scott Henry beat HP Bacher at the second hole of a sudden-death playoff. Henry had holed a 25-foot putt at the final hole to force the playoff and won when Bacher failed to get a par at the second extra hole.
In 2017 Tapio Pulkkanen beat Chase Koepka at the third playoff hole after Koepka took a bogey 5.
Winners YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upVenue 2018 Liam Johnston 264 −24 2 strokes Tom Murray Zhailjau 2017 Tapio Pulkkanen 271 −17 Playoff Chase Koepka Nurtau 2016 Sam Walker 270 −18 1 stroke Jordan Smith Zhailjau 2015 Sébastien Gros 274 −14 1 stroke Mads Søgaard Nurtau 2014 Sam Hutsby 269 −19 2 strokes Andrew Johnston Zhailjau 2013 Johan Carlsson 270 −18 7 strokes Tyrrell Hatton Adrián Otaegui Duncan Stewart Nurtau 2012 Scott Henry 269 −19 Playoff HP Bacher Zhailjau 2011 Tommy Fleetwood 273 −15 2 strokes Knut Børsheim Nurtau 2010 Álvaro Velasco 267 −21 5 strokes Federico Colombo Scott Jamieson Julio Zapata Zhailjau 2009 Edoardo Molinari 268 −20 3 strokes Chris Gane Zhailjau 2008 Gary Lockerbie 273 −15 2 strokes Stuart Davis Nurtau 2007 Leif Westerberg 279 −9 1 stroke Ross McGowan Nurtau 2006 Mark Pilkington 272 −16 2 strokes Shaun P. Webster Nurtau 2005 Stephen Browne 273 −15 1 stroke Lee S. James Steven Jeppesen Colm Moriarty Carl Suneson Tom Whitehouse Nurtau
See also Open golf tournament
References
External links Coverage on the Challenge Tour's official site