Kazakhstan Open

The Kazakhstan Open is 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. Since 2010 it has alternated between Nurtau and Zhailjau.

Kazakhstan Open
Tournament information
LocationAlmaty, Kazakhstan
Established2005
Course(s)Zhailjau Golf Club
Par72
Length7,197 yards (6,581 m)
Tour(s)Challenge Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund€450,000
Month playedSeptember
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 Liam Johnston (2018)
To par−24 Liam Johnston (2018)
Current champion
Liam Johnston

Since 2014 the Kazakhstan Open has had a prize fund of €450,000, which makes it one of the richest event on the tour. The first prize is €72,000.

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.[1]

In 2017 Tapio Pulkkanen beat Chase Koepka at the third playoff hole after Koepka took a bogey 5.[2]

Winners
YearWinnerCountryVenueScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
2018Liam Johnston ScotlandZhailjau264−242 strokes Tom Murray
2017Tapio Pulkkanen FinlandNurtau271−17Playoff Chase Koepka
2016Sam Walker EnglandZhailjau270−181 stroke Jordan Smith
2015Sébastien Gros FranceNurtau274−141 stroke Mads Søgaard
2014Sam Hutsby EnglandZhailjau269−192 strokes Andrew Johnston
2013Johan Carlsson SwedenNurtau270−187 strokes Tyrrell Hatton
Adrián Otaegui
Duncan Stewart
2012Scott Henry ScotlandZhailjau269−19Playoff HP Bacher
2011Tommy Fleetwood EnglandNurtau273−152 strokes Knut Børsheim
2010Álvaro Velasco SpainZhailjau267−215 strokes Federico Colombo
Scott Jamieson
Julio Zapata
2009Edoardo Molinari ItalyZhailjau268−203 strokes Chris Gane
2008Gary Lockerbie EnglandNurtau273−152 strokes Stuart Davis
2007Leif Westerberg SwedenNurtau279−91 stroke Ross McGowan
2006Mark Pilkington WalesNurtau272−162 strokes Shaun P. Webster
2005Stephen Browne IrelandNurtau273−151 stroke Lee S. James
Steven Jeppesen
Colm Moriarty
Carl Suneson
Tom Whitehouse

References
  1. "Great Scott seals dramatic Kazakhstan triumph". PGA European Tour. 16 September 2012.
  2. "Pulkkanen wins thriller in Kazakhstan". PGA European Tour. 24 September 2017.
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