Formby Hall Challenge

The Formby Hall Challenge was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour that was played annually from 1996 to 2002. It was also an event on the third-tier MasterCard Tour.

Formby Hall Challenge
Tournament information
LocationFormby, Southport, England
Established1996
Course(s)Formby Hall Golf Club
Par72
Length6,951 yards (6,356 m)
Tour(s)Challenge Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund£75,000
Month playedSeptember
Final year2002
Tournament record score
Aggregate267 Olivier Edmond (1997)
To par−20 Greig Hutcheon (1999)
−20 Alastair Forsyth (1999)
Final champion
England Matthew Blackey
Location Map
Formby Hall GC is located in England
Formby Hall GC
Formby Hall GC
Location in England
Formby Hall GC is located in Merseyside
Formby Hall GC
Formby Hall GC
Location in Merseyside

With the merger of the MasterCard and Europro tours to form the PGA EuroPro Tour in 2003, the tournament was dropped from the Challenge Tour schedule. Formby Hall, host venue between 1999 and 2002, continued to host an event on the new tour.[1]

Winners
YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upVenue
Formby Hall Challenge
2002England Matthew Blackey275−131 strokeEngland David Dixon
Republic of Ireland Damien McGrane		Formby Hall
2001England Sam Little276−121 strokeEngland Grant HamertonFormby Hall
2000Sweden Fredrik Henge270−10PlayoffEngland Simon KhanFormby Hall
1999Scotland Greig Hutcheon268−20PlayoffScotland Alastair ForsythFormby Hall
MasterCard Challenge
1998England Robert Lee277−113 strokesEngland Richard BlandPrinces
BPGT Challenge
1997France Olivier Edmond267−212 strokesUnited States Craig HainlineWynyard Hall
Gosen Challenge
1996England Greg Owen281−7PlayoffEngland John MellorWarwickshire

References
  1. "PGA Europro Tour - History". Formby Hall Golf Resort. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2010.


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