Kazakhstan Open

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.

This article is about the golf tournament. For the tennis tournament, see Astana Open.
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
Final year2018
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 Liam Johnston (2018)
To par−24 as above
Final champion
Scotland Liam Johnston
Location Map
Zhailjau GC is located in Kazakhstan
Zhailjau GC
Zhailjau GC
Location in Kazakhstan

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.[1]

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

Winners
YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upVenue
2018Scotland Liam Johnston264−242 strokesEngland Tom MurrayZhailjau
2017Finland Tapio Pulkkanen271−17PlayoffUnited States Chase KoepkaNurtau
2016England Sam Walker270−181 strokeEngland Jordan SmithZhailjau
2015France Sébastien Gros274−141 strokeDenmark Mads SøgaardNurtau
2014England Sam Hutsby269−192 strokesEngland Andrew JohnstonZhailjau
2013Sweden Johan Carlsson270−187 strokesEngland Tyrrell Hatton
Spain Adrián Otaegui
Scotland Duncan Stewart		Nurtau
2012Scotland Scott Henry269−19PlayoffAustria HP BacherZhailjau
2011England Tommy Fleetwood273−152 strokesNorway Knut BørsheimNurtau
2010Spain Álvaro Velasco267−215 strokesItaly Federico Colombo
Scotland Scott Jamieson
Argentina Julio Zapata		Zhailjau
2009Italy Edoardo Molinari268−203 strokesEngland Chris GaneZhailjau
2008England Gary Lockerbie273−152 strokesEngland Stuart DavisNurtau
2007Sweden Leif Westerberg279−91 strokeEngland Ross McGowanNurtau
2006Wales Mark Pilkington272−162 strokesEngland Shaun P. WebsterNurtau
2005Republic of Ireland Stephen Browne273−151 strokeEngland Lee S. James
Sweden Steven Jeppesen
Republic of Ireland Colm Moriarty
Spain Carl Suneson
England Tom Whitehouse		Nurtau

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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