Kazakhstan Open

Kazakhstan Open

Tournament information
Location	Almaty, Kazakhstan
Established	2005
Course(s)	Zhailjau Golf Resort
Par	72
Length	7,197 yards (6,581 m)
Tour(s)	Challenge Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	€450,000
Month played	September
Tournament record score
Aggregate	267 Álvaro Velasco (2010)
To par	−21 Álvaro Velasco (2010)
Current champion
Sam Walker

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.

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.

Winners

Year	Winner	Country	Venue	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
2016	Sam Walker	England	Zhailjau	270	−18	1 stroke	Jordan Smith
2015	Sébastien Gros	France	Nurtau	274	−14	1 stroke	Mads Søgaard
2014	Sam Hutsby	England	Zhailjau	269	−19	2 strokes	Andrew Johnston
2013	Johan Carlsson	Sweden	Nurtau	270	−18	7 strokes	Tyrrell Hatton Adrian Otaegui Duncan Stewart
2012	Scott Henry	Scotland	Zhailjau	269	−19	Playoff	HP Bacher
2011	Tommy Fleetwood	England	Nurtau	273	−15	2 strokes	Knut Børsheim
2010	Álvaro Velasco	Spain	Zhailjau	267	−21	5 strokes	Federico Colombo Scott Jamieson Julio Zapata
2009	Edoardo Molinari	Italy	Zhailjau	268	−20	3 strokes	Chris Gane
2008	Gary Lockerbie	England	Nurtau	273	−15	2 strokes	Stuart Davis
2007	Leif Westerberg	Sweden	Nurtau	279	−9	1 stroke	Ross McGowan
2006	Mark Pilkington	Wales	Nurtau	272	−16	2 strokes	Shaun P. Webster
2005	Stephen Browne	Ireland	Nurtau	273	−15	1 stroke	Lee S. James Steven Jeppesen Colm Moriarty Carl Suneson Tom Whitehouse

External links

• Coverage on the Challenge Tour's official site