Sydbank Esbjerg Challenge

The Sydbank Esbjerg Challenge was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour held at Esbjerg Golf Club, Esbjerg, Denmark.[1]

Sydbank Esbjerg Challenge
Tournament information
LocationEsbjerg, Denmark
Established2021
Course(s)Esbjerg Golfklub
Par71
Length6,953 yards (6,358 m)
Tour(s)Challenge Tour
Nordic Golf League
FormatStroke play
Prize fund200,000
Month playedAugust
Final year2021
Tournament record score
Aggregate273 Ewen Ferguson (2021)
273 Espen Kofstad (2021)
To par−11 as above
Final champion
Norway Espen Kofstad
Location map
Esbjerg Golfklub is located in Denmark
Esbjerg Golfklub
Esbjerg Golfklub
Location in Denmark

The inaugural tournament in 2021 was the second of the Challenge Tour's Danish Swing in August, following the Made in Esbjerg Challenge, both co-sanctioned by the Nordic Golf League.[2]

Norway's Espen Kofstad shot a final round of 67 to join Ewen Ferguson on −11 after the Scot shot a final round 69. Kofstad won the sudden death playoff as he birdied the first extra hole to claim his first win in five years.[3]

Winners

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Year Tours[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner-up
2021 CHA, NGL   Espen Kofstad 273 −11 Playoff   Ewen Ferguson

Notes

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  1. ^ CHA − Challenge Tour; NGL − Nordic Golf League.

References

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  1. ^ "Sydbank Esbjerg Challenge". Challenge Tour. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  2. ^ "The Crib Sheet: Sydbank Esbjerg Challenge". European Tour. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Murphy charges into top 10 with 65 as Kofstad downs Ferguson in playoff". Golf Digest Ireland. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
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