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
Liam Johnston
Location Map
Zhailjau GC
Location in Kazakhstan

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
2018 Liam Johnston264−242 strokes Tom MurrayZhailjau
2017 Tapio Pulkkanen271−17Playoff Chase KoepkaNurtau
2016 Sam Walker270−181 stroke Jordan SmithZhailjau
2015 Sébastien Gros274−141 stroke Mads SøgaardNurtau
2014 Sam Hutsby269−192 strokes Andrew JohnstonZhailjau
2013 Johan Carlsson270−187 strokes Tyrrell Hatton
Adrián Otaegui
Duncan Stewart		Nurtau
2012 Scott Henry269−19Playoff HP BacherZhailjau
2011 Tommy Fleetwood273−152 strokes Knut BørsheimNurtau
2010 Álvaro Velasco267−215 strokes Federico Colombo
Scott Jamieson
Julio Zapata		Zhailjau
2009 Edoardo Molinari268−203 strokes Chris GaneZhailjau
2008 Gary Lockerbie273−152 strokes Stuart DavisNurtau
2007 Leif Westerberg279−91 stroke Ross McGowanNurtau
2006 Mark Pilkington272−162 strokes Shaun P. WebsterNurtau
2005 Stephen Browne273−151 stroke Lee S. James
Steven Jeppesen
Colm Moriarty
Carl Suneson
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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