The Empordà Challenge was a

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tournament on the

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held at Empordà Golf on the

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near

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, Spain. In 2021, together with Challenge Costa Brava, also hosted at Empordà Golf, the tournament served as a replacement for the China Swing with

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and

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, which was cancelled. In the inaugural tournament

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took the early clubhouse lead, after posting a final round of 62 (−9). Jesper Svensson joined Brun at −18, but a bogey-bogey finish sent him to −16, and gave the victory to

Julien Brun Julien Brun (born 1 April 1992) is a French professional golfer. He has won three times on the Challenge Tour, firstly in 2012 as an amateur, before winning again at the Open de Bretagne and the Empordà Challenge in 2021. Amateur career Brun p ...

who held his nerve and finished −18, a stroke ahead of Thomson.

Winners

References

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External links

Coverage on the Challenge Tour's official site
Former Challenge Tour events Golf tournaments in Spain Golf tournaments in Catalonia Sport in the Province of Girona Baix Empordà