The Kazakhstan Open was a men's professional
golf
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tournament on the
Challenge Tour
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, the official developmental tour of the
European Tour
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. First played in 2005, it was held at the Nurtau Golf Club in
Almaty
Almaty, formerly Alma-Ata, is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population exceeding two million residents within its metropolitan area. Located in the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains ...
,
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...
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.
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.
In 2017
Tapio Pulkkanen beat
Chase Koepka at the third playoff hole after Koepka took a bogey 5.
Winners
See also
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Open golf tournament
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References
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External links
Coverage on the Challenge Tour's official site
Former Challenge Tour events
Golf tournaments in Kazakhstan
Recurring sporting events established in 2005
Autumn in Kazakhstan