The UAE Challenge is a golf tournament on the

Challenge Tour The Challenge Tour, currently titled as the HotelPlanner Tour for sponsorship reasons and also sometimes referred to as the European Challenge Tour, is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European To ...

, Europe's second tier men's

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, held in

Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. The city is the seat of the Abu Dhabi Central Capital District, the capital city of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and the UAE's List of cities in the United Arab Emirates, second-most popu ...

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. First played in

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, the event was held at the

Gary Player Gary James Player (born 1 November 1935) is a South African retired professional golfer who is widely considered to be one of the greatest golfers of all time. During his career, Player won nine major championships on the regular tour and nine ...

-designed Saadiyat Beach Golf Club. It is played back-to-back with the

Abu Dhabi Challenge The Abu Dhabi Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, Europe's second tier men's professional golf tour, held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. First played in 2023, the event is held back-to-back with the UAE Challenge, also play ...

, with 30 spots allocated to the Emirates Golf Federation for each event. In 2024, through winning the Al Hamra Men's Amateur Open, 17 year-old amateur Oscar Craig received a spot and made the cut with stepfather

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as his caddie.

Winners

References

External links

Coverage on the Challenge Tour's official site
{{Challenge Tour Events Challenge Tour events Golf tournaments in the United Arab Emirates Spring (season) in the United Arab Emirates Recurring sporting events established in 2023