Ypsilon Golf Challenge
Encyclopedia
The Ypsilon Golf Challenge was a golf
tournament on the Challenge Tour
that was played in 2008 at Ypsilon Golf Resort in Liberec
, Czech Republic
. It was hosted by European Tour player Alex Čejka
and won by England's Seve Benson
, who defeated Rafael Cabrera-Bello
and Branden Grace
in a playoff.
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tournament on the Challenge Tour
Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe...
that was played in 2008 at Ypsilon Golf Resort in Liberec
Liberec
Liberec is a city in the Czech Republic. Located on the Lusatian Neisse and surrounded by the Jizera Mountains and Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge, it is the fifth-largest city in the Czech Republic....
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. It was hosted by European Tour player Alex Čejka
Alex Cejka
Alexander Čejka is a Czech/German professional golfer.Čejka was born in Marienbad, Czechoslovakia. He left Czechoslovakia with his parents as a refugee at the age of nine, eventually settling in Munich, where he lived for many years, becoming a German citizen...
and won by England's Seve Benson
Seve Benson
Seve Benson is an English professional golfer.Benson was born in Guildford, Surrey, and is named after European golfing legend Seve Ballesteros. As an amateur, he was a member of the English Golf Union´s Elite A Squad, and won the Russian and Qatar amateur open championships...
, who defeated Rafael Cabrera-Bello
Rafael Cabrera-Bello
Rafael Cabrera-Bello is a Spanish professional golfer.-Career:Cabrera-Bello was born in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. He first played golf aged six and went on to enjoy a successful amateur career, winning the Spanish National Championship at every age group level from under-7 through under-18...
and Branden Grace
Branden Grace
Branden John Grace is a professional golfer from South Africa. He was born in Pretoria and turned professional at the end of 2007, since when he has played on the Sunshine Tour. His best finish on tour through 2009 came at the 2009 Africa Open, where he finished tied for second, one stroke behind...
in a playoff.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Seve Benson Seve Benson Seve Benson is an English professional golfer.Benson was born in Guildford, Surrey, and is named after European golfing legend Seve Ballesteros. As an amateur, he was a member of the English Golf Union´s Elite A Squad, and won the Russian and Qatar amateur open championships... |
268 (−16) |