- Open di Puglia e Basilicata
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Open di Puglia e Basilicata Tournament information Location Castellaneta, Italy Established 1983 Course(s) Riva dei Tessali GC
Metaponto GCPar 71 (RdT), 72 (M) Length 6,503 yards (RdT)
6,815 yards (M)Tour(s) Alps Tour
Italian Pro TourFormat Stroke play Prize fund €45,000 Month played April Tournament record score Aggregate 266 Kenneth Ferrie (2000) Current champion Paolo Terreni The Open di Puglia e Basilicata is an annual professional golf tournament held in Riva dei Tessali, near Castellaneta, Italy.
First held in 1983, there was a brief hiatus before the second edition in 1986. The tournament became part of the second tier Challenge Tour schedule in 1991, where it remained until 2007. Since 2008, it has been an event on the third tier Alps Tour. It also forms part of the Italian Pro Tour.
Prior to 2003, it was solely hosted at Riva dei Tessali Golf Club, but since then it has been jointly held at Metaponto Golf Club.
Winners
Year Winner Country Score Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata 2009* Paolo Terreni Italy 137 PO 2008 Martin Rominger Switzerland 274 2007 Michael Hoey Northern Ireland 272 PO 2006 Anthony Snobeck France 272 PO 2005 Rafael Gómez Argentina 267 2004 Leif Westerberg Sweden 274 2003 Martin LeMesurier England 273 PO Tessali Open del Sud 2002 Simon Wakefield England 274 Open dei Tessali 2001 No tournament 2000 Kenneth Ferrie England 266 1999 Gustavo Rojas Argentina 272 1998 Pehr Magnebrant Sweden 276 PO 1997 Ivó Giner Spain 280 1996 Stephen Scahill New Zealand 279 1995 Andrew Collison England 279 1994 Michael Archer England 282 1993 Olle Nordberg Sweden 287 PO 1992 Anders Gillner Sweden 279 PO 1991 Eric Giraud France 281 1990 Emanuele Bolognesi Italy 288 1989 Neal Briggs England 284 1988 Baldovino Dassù Italy 288 1987 Giuseppe Calì Italy 289 1986 Emanuele Bolognesi Italy 289 1984–85 No tournament 1983 Baldovino Dassù Italy 289 * – Tournament reduced to 36 holes because of rain.
External links
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