Czech Challenge on Kuneticka Hora with 15 Czech Golfers
The D+D REAL Czech Challenge tournament will be the first major golf event in the Czech Republic This year. . It starts on 29th May and finishes 1st June on the Kuneticka Hora golf course. The Prize money has been raised to 165 000 Eur.
„There will be 15 Czech golfers playing at the tournament. 10 professionals (Marek Novy, Lukas Tintera, Filip Mruzek, Petr Gal, Stanislav Matus, Daniel Suchan, Ales Korinek, Adam Rajmont, Filip Junaniak, Ondrej Spur) and 5 amateurs (Petr Dedek junior, Vojtech Kostelka and three players nominated by the Czech golf federation), Lukas Lizanek and Jiri Stryncl will be the alternates, “ further explains David Trunda, the Sports Director of Relmost.
„We secure a regular participation on the Challenge Tour for the RELMOST ProGolfTeam. Gathering experience will lead to improvement. A week before Kuneticka Hora, we are sending eight players to Austria. An ideal rehearsal for the Czech tournament.“
We will have the honor to welcome several players with a rich experience and numerous winnings from the European Tour. We have James Kingston from South Africa, the winner of two tournaments of the European Tour and the owner of 11 Sunshine Tour titles, as well as Rhys Davies from Wales – the winner of Trophée Hassan II in Morocco from 2010, the South African Tjaart van der Walt who played 3 years on the PGA Tour (in 2005 Brad Foxon took his title in the Buick Championship play-off; further we will welcome Oskar Henningson, the winner of Celadna, the Austrian Martin Wiegele, the winner of one European Tour tournament or Jake Roos who triumphed on the first Challenge tournament in Kenya this year. The Swede Sjöholm is going to be the face of the tournament.
For those players travelling from the tournament in Austria, the organizers secured a special bus transportation. Golfers flying in by plain will also receive a special treatment.
„With our partner – The Prague Airport – we have agreed to provide special service to the golfers. The players will be transported by tournament cars, “ adds David Trunda, the Sports Director of RELMOST.
„We are well prepared for the big heat. There are going to be 10 thousand bottles of water spread around the course. We will be providing ice buckets on every second hole. Same as last year, the prize for scoring a hole-in-one will be a brand new car. In 2013 it was taken home by Nicolo Ravano. On the 8th hole, players will have the chance to score a watch worth one million Czech Crowns. “
„When evaluating last year’s season of the Challenge Tour, we agreed that you had organized the best tournament here in Czech. You had a perfectly well prepared golf course and the driving range, unprecedented on the Tour – thumbs up for RELMOST, the promoter. I don’t see much that would have to be improved, you could only mess up from here, “stated the Czech Challenge Director Gary Butler.
The tournament entry is free. RELMOST is inviting young golfers and involving regional schools. There will also be a Children’s golf within the premises of the resort. The partners‘tournament will be played on Sunday, 25 May; the traditional Pro-Am is scheduled for Wednesday, 28 May.
