The German Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour held at Wittelsbacher Golf Club in Neuburg an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany.[1]
Title sponsor until 2025, Big Green Egg, signed a sponsorship agreement for the German Challenge through 2024.[2]
In the inaugural tournament, Ángel Hidalgo of Spain claimed his maiden Challenge Tour title by posting four consecutive rounds of 68, defying the odds after receiving a last-minute invite.[3]
Fellow Spaniard Alejandro del Rey won the following year, beating Mateusz Gradecki with a birdie at the second extra playoff hole.[4][5] Italian golfer Francesco Laporta won the 2023 edition, shooting even par in the final round to hang on and win by one stroke over four others.
Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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German Challenge | |||||
2025 | ![]() |
264 | −24 | 8 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
Big Green Egg German Challenge | |||||
2024 | ![]() |
273 | −15 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
2023 | ![]() |
281 | −7 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2022 | ![]() |
271 | −17 | Playoff | ![]() |
2021 | ![]() |
272 | −12 | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |