The Kärnten Golf Open was a

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tournament on the

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, played in

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. It was held for the first time in 2009. It was contested over the

Pete Dye Paul Dye Jr. (December 29, 1925 – January 9, 2020), commonly referred to as Pete Dye, was an American golf course designer and a member of a family of course designers. He was married to fellow designer and amateur champion Alice Dye. Earl ...

designed

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at the Golf Club Klagenfurt-Seltenheim in Klagenfurt from 2009 to 2012. In 2013 it moved to Jacques Lemans Golf Club in Sankt Georgen am Längsee. In 2014 it moved to the Golfclub Schloss Finkenstein in Gödersdorf. The tournament was presented by

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player, and Austria's top ranked

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at the time,

Markus Brier Markus Brier (born 5 July 1968) is an Austrian professional golfer. He won twice on the European Tour and in 2008 was his country's second highest ranked player, behind Bernd Wiesberger. Career Brier won the Swiss and German Amateur Opens in the ...

, who also played in the inaugural event to promote golf in the country and his charitable foundation.

Winners

References

External links

Official site
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