{"id":2655,"date":"2026-11-07T10:06:27","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T10:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golfbg.com\/?p=2655"},"modified":"2026-11-07T10:06:27","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T10:06:27","slug":"22nd-bulgarian-amateur-senior-open-2026-international-golf-at-pravets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golfbg.com\/bg\/news\/22nd-bulgarian-amateur-senior-open-2026-international-golf-at-pravets\/","title":{"rendered":"22nd Bulgarian Amateur & Senior Open 2026 \u2013 International Golf at Pravets"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 22nd Bulgarian Amateur Open & Senior Open Championships took place from 10 to 12 September 2026 at Pravets Golf Club, bringing together golfers from 16 countries for three days of international competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organised by the Bulgarian Golf Association, the championship featured a range of divisions, including Men, Ladies, Mid-Amateurs, Seniors 50+ and Seniors 60+, alongside several Plate categories, providing competitive opportunities for golfers of different ages and playing abilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The championship divisions were contested over 54 holes, with the senior categories also forming part of the international Race to Dalaman 2026 series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2026 Championship Winners<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Men’s Championship: Kostadin Kaloyanov (Bulgaria) \u2013 220 strokes (+4)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ladies’ Championship: Sude Bay (T\u00fcrkiye) \u2013 222 strokes (+6)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mid-Amateur Championship: Magyar Kriszti\u00e1n (Hungary) \u2013 235 strokes (+19)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senior 50+ Championship: Garry Wilson (Cyprus) \u2013 240 strokes (+24)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senior 60+ Championship: Jason Hare (Greece) \u2013 95 Gross Stableford points<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2026 Plate Winners<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gold Plate: Cahit Yetkili (Singapore) \u2013 89 points<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Silver Plate: Mehmet Celik (T\u00fcrkiye) \u2013 81 points<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Silver Plate Senior: Plamen Ivanoff (Bulgaria) \u2013 84 points<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ladies Plate: Luminita Tzakis (Romania) \u2013 91 points<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bulgarian Golf Association congratulates all champions and prize winners on their achievements and extends its appreciation to every participant for their competitive spirit and sportsmanship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Special thanks go to Pravets Golf Club for hosting the championship and to everyone involved in its organisation and successful delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 22nd edition once again highlighted the importance of international amateur competitions in bringing golfers together, encouraging sporting development and strengthening Bulgaria’s position as a destination for competitive golf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We look forward to welcoming players from around the world to the 2027 edition of the Bulgarian Amateur & Senior Open Championships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The 22nd Bulgarian Amateur Open & Senior Open Championships took place from 10 to 12 September 2026 at Pravets Golf Club, bringing together golfers from 16 countries for three days of international competition. Organised by the Bulgarian Golf Association, the championship featured a range of divisions, including Men, Ladies, Mid-Amateurs, Seniors 50+ and Seniors 60+, […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2654,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bulgarian-golf-association-news","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/golfbg.com\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/golfbg.com\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/golfbg.com\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/golfbg.com\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/golfbg.com\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2655"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/golfbg.com\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2656,"href":"https:\/\/golfbg.com\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2655\/revisions\/2656"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/golfbg.com\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/golfbg.com\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/golfbg.com\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/golfbg.com\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}