Finnish Open (golf)
Golf tournament
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The Finnish Open is a golf tournament played in Finland, currently on the Nordic Golf League. It was formerly an event on the Challenge Tour from 1990 until 2004. It was played at Espoon Golfseura in Espoo, Finland. It was founded as the Scandinavian Tipo Trophy before being sponsored by Volvo from 1991.[1][2]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Kyrkslätt, Finland |
| Established | 1988 |
| Course | Peuramaa Golf |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,701 yards (6,127 m) |
| Tour(s) | Challenge Tour Swedish Golf Tour Nordic Golf League |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | €50,000 |
| Month played | August |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 264 Jamie Elson (2003) |
| To par | −24 as above |
| Current champion | |
 Victor H. Sidal Svendsen | |
| Location map | |
  Peuramaa Golf Location in Finland | |
Winners
| Year | Tour[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finnish Open | ||||||
| 2025 | NGL | Jacob Worm Agerschou | 207 | −9 | Playoff |  Niklas Lindström (a) |
| Timberwise Finnish Open | ||||||
| 2024 | NGL | Victor H. Sidal Svendsen | 209 | −7 | 1 stroke | Anders Emil Ejlersen Ville Virkkala (a) |
| 2023 | NGL | Rasmus Karlsson | 202 | −14 | 3 strokes | Juuso Kahlos |
| 2022 | NGL |  Viktor Edin | 211 | −5 | 2 strokes | Niclas Wieland |
| 2021 | NGL | Christopher Feldborg Nielsen | 206 | −10 | 4 strokes | Joakim Wikström |
| 2020 | NGL | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2019 | NGL | Anton Wilbertsson | 206 | −10 | 1 stroke |  Jarand Ekeland Arnøy Haraldur Magnús |
| 2018 | NGL | Stefan Idstam | 205 | −11 | 1 stroke | Alex Hietala (a) |
| Polarputki Finnish Open | ||||||
| 2017 | NGL | Victor Østerby | 200 | −16 | 2 strokes | Christian Gløët |
| Ålandsbanken Finnish Open | ||||||
| 2016 | NGL | Jesper Lerchedahl | 207 | −9 | 3 strokes | Oliver Gillberg Niklas Lindström |
| Finnish Open | ||||||
| 2015 | NGL | Tapio Pulkkanen (2) | 207 | −9 | 4 strokes | Rasmus Hjelm Nielsen |
| 2014 | NGL | Elias Bertheussen | 206 | −10 | 4 strokes | Antti Ahokas |
| 2013 | NGL | Kasper Kjær Estrup | 204 | −12 | 2 strokes | Alexander Björk Jonas Magnusson |
| TehoSport Finnish Open | ||||||
| 2012 | NGL | Tapio Pulkkanen (a) | 202 | −14 | 4 strokes | Pontus Leijon |
| Finnish Open | ||||||
| 2011 | NGL | Morten Ørum Madsen | 206 | −10 | 6 strokes | Joonas Granberg Jonas Haglund |
| 2008–2010: No tournament | ||||||
| Sunny Trading Finnish Open | ||||||
| 2007 | NGL | Thomas Sundström | 215 | −1 | Playoff | Immu Korvenmaa |
| Finnish Open | ||||||
| 2006 | NGL | Jaakko Mäkitalo | 206 | −10 | 2 strokes | Janne Martikainen Tuomas Tuovinen |
| 2005: No tournament | ||||||
| Volvo Finnish Open | ||||||
| 2004 | CHA | Roope Kakko (a) | 202[b] | −11 | Playoff |  Phillip Archer Johan Axgren |
| 2003 | CHA | Jamie Elson | 264 | −24 | 2 strokes |  Martin Wiegele |
| 2002 | CHA | Thomas Nørret | 273 | −15 | 1 stroke |  Gary Birch Jr. |
| 2001 | CHA | Peter Hedblom | 274 | −14 | Playoff | Mads Vibe-Hastrup |
| 2000 | CHA |  Jean Hugo | 273 | −15 | 5 strokes | Magnus Persson Atlevi Nils Roerbaek-Petersen |
| 1999 | CHA | Paul Nilbrink | 281 | −7 | Playoff |  Gustavo Rojas |
| 1998 | CHA |  Christian Cévaër | 280 | −8 | 1 stroke | Fredrik Larsson Daniel Westermark |
| 1997 | CHA | Søren Kjeldsen | 276 | −12 | 3 strokes | Thomas Nielsen Leif Westerberg |
| 1996 | CHA | Björn Bäck | 282 | −6 | 3 strokes | Tony Edlund |
| 1995 | CHA | Fredrik Plahn | 212 | −4 | 2 strokes | Dennis Edlund Robert Jonsson Magnus Persson |
| 1994 | CHA | Mikael Piltz | 210 | −6 | Playoff | Joakim Grönhagen |
| 1993 | CHA | Per Nyman | 208 | −8 | 2 strokes | Daniel Fornstam |
| 1992 | CHA | Henrik Bergquist | 208 | −8 | 3 strokes | Mikael Piltz |
| 1991 | CHA | Fredrik Larsson | 209 | −7 | Playoff | Jarmo Sandelin |
| Scandinavian Tipo Trophy | ||||||
| 1990 | CHA | Fredrik Lindgren | 215 | −1 | Playoff | Mats Sterner |
| 1989 | CHA | René Michelsen | 217 | +1 | Playoff | Magnus Hennberg |
| 1988 | SWE | Daniel Westermark | 214 | −2 | 3 strokes | Mikael Karlsson Nils-Åke Sandell |
See also
Notes
- CHA − Challenge Tour; NGL − Nordic Golf League; SWE − Swedish Golf Tour.
- Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.