Finnish Challenge
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Tournament information | |
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Location | Vierumäki, Finland |
Established | 2001 |
Course(s) | Vierumäki Resort |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,074 yards (6,468 m) |
Tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | €270,000 |
Month played | August |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 257 Lauri Ruuska (2023) |
To par | −27 as above |
Current champion | |
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Location map | |
Location in Finland |
The Finnish Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour. It was first played at Golf Talma in Talma, Finland, from 2001 to 2003, but took a hiatus from 2004 to 2011. The 2012–14 editions of the tournament were played at the Kytäjä Golf Club in Kytäjä, Hyvinkää, Finland. The 2015 tournament was played at Aura Golf Club in Turku. From 2016 to 2023, the tournament was played at the Vierumäki Resort in Vierumäki.
In 2023, Lauri Ruuska recorded a round of 59, becoming the fourth sub-60 round on the Challenge Tour.[1]
Winners
[edit]Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Venue | |
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Vierumäki Finnish Challenge | |||||||
2024 | ![]() |
268 | −20 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
Vierumäki | |
2023 | ![]() |
257 | −27 | 7 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
Vierumäki | |
2022 | ![]() |
262 | −26 | 5 strokes | ![]() |
Vierumäki | |
2021 | ![]() |
265 | −23 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
Vierumäki | |
2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||
2019 | ![]() |
274 | −14 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
Vierumäki | |
2018 | ![]() |
267 | −21 | Playoff | ![]() |
Vierumäki | |
2017 | ![]() |
199[a] | −17 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
Vierumäki | |
2016 | ![]() |
273 | −15 | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Vierumäki | |
Gant Open | |||||||
2015 | ![]() |
270 | −14 | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Aura | |
Vacon Open | |||||||
2014 | ![]() |
264 | −20 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
Kytäjä | |
Finnish Challenge | |||||||
2013 | ![]() |
267 | −21 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
Kytäjä | |
2012 | ![]() |
269 | −15 | 6 strokes | ![]() |
Kytäjä | |
2004–2011: No tournament | |||||||
Talma Finnish Challenge | |||||||
2003 | ![]() |
275 | −13 | Playoff | ![]() |
Talma | |
2002 | ![]() |
269 | −19 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
Talma | |
2001 | ![]() |
272 | −16 | 4 strokes | ![]() |
Talma |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
References
[edit]- ^ Miettinen, Jussi (August 17, 2023). "Lauri Ruuska teki historiaa – alitti ensimmäisenä suomalaisena 60 lyönnin rajan" [Lauri Ruuska made history – first Finn to go under 60 strokes]. gogolf.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved August 17, 2023.
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