Finnish Tour

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Finnish Tour
FormerlyAudi Finnish Tour
Sport Golf
Founded2002
FounderFinnish Golf Association
PGA of Finland
Inaugural season2002
CountriesBased in Finland [lower-alpha 1]
Most titlesOrder of Merit titles:
Flag of Finland.svg Joonas Granberg (3)
Tournament wins:
Flag of Finland.svg Joonas Granberg (9) [lower-alpha 2]
Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Samooja (9) [lower-alpha 3]
Related
competitions		 Danish Golf Tour
Nordic Golf League
Norwegian Golf Tour
Swedish Golf Tour
Official website https://finnishtour.fi/

The Finnish Tour is a developmental professional golf tour based in Finland. In the past, similar to the Danish Golf Tour and the Swedish Golf Tour, most events on the Finnish Tour schedules were incorporated into the Nordic Golf League, one of the four third-tier tours recognized by the European Tour. However, most tournaments are now independent Finnish Tour events.

Contents

Many players from the Finnish Tour have progressed through the tour, eventually playing and winning on the European Tour. Notable players include Mikko Korhonen, [1] Kalle Samooja [2] and Sami Välimäki. [3]

History

The tour was founded in 2002 by the Finnish Golf Association and the PGA of Finland. The tour aims to offer Finland's best players (both male and female) the opportunity to compete against each other at a high level. [4]

In 2014, the tour signed a title-sponsor agreement with German car manufacturer Audi, becoming the Audi Finnish Tour. [5] The deal finished in 2016.

Seasons

Order of Merit winners

YearWinnerPoints
2023 Flag of Finland.svg Rasmus Karlsson 647
2022 Flag of Finland.svg Jaapo Jämsä (a)409
2021 Flag of Finland.svg Casper Simberg 472
2020 Flag of Finland.svg Matias Honkala 676
2019 Flag of Finland.svg Sami Välimäki 420
2018 Flag of Finland.svg Jaakko Mäkitalo (2)500
2017 Flag of Finland.svg Mikael Salminen 861
2016 Flag of Finland.svg Tuomas Salminen (2)553
2015 Flag of Finland.svg Tuomas Salminen 512
2014 Flag of Finland.svg Henri Satama 610
2013 Flag of Finland.svg Lauri Ruuska 551
2012 Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Samooja (2)506
2011 Flag of Finland.svg Joonas Granberg (3)848
2010 Flag of Finland.svg Joonas Granberg (2)546
2009 Flag of Finland.svg Thomas Sundström 724
2008 Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Samooja (a)349
2007 Flag of Finland.svg Joonas Granberg 520
2006 Flag of Finland.svg Casimir Collin 386
2005 Flag of Finland.svg Ari Savolainen 500
2004 Flag of Finland.svg Jaakko Mäkitalo 496
2003 Flag of Finland.svg Jarkko Soikkeli 530
2002 Flag of Finland.svg Toni Karjalainen 854

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Schedules have also included events in Estonia and Latvia.
  2. ↑ Includes two tournaments which were incorporated into Nordic Golf League schedules.
  3. ↑ Includes one tournament which was incorporated into Nordic Golf League schedules.

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References

  1. ↑ Stafford, Ali (10 June 2018). "Mikko Korhonen eases to maiden victory at Shot Clock Masters". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Samooja secures maiden win with course-record 64". European Tour. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  3. ↑ Huggan, John (1 March 2020). "Finland's Sami Valimaki, just 18 months out of military service, wins Oman Open". Golf World. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "General" (in Finnish). Finnish Tour. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Linna Golfista se alkaa" [From Castle Golf it starts] (in Finnish). Finnish Tour. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
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