Finnish Open (golf)

Last updated
Timberwise Finnish Open
Tournament information
Location Virttaa, Finland
Established1988
Course(s)Alastaro Golf
Par72
Length7,311 yards (6,685 m)
Tour(s) Challenge Tour
Swedish Golf Tour
Nordic Golf League
Format Stroke play
Prize fund €50,000
Month playedAugust
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 Jamie Elson (2003)
To par−24 as above
Current champion
Flag of Finland.svg Rasmus Karlsson
Location Map
Finland physical map.svg
Icona golf.svg
Alastaro Golf
Location in Finland

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]

Contents

Winners

YearTour [lower-alpha 1] WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
Timberwise Finnish Open
2023 NGL Flag of Finland.svg Rasmus Karlsson 202−143 strokes Flag of Finland.svg Juuso Kahlos
2022 NGL Flag of Sweden.svg Viktor Edin 211−52 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Niclas Wieland
2021 NGL Flag of Sweden.svg Christopher Feldborg Nielsen 206−104 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Wikström
2020 NGL Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 NGL Flag of Sweden.svg Anton Wilbertsson 206−101 stroke Flag of Norway.svg Jarand Ekeland Arnøy
Flag of Iceland.svg Haraldur Magnús
2018 NGL Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Idstam 205−111 stroke Flag of Finland.svg Alex Hietala (a)
Polarputki Finnish Open
2017 NGL Flag of Denmark.svg Victor Østerby 200−162 strokes Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Gløët
Ålandsbanken Finnish Open
2016 NGL Flag of Denmark.svg Jesper Lerchedahl 207−93 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Oliver Gillberg
Flag of Sweden.svg Niklas Lindström
Finnish Open
2015 NGL Flag of Finland.svg Tapio Pulkkanen (2)207−94 strokes Flag of Denmark.svg Rasmus Hjelm Nielsen
2014 NGL Flag of Norway.svg Elias Bertheussen 206−104 strokes Flag of Finland.svg Antti Ahokas
2013 NGL Flag of Denmark.svg Kasper Kjær Estrup 204−122 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Alexander Björk
Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Magnusson
TehoSport Finnish Open
2012 NGL Flag of Finland.svg Tapio Pulkkanen (a)202−144 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Leijon
Finnish Open
2011 NGL Flag of Denmark.svg Morten Ørum Madsen 206−106 strokes Flag of Finland.svg Joonas Granberg
Flag of Finland.svg Jonas Haglund
2008–2010: No tournament
Sunny Trading Finnish Open
2007 NGL Flag of Finland.svg Thomas Sundström 215−1Playoff Flag of Finland.svg Immu Korvenmaa
Finnish Open
2006 NGL Flag of Finland.svg Jaakko Mäkitalo 206−102 strokes Flag of Finland.svg Janne Martikainen
Flag of Finland.svg Tuomas Tuovinen
2005: No tournament
Volvo Finnish Open
2004 CHA Flag of Finland.svg Roope Kakko (a)202 [lower-alpha 2] −11Playoff Flag of England.svg Phillip Archer
Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Axgren
2003 CHA Flag of England.svg Jamie Elson 264−242 strokes Flag of Austria.svg Martin Wiegele
2002 CHA Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Nørret 273−151 stroke Flag of Germany.svg Gary Birch Jr.
2001 CHA Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Hedblom 274−14Playoff Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Vibe-Hastrup
2000 CHA Flag of South Africa.svg Jean Hugo 273−155 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Persson Atlevi
Flag of Denmark.svg Nils Roerbaek-Petersen
1999 CHA Flag of Sweden.svg Paul Nilbrink 281−7Playoff Flag of Argentina.svg Gustavo Rojas
1998 CHA Flag of France.svg Christian Cévaër 280−81 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Larsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Westermark
1997 CHA Flag of Denmark.svg Søren Kjeldsen 276−123 strokes Flag of Norway.svg Thomas Nielsen
Flag of Sweden.svg Leif Westerberg
1996 CHA Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Bäck 282−63 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Tony Edlund
1995 CHA Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Plahn 212−42 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Dennis Edlund
Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Jonsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Persson
1994 CHA Flag of Finland.svg Mikael Piltz 210−6Playoff Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Grönhagen
1993 CHA Flag of Sweden.svg Per Nyman 208−82 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Fornstam
1992 CHA Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Bergquist 208−83 strokes Flag of Finland.svg Mikael Piltz
1991 CHA Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Larsson 209−7Playoff Flag of Sweden.svg Jarmo Sandelin
Scandinavian Tipo Trophy
1990 CHA Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Lindgren 215−1Playoff Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Sterner
1989 CHA Flag of Denmark.svg René Michelsen 217+1Playoff Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Hennberg
1988 SWE Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Westermark 214−23 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Karlsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Nils-Åke Sandell

Notes

  1. ↑ CHA − Challenge Tour; NGL − Nordic Golf League; SWE − Swedish Golf Tour.
  2. ↑ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

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References

  1. ↑ "Challenge Tour Race Heads for Finnish". European Tour. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "2004 Volvo Finnish Open". European Tour. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
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