Norwegian Golf Tour

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Norwegian Golf Tour
FormerlyP4 Tour
Galvin Green Tour
Sport Golf
Founded2004
Founder Norwegian Golf Federation
PGA of Norway
Inaugural season2004
Ceased2009
CountriesBased in Norway
Related
competitions		 Danish Golf Tour
Finnish Tour
Nordic Golf League
Swedish Golf Tour

The Norwegian Golf Tour was a developmental professional golf tour based in Norway. In the past, similar to the Danish Golf Tour and the Swedish Golf Tour, most events on the Norwegian Golf Tour schedules were incorporated into the Nordic Golf League, one of the four third-tier tours recognized by the European Tour.

Contents

History

The tour was founded in 2004 by the Norwegian Golf Federation and the PGA of Norway. The tour aimed to offer a series of tournaments for elite-level golfers in Norway (both amateur and professional). The inaugural title sponsor of the tour was P4 Radio Hele Norge. [1]

2007 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2007 season. [2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(€)		Winner [lower-alpha 1] Main
tour [lower-alpha 2]
13 MayDnB NOR OpenVestland15,000 Flag of Norway.svg Marius Thorp NGL
27 MayPayEx MastersViken25,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Tony Edlund NGL
1 JulNordialog OpenViken15,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrick Månsson NGL
12 Aug Norwegian National Golf Championship Viken15,000 Flag of Norway.svg Lars Brovold (1)
19 Aug Lexus Open Viken130,000 Flag of Austria.svg Martin Wiegele CHA
9 SepSony Ericsson OpenVestfold og Telemark25,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Ankersø NGL

2006 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2006 season. [3]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(€)		Winner [lower-alpha 1] Main
tour [lower-alpha 2]
7 MayDnB NOR OpenRogaland15,000 Flag of Norway.svg Jan-Are Larsen NGL
21 MayFujitsu-Siemens OpenViken15,000 Flag of Norway.svg Martin Dahl NGL
18 Jun Lexus Open Vestfold og Telemark120,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Kalle Brink CHA
9 JulInterspons OpenVestland15,000 Flag of Norway.svg Eirik Tage Johansen NGL
6 Aug Norwegian National Golf Championship Rogaland15,000 Flag of Norway.svg Andrè Thorsen (1)
20 AugSony Ericsson OpenOslo15,000 Flag of Norway.svg Christian Aronsen NGL
3 SepHydro-Texaco OpenViken15,000 Flag of Norway.svg Knut Børsheim (a) NGL

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated using a points-based system. [4]

PositionPlayerPoints
1 Flag of Norway.svg Eirik Tage Johansen 21,788
2 Flag of Norway.svg Christian Aronsen 20,941
3 Flag of Norway.svg Knut Børsheim (a)17,525
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Kalle Brink 16,000
5 Flag of Norway.svg Martin Dahl 15,044

2005 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2005 season. [5]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(€)		Winner [lower-alpha 3] Main
tour [lower-alpha 4]
8 MayDnB OpenVestland15,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrick Månsson NGL
28 MayFujitsu-Siemens OpenViken15,000 Flag of Norway.svg Lars Brovold NGL
18 JunGant OpenViken15,000 Flag of Finland.svg Erik Stenman NGL
10 JulVestfold OpenVestfold og Telemark12,000 Flag of Norway.svg Henrik Bjørnstad NGL
7 Aug Norwegian National Golf Championship Innlandet12,000 Flag of Norway.svg Øyvind Rojahn (1)
11 AugTelehuset OpenOslo15,000 Flag of Norway.svg Ross Robertson NGL
3 SepHydro-Texaco OpenViken15,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Christian Nilsson NGL

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated using a points-based system. [6]

PositionPlayerPoints
1 Flag of Norway.svg Øyvind Rojahn 16,990
2 Flag of Norway.svg Morten Hagen 16,988
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Christian Nilsson 16,913
4 Flag of Norway.svg Martin Dahl 15,187
5 Flag of Norway.svg Christian Aronsen 14,975

2004 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2004 season. [7]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(€)		Winner [lower-alpha 1] Main
tour [lower-alpha 2]
30 MayFujitsu Siemens OpenViken15,000 Flag of Norway.svg Morten Hagen NGL
11 JunGant OpenVestfold og Telemark15,000 Flag of Norway.svg Thomas Hansen NGL
27 JunHydro-Texaco OpenViken15,000 Flag of Norway.svg Eirik Tage Johansen NGL
25 JulBirkebeiner OpenInnlandet15,000 Flag of Sweden.svg David Jonsson NGL
8 Aug Norwegian National Golf Championship Oslo15,000 Flag of Norway.svg Eirik Tage Johansen (a) (1)
22 Aug Norwegian Challenge Vestfold105,000 Flag of Ireland.svg Stephen Browne CHA
5 SepP4 Tour OpenViken15,000 Flag of Norway.svg Thomas Nielsen NGL

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated using a points-based system. [8]

PositionPlayerPoints
1 Flag of Norway.svg Thomas Hansen 22,020
2 Flag of Norway.svg Eirik Tage Johansen (a)20,000
3 Flag of Norway.svg Morten Hagen 19,525
4 Flag of Norway.svg Øyvind Rojahn 14,993
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Paul Nilbrink 13,925

Order of Merit winners

YearWinnerPoints
2006 Flag of Norway.svg Eirik Tage Johansen 21,788
2005 Flag of Norway.svg Øyvind Rojahn 16,990
2004 Flag of Norway.svg Thomas Hansen 22,020

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Norwegian Golf Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. As most Norwegian Golf Tour events were incorporated into the Nordic Golf League or Challenge Tour schedules, details of these wins are displayed there instead.
  2. 1 2 3 CHA − Challenge Tour; NGL − Nordic Golf League.
  3. ↑ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Norwegian Golf Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. As most Norwegian Golf Tour events were incorporated into the Nordic Golf League schedules, details of these wins are displayed there instead.
  4. ↑ NGL − Nordic Golf League.

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References

  1. ↑ "Om turneringen" [About the tournament] (in Norwegian). Norwegian Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 5 September 2004. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "P4 Tour" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 22 August 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "P4 Tour" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 4 November 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "P4 Tour Order of Merit 2006 - Men" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 4 November 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "P4 Tour 2005" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 14 December 2005. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "P4 Tour Order of Merit 2005 - Men" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 23 December 2005. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Terminliste - P4 Tour" [Schedule - P4 Tour] (in Norwegian). Norwegian Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 10 October 2004. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Sluttstilling - P4 Tour Order of Merit" [Final standings - P4 Tour Order of Merit] (in Norwegian). Norwegian Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 6 March 2005. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
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