Norwegian Challenge

Norwegian Challenge
Tournament information
LocationKløfta, Norway
Established1994
Course(s)Miklagard Golfklub
Par72
Length7,375 yards (6,744 m)
Tour(s)Challenge Tour
Nordic Golf League
FormatStroke play
Prize fund200,000
Month playedAugust
Final year2017
Tournament record score
Aggregate266 Kristoffer Broberg (2012)
To par−22 as above
Final champion
Clément Sordet
Location map
Miklagard Golfklub
Location in Norway

The Norwegian Challenge was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, played in Norway. It was founded in 1994 and was the leading men's tournament in Norway, which does not host a European Tour event.

Winners

Year Tour[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Venue
Viking Challenge
2017 CHA Clément Sordet 203[b] −13 5 strokes Jack Doherty
Charlie Ford
Daan Huizing
Miklagard
Norwegian Open
2016 NGL Oscar Lengdén 204 −12 6 strokes Gustaf Kocken Moss & Rygge
2015: No tournament
Norwegian Challenge
2014 CHA Benjamin Hébert 273 −15 2 strokes Florian Fritsch Miklagard
2013 CHA Jens Fahrbring 269 −19 3 strokes Daniel Im
Pontus Widegren
Losby
2012 CHA Kristoffer Broberg 266 −22 Playoff Álvaro Velasco Byneset
2011 CHA Andrea Pavan 279 −9 Playoff Florian Praegant Hauger
Lexus Open
2009–10: No tournament
2008 CHA Jeppe Huldahl 271 −17 2 strokes Steven O'Hara Moss & Rygge
2007 CHA Martin Wiegele 278 −10 Playoff George Murray Miklagard
2006 CHA Kalle Brink 275 −13 3 strokes José Manuel Carriles
Greig Hutcheon
Peter Kaensche
Jan-Are Larsen
Larvik
Norwegian Challenge
2005: No tournament
2004 CHA Stephen Browne 205[b] −11 3 strokes Oskar Bergman
Denny Lucas
Mark Sanders
Vestfold
2002–03: No tournament
Telehuset Norwegian Open
2001 NGL Björn Bäck 276 −12 3 strokes Brian Akstrup Nes
Norwegian Open
2000 CHA Paul Nilbrink 206[b] −10 Playoff Per Larsson
Stuart Little
Losby
1999 CHA Pehr Magnebrant 281 −7 3 strokes Patrik Gottfridson Sorknes
Netcom Norwegian Open
1998 CHA Gary Emerson 275 −17 1 stroke Max Anglert Borre
1997 CHA Demitri Bieri 275 −13 Playoff John Bickerton Oslo
Karsten Ping Norwegian Open
1996 CHA Ignacio Feliu 273 −15 1 stroke John Mellor Oslo
1995 CHA Stephen Field 275 −13 3 strokes Andrew Collison Oslo
Karsten Ping Norwegian Challenge
1994 CHA Raymond Burns 276 −16 3 strokes Jamie Taylor Borre

See also

Notes

  1. ^ CHA − Challenge Tour; NGL − Nordic Golf League.
  2. ^ a b c Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.