Norwegian Challenge

Norwegian Challenge
Tournament information
LocationKløfta, Norway
Established1994
CourseMiklagard Golfklub
Par72
Length7,375 yards (6,744 m)
Tour(s)Challenge Tour
Nordic Golf League
FormatStroke play
Prize fund€200,000
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.