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2003 Swedish Golf Tour ...
The 2003 Swedish Golf Tour, titled as the 2003 Telia Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 20th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, the main professional golf tour in Sweden since it was formed in 1984, with most tournaments being incorporated into the Nordic Golf League since 1999. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2003 season. Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. See also * 2003 Danish Golf Tour * 2003 Finnish Tour * 2003 Swedish Golf Tour (women) Notes References External links * {{Swedish Golf Tour seasons Swedish Golf Tour Swedish Golf Tour Swedish Golf Tour The Swedish Golf Tour (currently known as the MoreGolf Mastercard Tour for sponsorship reasons), is a developmental professional golf formerly operated by Svenska Golftourerna AB, owned equally by the Swedish Golf Federation and the PGA of Swede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leif Westerberg
Leif Westerberg (born 28 August 1974) is a Swedish professional golfer. Westerberg was born in Stockholm and turned professional in 1997. He has played predominantly on Europe's second tier Challenge Tour where he has won two tournaments. He has graduated from the Challenge Tour twice, in 2004 and 2007, when he finished 7th and 5th respectively on the end of season rankings. Both in 2005 and 2008 he failed to win enough money to retain his card on the top level European Tour, although he came through qualifying school in 2005 to regain his playing status for the 2006 season, when he finished a career high of 131st on the Order of Merit. Amateur wins *1992 Boys Amateur Championship Professional wins (3) Challenge Tour wins (2) Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1) Nordic Golf League wins (1) Team appearances Amateur *Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1992 *European Amateur Team Championship (representing Sweden): 1993, 1995 *St Andrews Trophy (r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Ibb Open
The St Ibb Open was a golf tournament on the Swedish Golf Tour and the Nordic Golf League. It was held at St Ibb Golf Club on the island of Ven in the Øresund strait, between Sweden and Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark .... The tournament used a modified Stableford scoring format on the par-68 course. Winners References {{Reflist Swedish Golf Tour events Golf tournaments in Sweden Recurring sporting events established in 2000 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2010 2000 establishments in Sweden 2010 disestablishments in Sweden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Nilsson (golfer)
Christian Lars Nilsson (born 25 May 1979) is a Swedish former professional golfer. Professional career Nilsson was born in Karlstad, Sweden. He turned professional in 1999 with a plus 3 handicap. Nilsson played on the Challenge Tour full-time since 2004, playing few events before then. His first event on the European Tour was the 2005 Open Championship where he missed the cut. His first full season on the European Tour was 2006, and his second in 2007. In 2008 he played on both the Challenge and European Tours with his best finish a runner-up to David Dixon at the Saint-Omer Open, but he did not break through until 2009 at the same event. At the 2009 Saint-Omer Open in June, a week opposite the U.S. Open, Nilsson won his first European Tour event by 6 strokes over Portugal's José-Filipe Lima. The win was Nilsson's first professional win on a recognized major golf tour. After a disappointing season in 2012 where he finished 149th in the Race to Dubai, Nilsson announced that he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredrik Henge
Fredrik Henge (born 30 December 1974) is a Swedish professional golfer. Henge was born in Lund and turned professional in 1997. He has earned his place on the top level European Tour several times, the first via qualifying school at the end of 1997 and twice by his position on the Challenge Tour Rankings but has failed to win enough money on each occasion to retain his card. Henge has had most of his success on the second tier Challenge Tour, where he has won five tournaments, two in both 1997 and 2000, when he finished seventh on the end of season rankings, and one in 2004. His best finish on the European Tour was tied 7th at the 2006 Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles, Perthshire, Scotland. He finished 29th at his home tournament in Sweden on the European Tour, the 2011 Nordea Masters at Brof Hof Slott, Stockholm, after being tied 9th after two rounds. Professional wins (6) Challenge Tour wins (5) Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0) Nordic Golf League wins (1) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Carlberg (golfer)
Eric Carlberg (born 28 August 1974) is a Swedish professional golfer. Carlberg won the Ramlösa Open on the Challenge Tour in 1994 as an amateur. He played on the Challenge Tour 1995–2002. He missed his European Tour card by one shot at the Challenge Tour Grand Final in 1999 and failed again at the qualifying school, but made an immediate impact by leading from start to finish to win the Challenge de España, the opening event of the 2000 Challenge Tour season.Eric Carlberg Bio European Tour, accessed 8 September 2016 Carlberg played 14 events on the European Tour where his best performance was a tie for fourth at the 1999 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Axgren
Bengt Johan Axgren (born 5 March 1975) is a Sweden, Swedish professional golfer. Axgren was born in Gothenburg. He turned professional in 1995. Axgren has won four times on the Challenge Tour, the first in 1996, and then once in 2004 and twice more in 2006 Challenge Tour, 2006, when he finished second on the end of season money list, to graduate to the PGA European Tour, European Tour for the 2007 season. He did not win sufficient money during that season to retain his tour card, and returned to the Challenge Tour the following season. On 7 May 2006, Axgren achieved a career highest Official World Golf Ranking, world ranking of 189. Professional wins (6) Challenge Tour wins (4) 1Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1) Swedish Golf Tour wins (1) Other wins (1) *2001 Lear Open Silfverschiöldspokalen (Swedish mini-tour) See also *2006 Challenge Tour graduates *List of golfers with most Challenge Tour wins References External lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euan Little
Euan Little (born 28 April 1976) is a Scottish professional golfer. Career Little turned professional in 1996 having represented Scotland as an amateur. Having reached the final stage of qualifying school that year, he played qualified for the Challenge Tour and played steadily at that level for the next five seasons, finishing runner-up twice, before claiming his first win in 2001 at the Segura Viudas Challenge de España. At the end of 2001 Little returned to the qualifying school and gained a place on the European Tour for 2002. After a difficult first season he returned successfully to the school in 2003, but once again failed to retain his status, despite recording a second Challenge Tour win, and returned to the Challenge Tour full-time for 2004. In recent years Little's form has slumped further, and he has made only occasional appearances on either tour since 2008. Since 2009, Little has been the head professional at Dundrum House Golf Club in Ireland Ireland ( ; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telia Grand Prix
The Telia Challenge Waxholm was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour 1990–1991 and 1996–2007 and the Swedish Golf Tour from 1985. It was always played in Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on .... Winners Notes References External linksOfficial coverage on the Challenge Tour's official site Former Challenge Tour events Swedish Golf Tour events Golf tournaments in Sweden Recurring sporting events established in 1985 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2007 1985 establishments in Sweden 2007 disestablishments in Sweden Defunct sports competitions in Sweden {{golf-tournament-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Västerås Open
The Västerås Open was a golf tournament on the Swedish Golf Tour that featured on the Challenge Tour 1990–1994. It was played in Västerås, Sweden. The Kentab Open was first played as an amateur tournament at Västerås GC in 1978, and it was added to the Swedish Golf Tour in 1986. Starting in 1998 the tournament began rotating between Västerås GC, Frösåker G&CC, Ängsö GC and Fullerö GC. In 2007 Västerås Municipality became the main sponsor and it was rebranded the ''Västerås Mälarstaden Open''. A similarly named event, the Kentab/RBG Open, sponsored name of the 1996 Swedish PGA Championship, was played at Frösåker G&CC and featured on the 1996 Challenge Tour. Vilhelm Forsbrand, Joakim Rask and Peter Hanson Peter Daniel Hanson (born 4 October 1977) is a Swedish former professional golfer who played on the European Tour and has played on the PGA Tour. Early life Hanson was born in Svedala, in Skåne county in the south of Sweden. He was first intr ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Challenge Tour
The 2003 Challenge Tour was the 15th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour. The tour started as the Satellite Tour with its first Order of Merit rankings in 1989 and was officially renamed as the Challenge Tour at the start of the 1990 season. The Challenge Tour Rankings were won by Sweden's Johan Edfors. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2003 season. Challenge Tour Rankings ''For full rankings, see 2003 Challenge Tour graduates.'' The rankings were based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros. The top 15 players on the tour earned status to play on the 2004 European Tour. See also *2003 European Tour Notes References External linksOfficial homepage of the Challenge Tour {{Challenge Tour seasons Challenge Tour seasons Challenge Tour The Challenge Tour is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and, as with on the main E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titch Moore
Trevor Richard "Titch" Moore (born 18 February 1976) is a South African professional golfer. He currently plays on the Sunshine Tour, where he has won seven times between 2000 and 2007. Moore was born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. He turned pro in 1997 and joined the Sunshine Tour in that same year. His best finish on the Order of Merit for the Sunshine Tour came in the 2004–05 season where he finished 4th. He has also played on the European Tour, and the second tier Challenge Tour, where he won the Skandia PGA Open in 2003. Amateur highlights *1993 World Under 17 Championship, Western Province Amateur Championship, Transvaal Amateur Championship, Eastern Province Amateur Championship *1995 World International Masters *1996 South African International Amateur Championship, South African Amateur Stroke Play Championship Professional wins (13) Sunshine Tour wins (10) Sunshine Tour playoff record (2–3) Challenge Tour wins (1) Other wins (2) *2 wins on mini-tours i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skandia PGA Open
The Swedish PGA Championship for men is a golf tournament played annually in Sweden since 1970. It has been an event on the Swedish Golf Tour schedule since 1984 and the Nordic Golf League since 1999. History From its beginning in 1970, it was a championship for members of the PGA of Sweden. Since 1986, the tournament has been open to foreign players. The tournament was part of the Challenge Tour from 1990 to 1996 and from 2001 to 2005. Since 1984, when tournament professionals had been dominating the event for several years, there is also a Swedish PGA Club Pro Championship, limited to club professionals in Sweden, with separate competitions for men, women and senior men categories. The Swedish PGA Championship for women has been played since 1997. Winners See also *Swedish Golf Tour *Nordic Golf League *Swedish PGA Championship (women) *List of sporting events in Sweden {{Short description, none This is a list of sporting events in Sweden that are held on an annual basi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |