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2020 Swedish Golf Tour
The 2020 Swedish Golf Tour, titled as the 2020 MoreGolf Mastercard Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 37th 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. MoreGolf Mastercard title sponsorship In March, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with MoreGolf Mastercard, being renamed as the MoreGolf Mastercard Tour. In-season changes The 2020 schedule initially consisted of 26 tournaments, 16 of them, in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Spain, included in the 2020 schedule. After a four-month break and rescheduling, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 SGT schedule included 12 tournaments, two of them played in Spain in February and March, the remaining 10 in Sweden. Due to travel restrictions, four tournaments was taken away from the 2020 Nordic Golf League Order of Merit Golfbox Road to Europe, but was still cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludvig Åberg
Ludvig Noa Åberg (born 31 October 1999) is a Swedish amateur golfer. He rose to number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking in September 2022, after becoming number one in the European Amateur Golf Ranking in April 2021. He was part of the Swedish team winning the 2019 European Amateur Team Championship and was runner-up at the 2021 European Amateur. Early life Åberg was born and grew up in Eslöv in the province of Skåne, Sweden. In 2007 he began playing golf at the local club, Eslöv Golf Club, which he has represented through his career. Amateur career As an amateur, Åberg has represented Sweden on different levels since 2017. He was individual leader at the 2017 European Boys' Team Championship in La Manga, Spain and was part of the Swedish team winning the 2019 European Amateur Team Championship, held on home soil at Ljunghusen Golf Club. He won the 2017 Fairhaven Trophy in England and finished third individually at the 2018 Toyota Junior Golf World Cup in Japan. He f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SM Match
The Swedish Match Play Championship is a golf tournament played since 1904, held for both men and women. It is the oldest and most traditional golf tournament in Sweden. The name SM is shortening in Swedish language for "Svenska Mästerskapet" (the Swedish Championship). History From the first tournament in 1904 (for men) and 1911 (for women) until 1983, it was an amateur tournament, from 1910 open only for Swedish citizens, and the winner was the official Swedish champion. Since 1984, except 1985, the tournament has been open to both amateurs and professionals and for foreign citizens. If a foreigner wins, the best placed Swedish player becomes Swedish champion of the year. The men's tournament is part of the Swedish Golf Tour since 1986 and the Nordic Golf League since 1999. It featured on the Challenge Tour between 1990 and 1999. The women's tournament is part of the women's Swedish Golf Tour since 1986. The first tournament was held 9–10 October 1904, organized by Göteb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Swedish Golf Tour (women)
The 2020 Swedish Golf Tour was the 35th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for women held in Sweden. Schedule The season saw an attempt to rebrand the existing set of tournaments as a pan- Nordic tour, and launch the Nordic Golf Tour (NGT). However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic the events outside Sweden were cancelled and the remaining Swedish events were removed from the 2020 LET Access Series (LETAS) schedule. Most tournaments held in Sweden went ahead, but with a reduced purse. Swedish Golf Tour Ranking The ranking was shared between Line Toft Hansen and Louise Rydqvist. Nordic Golf Tour Ranking The ranking, named the ''Road to Creekhouse Ladies Open'', was won by Linn Grant, who earned an invitation to the Creekhouse Ladies Open at Kristianstad Golf Club on the 2021 Ladies European Tour The 2021 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world. The tournaments were sancti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Danish Golf Tour
The Danish Golf Tour, currently titled as the ECCO Tour for sponsorship reasons, is a developmental professional golf tour based in Denmark. Similar to the Swedish Golf Tour, most events on the Danish Golf Tour schedule are incorporated into the Nordic Golf League, one of the four third-tier tours recognized by the European Tour. History The tour was founded in 2002 as a joint venture by Dan Stage and the PGA of Denmark. The aim of the tour being to provide a new generation of golfers with optimal conditions for developing their game. The inaugural season was in 2003 where the tour hosted ten tournaments, culminating in a total prize fund of . The tour originally signed a three-year agreement in 2002 with Danish-based shoe manufacturer ECCO who would be the inaugural title sponsor of the tour for the first three seasons. The agreement was ceased in 2006 and Scanplan Ejendomme became the new title sponsor of the tour. This deal lasted until 2007, when ECCO was reinstated as the ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lasse Jensen (golfer)
Lasse Jensen (born 6 September 1984) is a Danish professional golfer who has played on the European Tour. Nordic Golf League In 2009, he won the Order of Merit for the Nordic Golf League. Challenge Tour He has two runner-up finishes on the Challenge Tour at the 2012 and 2014 Barclays Kenya Open. European Tour He qualified for the 2013 European Tour by finishing on the final number at European Tour Qualifying School. For the 2015 European Tour, Jensen finished in 144th place on the Order of Merit, but retained his playing card by way of European Tour Qualifying School. Jensen finished 2nd at the 2016 Nordea Masters. This finish qualified him for the 2016 Open Championship. Professional wins (8) EPD Tour wins (1) Nordic Golf League wins (7) Playoff record Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1) Results in major championships CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied See also *2012 European Tour Qualifying School graduates *2014 European Tour Qualifying School graduates * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindbytvätten Tour Final
The Swedish Golf Tour Final, currently titled as The No. 1 Tour Final in Golf, is a golf tournament played as the season-ending championship of the Swedish Golf Tour. The Tour Final was introduced in the 2005 season, succeeding the Telia Grand Prix, a Challenge Tour event that had served as the season ending event for most years since 1996. The Swedish Golf Tour (women) had played the Telia Ladies Finale since 1997. Both were discontinued around the time tour sponsorship passed from Telia to Scandinavian Airlines and it became the SAS Masters Tour. After Nordea took over the sponsorship in 2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ..., the Tour Championship was reintroduced. Winners Notes References {{Reflist External linksMoreGolf Mastercard Tour Swedish Golf Tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pelle Edberg
Per Oscar "Pelle" Edberg (born 13 April 1979) is a Swedish professional golfer and former European Tour player. He was runner-up at the 2008 SAS Masters, the 2010 Saint-Omer Open, and the 2015 D+D Real Czech Masters. Early life Edberg was born and grew up in Jönköping, Sweden, as the youngest of four sons to Stefan Edberg, the owner of Hook Golf Club, situated 30 kilometers south of the city of Jönköping. Edberg and his brothers Hans, Jonas and Calle all spend a lot of their childhoods at the golf course. His brother Hans, who also became a golf professional and twice a winner on the Swedish Golf Tour, has always trained and supported him. Without the possibility to go to college in America or combine golf training with studies at upper secondary sports school in Sweden, Edberg turned professional at 17 years of age. Professional career After several unsuccessful attempts at the European Tour qualifying school, Edberg finally gained his tour card in 2004, having played most o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timberwise Finnish Open
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 The Volvo Group ( sv, Volvokoncernen; legally Aktiebolaget Volvo, shortened to AB Volvo, stylized as VOLVO) is a Swedish multinational manufacturing corporation headquartered in Gothenburg. While its core activity is the production, distributio ... from 1991. Winners Notes References {{reflist External linksCoverage on the Challenge Tour's official site Former Challenge Tour events Golf tournaments in Finland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joakim Wikström
Joakim or Joacim is a male given name primarily used in Scandinavian languages and Finnish. It is derived from a transliteration of the Hebrew יהוֹיָקִים, and literally means "lifted by Jehovah". In the Old Testament, Jehoiakim was a king of Judah. In deutero-canonical texts, Joakim is the husband of Susanna, the central character in the narrative of Susanna (Daniel 13), and the high priest who leads the people of Israel in prayer in the Book of Judith. In the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican traditions, Saint Joachim was the husband of Saint Anne and the father of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The story of Joachim and Anne appears first in the apocryphal Gospel of James: Joachim and Anne are not mentioned in the Bible.Brownrigg, R., Brownrigg, C. (2001). ''Who's Who in the New Testament'', p. T-62. . Notable people with the name Joakim or Joacim include: *Joakim Alexandersson (born 1976), Swedish football player *Joakim Andersson (born 1971), Swedish diver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Petersson
Robin may refer to: Animals * Australasian robins, red-breasted songbirds of the family Petroicidae * Many members of the subfamily Saxicolinae (Old World chats), including: **European robin (''Erithacus rubecula'') **Bush-robin **Forest robin **Magpie-robin ** Scrub-robin **Robin-chat, two bird genera ** Bagobo robin **White-starred robin **White-throated robin ** Blue-fronted robin **Larvivora (6 species) **Myiomela (3 species) * Some red-breasted New-World true thrushes (''Turdus'') of the family Turdidae, including: ** American robin (''T. migratorius'') (so named by 1703) ** Rufous-backed thrush (''T. rufopalliatus'') ** Rufous-collared thrush (''T. rufitorques'') ** Formerly other American thrushes, such as the clay-colored thrush (''T. grayi'') * Pekin robin or Japanese (hill) robin, archaic names for the red-billed leiothrix (''Leiothrix lutea''), red-breasted songbirds * Sea robin, a fish with small "legs" (actually spines) Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Björn Hellgren
Adam Lasse Björn Hellgren (born 21 November 1990) is a Swedish professional golfer and Asian Tour player. He was runner-up in the 2021 Dormy Open on the Challenge Tour. Early life and amateur career Hellgren was born in 1990 in Västerås. He played ice hockey on one of Sweden's premier teams until he was 15 years old, when he focused on golf. As a junior, Hellgren won the 2010 Order of Merit on the Skandia Tour, a Swedish under-21 circuit, after recording two victories, two runner-up finishes, and five other top-10s. He finished in second place after Jacob Glennemo at the Qualifying School for the 2011 Nordea Tour. He was runner-up behind Oscar Lengdén at the Swedish Junior Strokeplay Championship in 2011. Hellgren accepted a golf scholarship to Florida State University and played golf with the Florida State Seminoles men's golf team 2011–2013. Professional career Hellgren left college after two years and turned professional in 2013, after the European Amateur Championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PGA Championship Bråviken 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 basis. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |