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Norwegian National Golf Championship
The Norwegian National Golf Championship is an annual golf tournament, played at various locations throughout Norway. It is organized by the Norwegian Golf Federation and was first played in 1956. The championship has been played as a 72-hole stroke-play event since 1968. Previously it was played as a match-play tournament.''Golf – Den eventyrlige sporten'' (Kleppen, 1998) Since 1970 (men) and 1976 (women) the winner receives the ''Kongepokal'', the King's Trophy, from Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports in recognition of their status as Norwegian champion. Currently, the tournament is open to both amateur and professional golfers, Norwegian citizens as well as foreign residents of Norway provided they have resided in Norway for a minimum period of one year prior to tournament start. Winners Source:''Norsk idrettsleksikon'' (Schanke, 2007) Multiple winners Women Men References {{Reflist External linksNorwegian Golf Federation: Norweg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kongepokal
Kongepokalen (officially: Hans Majestet Kongens Pokal) is a Norwegian trophy awarded during Norwegian championships in a number of sports. In addition to Norwegian championships, it is also awarded in the World Cup-race in Nordic combined in Holmenkollen. The first known King's Cup awarded to a sport within the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NIF) was set up by King Oscar II for Husebyrennet in 1879. The trophies are paid for jointly by the Royal Court and NIF. King's trophies are awarded to most sports organized in NIF. The trophy is set up for the woman and man who deliver the supposed best result during a senior Norwegian Championship. In some sports the King's Cup is awarded to the best result/athlete regardless of exercise (e.g. athletics and swimming), while in other sports the King's Cup is set up in a single exercise. In order for the King's Cup to be awarded, there must be at least 15 athletes competing for it. In team sports, at l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonje Daffinrud
Tonje Frydenberg Daffinrud (born 19 September 1991) is a retired Norway, Norwegian professional golfer. She played on the Ladies European Tour between 2015 and 2021, and represented Norway at the Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Amateur career As a junior, Daffinrud represented Europe at the 2009 Junior Solheim Cup. She also represented the Norwegian National Team at the European Ladies' Team Championship and Espirito Santo Trophy. She played collegiate golf with the Denver Pioneers, like her compatriot Espen Kofstad, and graduated from the University of Denver in 2014 with a degree in International Business and Economics. In 2016, she won the Norwegian National Golf Championship and was awarded the ''Kongepokal''. Professional career Daffinrud joined the LET Access Series midway through the 2014 season and won two tournaments back-to-back in October, the Azores Ladies Open in Azores, Portugal and the Grecotel Amirandes Ladies Open in Crete, Greece. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vibeke Stensrud
Vibeke Stensrud (born 29 September 1973) is a Norwegian professional golfer. She won the 1993 European Ladies Amateur Championship and played on the Ladies European Tour between 1997 and 2005, with two runner-up finishes. Amateur career Stensrud started playing golf at 7 and joined the National Team before she was 15. She won the Norwegian National Golf Championship four times (1990, 1991, 1993 and 1995) and the European Ladies Amateur Championship in 1993. She represented Norway at the Espirito Santo Trophy three times, and the Continent of Europe at the Vagliano Trophy in 1993 and 1995, winning the latter. Stensrud attended San Jose State University on a golf scholarship, and was one of three finalists for the Honda Sports Award in 1994–95. Professional career Stensrud turned professional in 1996 and joined the Ladies European Tour in 1997. She finished 58th on the Order of Merit in her rookie season, and 82nd in 1998 after sustaining an injury to her right arm. She play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henrik Bjørnstad
Henrik Bjørnstad (born 7 May 1979) is a Norwegian professional golfer. Bjørnstad was born in Oslo, Norway. He turned professional in 1997. Bjørnstad became the first Norwegian on the PGA Tour when he qualified with a tied 13th-place finish at the 2005 PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament. He previously played on the European Tour in 1999 and from 2001 to 2004. The first season on the PGA Tour resulted in 1 top 10 finish and 17 cuts made in 31 starts. Resulting in ranking at 152nd place on the PGA Tour Money list. In 2007 to 2009 Bjørnstad played on the U.S.-based Nationwide Tour. In 2009, Bjørnstad secured his playing rights on the PGA Tour for the second time by finishing within the top 25 on the money list. His final position was 18th. However, having again finished outside the top-150 on the PGA Tour money list, he was reported at the end of 2010 as saying he was quitting professional golf. Bjørnstad resides in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Amateur wins *1996 Norwegian A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan-Are Larsen
Jan-Are Larsen (born 18 May 1976) is a Norwegian professional golfer. Having shown promise as an amateur golfer, Larsen earned a scholarship to play on the golf team at the University of Alabama. Upon graduating in 2002, he entered qualifying school for the European Tour as an amateur, and was successful in claiming the fifth card for the full tour. However, his debut professional season was a struggle, making only seven cuts and failing to retain his card. Since then, Larsen has progressed to the European Tour twice more via qualifying school, but has mostly played on the second-tier Challenge Tour, where he has recorded two runner-up finishes. His best season on the European Tour has been 2008, when he finished 146th in the Order of Merit. Larsen also has two professional wins on the Scandinavian Nordic League circuit. Professional wins (2) Nordic Golf League wins (2) Team appearances Amateur *Eisenhower Trophy (representing Norway): 2000, 2002 See also * 2007 Challenge Tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzann Pettersen
Suzann Pettersen (born 7 April 1981) is a retired Norwegian professional golfer. She played mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour, and was also a member of the Ladies European Tour. Her career best world ranking was second and she held that position several times, most recently from August 2011 until February 2012. She retired on 15 September 2019 after holing the winning putt for the European team at the 2019 Solheim Cup, notwithstanding that she had been away from golf for almost 20 months on maternity leave prior to the event. Amateur career Pettersen was born in Oslo, Norway. Both her parents, Axel and Mona, participated in sports. She has two brothers, Stefan and Gunerius. Suzann Pettersen is a distant relative of merchant Gunerius Pettersen (1826–1892). As an amateur, Pettersen was a five-time Norwegian Amateur Champion (1996–2000), and won the Girls Amateur Championship in 1999. She represented Norway in the world amateur team championship for women, the Espirito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eirik Tage Johansen
Eirik Tage Johansen (born 23 May 1982) is a Norwegian professional golfer. Johansen was born in the United States, and returned to the country of his birth as a successful amateur golfer, taking up a golf scholarship at the University of South Carolina, where he was a member of the golf team. After graduating in 2006, he turned professional, and immediately won a place on the European Tour after advancing through qualifying school. After a disappointing first season, he dropped down to the second-tier Challenge Tour for 2008, but was once again successful at qualifying school at the end of that season. Johansen has retained his place on the European Tour from 2009 to 2011, although he had to return to qualifying school every year. Johansen also has four wins on the Scandinavian Nordic Golf League; the first of these was while still an amateur. Amateur wins *2001 Norwegian Amateur *2003 Norwegian Amateur Professional wins (6) Challenge Tour wins (1) Nordic Golf League wins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knut Børsheim
Knut Børsheim (born 29 April 1987) is a Norwegian professional golfer. Amateur career Børsheim was one of the top amateurs in Norway, winning the golf medal at the national boys' championships, and winning a professional event in Scandinavia in 2006 while still an amateur. In the autumn of 2006, he opted to take a golf scholarship to Arizona State University for the next four years. He was awarded the Pac-10 Men's Golf Scholar Athlete of the Year for 2009-10. While at college, Børsheim represented Norway at the European Amateur Team Championship four years in a row 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. He was named for the 2010 European Bonallack Trophy team against an Asia and Pacific team, but the event was cancelled. He turned professional upon college graduation in 2010. Professional career Børsheim entered PGA Tour qualifying school after turning professional, but missed the final stage, and turned his attention towards Europe. He played on invites on the Challenge Tour for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Espen Kofstad
Espen Kofstad (born 11 August 1987) is a Norwegian professional golfer who currently plays on the Challenge Tour. Kofstad was born in Oslo and was educated at Perbraten School. After finishing at the University of Denver, he entered the first stage of the European Tour qualifying school in 2010. At the final stage, he missed qualification for the European Tour by one stroke. He then joined the Challenge Tour in 2011 and finished in 35th on the Tour's Order of Merit in his rookie season. He picked up his first victory in 2012 at the Double Tree by Hilton Acaya Open. He plays for Losby Golf and Country Club. He finished 43rd at the 2016 Olympic Summer Games in Rio De Janeiro for Norway. In 2022, he played in his first PGA Tour Event in the Barbasol Championship, shooting a final round 67 to tie for 16th place. Amateur wins *2008 Norwegian Amateur *2010 Norwegian Amateur Professional wins (4) Challenge Tour wins (4) 1Co-sanctioned by the Nordic Golf League Challenge Tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marita Engzelius
Marita Engzelius (born 9 February 1988) is a retired Norwegian professional golfer, who played on the Symetra Tour and the Ladies European Tour. She won the Symetra Tour Championship and was runner-up at the New South Wales Women's Open. Amateur career Engzelius won the Norwegian National Golf Championship three times (2007, 2010 and 2012) and was awarded the ''Kongepokal''. She represented Norway at the Espirito Santo Trophy in 2010 and 2012. Playing golf at the University of Tulsa between 2009 and 2012, she was a three-time All- Conference USA selection. Professional career Engzelius turned professional after finishing 24th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament in December 2012, where she earned a place on the Symetra Tour and limited category for the 2013 LPGA Tour. She played on the Symetra Tour from 2013 to 2017. In 2014 she eagled the first playoff hole to win the season-ending Symetra Tour Championship, to finish 15th on the money list. Engzelius was successf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktor Hovland
Viktor Hovland (born 18 September 1997) is a Norwegian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He won the 2018 U.S. Amateur and then became the first Norwegian to win on the PGA Tour (at the 2020 Puerto Rico Open) and on the European Tour (at the 2021 BMW International Open). Hovland picked up his second and third PGA Tour wins at the 2020 and 2021 Mayakoba Golf Classic. Amateur career Hovland played college golf at Oklahoma State University. In 2014, Hovland won the Norwegian Amateur Golf Championship. Hovland won the 2018 U.S. Amateur, the first Norwegian player to do so, and earned invitations into the 2019 Masters Tournament, the 2019 U.S. Open, and the 2019 Open Championship. He played in the 2018 Emirates Australian Open as an amateur, finishing tied for 13th place. Hovland was the low amateur in the 2019 Masters Tournament, finishing three under par in a tie for 32nd. With this performance he rose to number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. In the 2019 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
