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PGA Sweden National
PGA of Sweden National is a golf resort in Bara around east of central Malmö and about east of Copenhagen. PGA Sweden National consists of two 18-hole courses, one 9-hole par-3 course as well as hotel, restaurant and a pro shop. It has been named the best Swedish golf club in three consecutive years since 2012 by both members and guests in Golf's survey among 80 Swedish golf courses Operator A company, PGA of Sweden National AB (Professional Golfers' Association of Sweden National Aktiebolag), runs the resort and is a Swedish Joint-stock company with headquarters in Ängelholm, Scania in the southern part of Sweden. The company was founded in by Jan Patric Wester, with the CEO until 2016 being the former European Tour professional, Ove Sellberg. History The idea of PGA Sweden National started already in 1996, but due to difficulties with local governments, the first course did not open to the public until 2009. Both courses are designed by Kyle Phillips, a golf course archit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bara, Scania
Bara is a locality situated in Svedala Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 3,444 inhabitants in 2010. Bara is approximately 12 km east of central Malmö. History North of Bara (area called Bara Kyrka) lies Bara church and in 1964, the construction of modern Bara started south of the church. Originally Bara was its own municipality but in 1977 it became a part of Svedala Municipality. Community facilities In Bara there are grocery stores and fast food, health and cultural services in the form of a dentist, health centre and library, as well as a bank, an ICA store and estate agents. Bara has two primary schools (Spångholmsskolan and Baraskolan) and four pre-schools. Spångholmskolan is currently undergoing renovation, and so are two of the four pre-schools. In October 2009, the idea of expanding and renewing central Bara began to take shape under the project name "New Bara." In short, the idea consists of "investments in housing, a completely new cityscape, comme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professional Golfers' Association Of America
The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA of America) is an American organization of golf professionals that was founded in 1916. Consisting of nearly 29,000 men and women members, the PGA of America's undertaking is to establish and elevate the standards of the profession and to grow interest and participation in the game of golf. In 1968, the PGA Tour was spun off from the PGA of America as a separate organization to administer professional golf tours. However, the PGA of America still directly conducts several tournaments, including the PGA Championship, the Senior PGA Championship, and the Women's PGA Championship. On December 4, 2018, the PGA of America announced plans to relocate its headquarters by the summer of 2022 from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida to a planned 600-acre mixed-use development in Frisco, Texas. History The Professional Golfers' Association of America was established on April 10, 1916, but the genesis of the first all-professional golf body ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Björk
Alexander Karl Mikael Björk (born 7 June 1990) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He won the 2018 Volvo China Open. Professional career Björk turned professional in 2009 and played on the Swedish Golf Tour and the Nordic Golf League , where he won his first event as a professional, the Swedish PGA Championship, before moving on to the Challenge Tour, where he won the Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge, in July 2016. Following eight top-ten finishes including a tie for second at the Terre dei Consoli Open, he ended the season ranked seventh on the 2016 Challenge tour Order of Merit, securing a card for the European Tour. At the time, in November 2016, he reached a rank of 181 on the Official World Golf Ranking. In 2012, Björk became the first golfer to list himself through Trade in Sports, an exchange for athletes, funding the launch of his professional career by pledging 10% of winnings to investors. On the 2017 European Tour, Björk shared the lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PEAB 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 ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordic Golf League
The Nordic Golf League is one of the four PGA European Tour-recognised third-tier men's professional golf tours that are known as the Satellite Tours. The top five players on the rankings list at the end of each season earn a place on the second tier Challenge Tour for the following year. For 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, other rules were decided for qualification for the 2021 Challenge Tour. The Nordic Golf League is based in Scandinavia, and consists primarily of tournaments on the national tours of Denmark (Danish Golf Tour, currently titled as the ECCO Tour for sponsorship reasons) and Sweden (Swedish Golf Tour, currently titled as the MoreGolf Mastercard Tour for sponsorship reasons). Beginning in July 2015, Nordic Golf League tournaments carry Official World Golf Ranking points. Alumni who went on to win on the European Tour include Lucas Bjerregaard, Alexander Björk, Kristoffer Broberg, Rikard Karlberg, Mikko Korhonen, Morten Ørum Madsen, Christian Nilsson, and Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Nordic Golf League
The 2009 Nordic Golf League was the 11th season of the Nordic Golf League, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2009 season. Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Nordic Golf League, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. The top five players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2010 Challenge Tour. See also * 2009 Danish Golf Tour * 2009 Swedish Golf Tour Notes References {{Nordic Golf League seasons Nordic Golf League Nordic Golf League The Nordic Golf League is one of the four PGA European Tour-recognised third-tier men's professional golf tours that are known as the Satellite Tours. The top five players on the rankings list at the end of each season earn a place on the second t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Norén
Alexander Norén (born 12 July 1982) is a Swedish professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour and the European Tour. He has won ten tournaments on the European Tour, including the BMW PGA Championship, the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open, the British Masters, HNA Open de France and the Nedbank Golf Challenge. He was a member of the winning 2018 European Ryder Cup team. Early life Norén was born in Stockholm, first tried golf at 4 years of age and started playing at Haninge Golf Club. Practicing other sports too, he finally chose to give his priority to golf. As a 14 year old, he won the unofficial Swedish Youth Championship, Föreningsbanken Cup, at his age level, scoring 146 over 36 holes at Rya Golf Club. 15 years of age, he attended the Swedish upper secondary sports school, to combine studying with golf training. He was also employed as junior editor at ''Svensk Golf'', the official magazine of the Swedish Golf Federation. Amateur career He represen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 European Tour
The 2015 European Tour is the seventh edition of the Race to Dubai and the 44th season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972. Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy defended the Race to Dubai, winning the title for the third time. He was also named Golfer of the Year. South Korea's An Byeong-hun was the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year. Changes for 2015 There were many changes from the previous season. There were six additions to the schedule, made up of four new tournaments: the True Thailand Classic, the Shenzhen International, the Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Matchplay, and the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open; the Hero Indian Open, which was co-sanctioned by the European Tour for the first time; and the return of the European Open, which was last played in 2009. Seven events were lost from the schedule: the Volvo World Match Play Championship and Volvo Golf Champions, as a result of Volvo reducing their sponsorship commitments; the Nelson Mandela Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thongchai Jaidee
Thongchai Jaidee ( th, ธงชัย ใจดี; , born 8 November 1969) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He formerly played on the Asian Tour and the European Tour. On the Asian Tour, he holds the record for the most career earnings and is second in victories having won 13 times. He has won the Order of Merit on the Asian Tour three times during his career. Jaidee was the first man to win US$2 million, US$3 million, US$4 million, and US$5 million on the Asian Tour in prize money. Early life Jaidee did not start playing golf until he was sixteen, and he later went into the Royal Thai Army where he was a paratrooper in special forces. Professional career Jaidee did not turn professional until he was thirty years old, but he soon achieved success on the Asian Tour, winning the Asian Tour Order of Merit in 2001 and 2004. He first played in a major championship in the 2001 U.S. Open and finished tied 74th. In February 2004 he became the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 European Tour
The 2014 European Tour was the sixth edition of the Race to Dubai and the 43rd season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972. The schedule comprised 49 tournaments counting for the Race to Dubai, including the four major championships and four World Golf Championships, and concluded with four Final Series events culminating at the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai at the end of November. Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy won the Race to Dubai for the second time, having won two majors, a WGC and the European Tour's flagship event, the BMW PGA Championship, during the season. He was also named Golfer of the Year. Brooks Koepka of the United States was the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year. Miguel Ángel Jiménez twice broke his own record as the oldest winner in the history of the European Tour as he defended the Hong Kong Open title in December and won the Open de España the following May. With victory in his national open, he also became the tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Santos (golfer)
Ricardo Santos (born 7 September 1982) is a Portuguese professional golfer who plays on the Challenge Tour. He won the 2012 Madeira Islands Open. Professional career Santos turned professional in 2006. From 2007 to 2011 he played regularly on the Challenge Tour. In 2007, he was given an invite to the Madeira Islands Open on the European Tour, and led after the first round. He began the 2011 season well, making nine of his first ten cuts, including seven top-15 finishes. He then recorded his first Challenge Tour victory at The Princess, which took him to the top of the tour rankings. He was the first Portuguese-born golfer to win at this level, as José-Filipe Lima and Daniel Silva, despite representing Portugal, were born in France and South Africa respectively. He eventually finished 2011 in fourth place in the Order of Merit to gain a place on the European Tour in 2012. In 2012 Santos won on the European Tour for the first time, on home soil at the Madeira Islands Open. He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 European Tour and the European Senior Tour, some of the events are played outside Europe. History The tour was introduced in 1986 and was initially called the ''Satellite Tour''. The Order of Merit was introduced in 1989, with the top five players on it winning membership of the European Tour for the following season. The following year the tour was renamed the Challenge Tour. Up to 1993 the Challenge Tour rankings were based on each player's best several results, but since 1994 it has been a straightforward money list, with all results counting. Players who are successful on the Challenge Tour qualify for membership of the European Tour the following year. Twenty players earn direct promotion to the European Tour. Players finishing 21–45 may also gain qualification for occasional low-prize-money European Tour events, but can improve the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
