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Pontus Nyholm
Lars Pontus Nyholm (born 10 February 1998) is a Swedish professional golfer. He joined the Korn Ferry Tour in 2022 and was runner-up at the Veritex Bank Championship. As an amateur, he was part of the European team winning the 2016 Jacques Léglise Trophy and the Swedish team winning the 2019 European Amateur Team Championship. He played in the 2021 Arnold Palmer Cup. Amateur career Nyholm grew up in Gävle, where his father is a superintendent at the local golf course, and his father took him golfing as soon as he could walk. His swing coach is Kasper Hedblom, son of three-time European Tour winner Peter Hedblom. As a junior, Nyholm won the 2015 Order of Merit on the Skandia Tour, an under-21 circuit in Sweden, and was runner-up in the 2015 Swedish Junior Matchplay Championship. In 2016, he won the tournament, and advanced to the round of 16 in the Boys Amateur Championship. Nyholm appeared for the National Team at the Junior Golf World Cup in Japan and European Boys' Team Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gävle
Gävle () is a city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 77,586 inhabitants in 2020, which makes it the 13th most populated city in Sweden. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland (Sweden's Northern Lands), having received its charter in 1446 from Christopher of Bavaria. However, Gävle is far nearer to the greater Stockholm region than it is to most other major settlements in Norrland and has a much milder climate than associated with said region. In recent years, the city has received much international attention due to its large Yule Goat figure made of straw - the Gävle Goat. The goat is erected in December each year and is often subsequently vandalized, usually by being set on fire. The goat has now become a symbol for the city and is being used for various marketing purposes. History It is believed that the name ''Gävle'' derives from the word ''gavel'', meaning river banks in Old Swedish and referring to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Fitzpatrick
Alex Fitzpatrick (born 2 January 1999) is an English professional golfer. He is the younger brother of 2022 U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick. Amateur career In 2018, Fitzpatrick reached the final of the Spanish International Amateur Championship at La Manga, losing 3 and 2 to fellow countryman Billy McKenzie. The same year Fitzpatrick reached the quarterfinals of the 2018 U.S. Amateur. Fitzpatrick played college golf from 2018 to 2022 at Wake Forest University in North Carolina. He made his PGA Tour debut as an amateur at the 2022 Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Resort, Palm Harbor, Florida, being invited after winning the 2021 Valspar Collegiate. He represented England at the 2019 European Amateur Team Championship at Ljunghusen Golf Club in Sweden, finishing tied 4th individually in the stroke-play competition and earning a silver medal with his team since they lost in the final against host nation Sweden. He also played in the 2019 and 2021 Walker Cup. His best r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oskar Bergman
Oskar may refer to: * oskar (gene), the Drosophila gene * Oskar (given name) Oscar or Oskar is a masculine given name of Irish origin. Etymology The name is derived from two elements in Irish: the first, ''os'', means "deer"; the second element, ''car'', means "loving" or "friend", thus "deer-loving one" or "friend of deer" ..., masculine given name See also * Oscar (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilmetro Gefle Open
The Gevalia Open was a golf tournament held at Gävle Golf Club in Gävle, Sweden from 1978. It featured on the Swedish Golf Tour from its inception in 1984 and on the Challenge Tour in 1990 and 1991. It was re-named the Gefle Open in 1991, using the archaic spelling of Gävle. In 2011 European Tour winner Peter Hedblom Peter Mikael Hedblom (born 20 January 1970) is a Swedish professional golfer. Early years Hedblom was born in Gävle, Sweden. When he was just a few years old, he followed his father Olle, a former bandy player, who later became a golf club ..., the most successful player to represent Gävle Golf Club, hosted the tournament. The years 1999–2004 and 2006–2007 the club hosted the Gefle Ladies Open instead, on the women's Swedish Golf Tour. Winners Notes References {{reflist External linksCoverage on the Challenge Tour's official site Former Challenge Tour events Swedish Golf Tour events Golf tournaments in Sweden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simmons Bank Open
The Simmons Bank Open is a golf tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour. It was first played in June 2016 at the Nashville Golf & Athletic Club in Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the List of muni .... Winners Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour via the Korn Ferry Tour regular-season money list. References External links *Coverage on the Korn Ferry Tour's official site Korn Ferry Tour events Golf in Tennessee Sports in Nashville, Tennessee Recurring sporting events established in 2016 2016 establishments in Tennessee {{US-golf-tournament-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astara Chile Classic
The Chile Classic was a golf tournament on the Web.com Tour. It was played annually in Santiago, Chile. From 2012 to 2014, it was played at the Prince of Wales Country Club. In 2015, it moved to the Club de Golf Mapocho. It was one of several tournaments on the Nationwide Tour held outside the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie .... The 2015 purse was $600,000, with $108,000 going to the winner. Winners Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour via the Web.com Tour regular-season money list. References External links *Coverage on Web.com Tour's official site Former Korn Ferry Tour events Golf tournaments in Chile 2012 establishments in Chile {{Golf-tournament-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Challenge
The British Challenge was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, played in England. It was first held in 2021 at The Belfry before moving to St Mellion International Resort The St Mellion Estate, formerly St Mellion International Resort, is a hotel with golf and other recreational facilities in the parish of St Mellion, near Saltash, in east Cornwall. St Mellion, which comprises a hotel, conference facilities, h ... the following year. Winners References {{reflist External linksCoverage on the Challenge Tour's official site Former Challenge Tour events Golf tournaments in England Sport in Cornwall 2021 establishments in England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Challenge
The Finnish Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, Europe's second tier men's professional golf tour. It was first played at Golf Talma in Talma, Finland, from 2001 to 2003, but took a hiatus from 2004 to 2011. The 2012–14 editions of the tournament were played at the Kytäjä Golf Club in Kytäjä, Hyvinkää, Finland. The 2015 tournament was played at Aura Golf Club in Turku. Since 2016 tournament it has been played at the Vierumäki Resort in Vierumäki. Winners Notes External links * Coverage on the Challenge Tour's official site Challenge Tour events Golf tournaments in Finland {{Golf-tournament-stub ... [...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] |
European Amateur Team Championship
The European Amateur Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for men organised by the European Golf Association which was introduced in 1959. The championship was played in odd-numbered years from 1959 to 2007 and has been played annually since 2008 (with the exception of 2012). Format 1959–1965 Each team consisted of a minimum of six players, playing two rounds of stroke play, counting the four best scores for each team. The four best teams formed flight A, were the winner was determined by a round-robin system. All teams in the flight met each other and the team with most points for team matches won the tournament, using the scale, won 2 points, halved 1 point, lost 0 points. 1967–1975 Each team played one round of stroke play, counted the five best scores for each team. The eight best teams formed flight A, in knock-out match play over the next three days, teams being seeded based on their position after the stroke play. 1977–2019 Each team consi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rex Hospital Open
The Rex Hospital Open is a regular golf tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour. It is played annually at the TPC Wakefield Plantation in Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh (; ) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the List of North Carolina county seats, seat of Wake County, North Carolina, Wake County in the United States. It is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, second-most .... Winners Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour via the Korn Ferry Tour regular-season money list. Notes References External links *Coverage on the Korn Ferry Tour's official site Korn Ferry Tour events Golf in North Carolina Sports in Raleigh, North Carolina Recurring sporting events established in 1994 1994 establishments in North Carolina {{RaleighNC-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Amateur Golf Rankings
The World Amateur Golf Ranking for men was introduced by The R&A, the governing body of the sport of golf outside the United States and Mexico, on 23 January 2007. It is based on the results of over 2,600 amateur tournaments per year (and amateurs participating in certain professional events) and is updated each Wednesday. Rankings are based on the players' average performances in counting events over a rolling period. This period was 52 weeks initially but was gradually expanded during 2016 to 104 weeks, similar to those of the Official World Golf Ranking. Like the Official World Golf Ranking for male professional golfers, the amateur ranking was initiated by The R&A to provide a more reliable means of selecting an appropriate field for one of its tournaments. The professional ranking was initially used to help set the field for The Open Championship and the amateur ranking plays a role in selecting the field for The Amateur Championship, which was previously selected mainly on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
