Norwegian National Golf Championship
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The Norwegian National Golf Championship is an annual golf tournament, played at various locations throughout Norway. It is organized by the
Norwegian Golf Federation The Norwegian Golf Federation ( no, Norges Golfforbund, NGF) is the governing body for the sport of golf in Norway. The NGF was founded in 1948 after an initiative from Bergen GK, Høsbjør GK, Borregaard GK and Oslo GK. It organizes around 100, ...
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

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External links


Norwegian Golf Federation: Norwegian National Golf ChampionshipNorwegian Golf Federation: Past winners – MenNorwegian Golf Federation: Past winners – Women
Golf tournaments in Norway Summer events in Norway