The Finnish Challenge is a golf tournament on the
Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour, currently titled as the HotelPlanner Tour for sponsorship reasons and also sometimes referred to as the European Challenge Tour, is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European To ...
. 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
Hyvinkää (; , ) is a town in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Hyvinkää is situated in the northern part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Hyvinkää is approximately . It is the most populous municipality in ...
, Finland. The 2015 tournament was played at Aura Golf Club in
Turku
Turku ( ; ; , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Southwest Finland. It is located on the southwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the Aura River (Finland), River Aura. The population of Turku is approximately , while t ...
. From 2016 to 2023, the tournament was played at the Vierumäki Resort in
Vierumäki Vierumäki Ratapiha.
Vierumäki is a village located in the Finnish municipality Heinola in the region Päijät-Häme, Finland. There are about 900–1,000 inhabitants. Neighbouring villages are Vuolenkoski in Iitti, Myllyoja in Heinola, Mäke ...
.
In 2023,
Lauri Ruuska recorded a round of
59, becoming the fourth sub-60 round on the Challenge Tour.
Winners
Notes
References
External links
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Coverage on the Challenge Tour's official site
Challenge Tour events
Golf tournaments in Finland
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