Finnish Challenge







































Finnish Challenge
Tournament information
Location
Vierumäki, Finland
Established
2001
Course(s)
Vierumäki Resort
Tour(s)
Challenge Tour
Format
Stroke play
Prize fund
€180,000
Month played
August
Current champion

Finland Kim Koivu



Vierumäki Resort is located in Finland

Vierumäki Resort

Vierumäki Resort




Location in Finland


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 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























































































































Year Winner Country Venue Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Vierumäki Finnish Challenge
2018 Kim Koivu
 Finland
Vierumäki 267 −21 Playoff
Scotland Robert MacIntyre
2017 Paul Howard
 England
Vierumäki 199 −17 2 strokes
Sweden Simon Forsström
2016 Sam Walker
 England
Vierumäki 273 −15 2 strokes
France Julien Guerrier
Scotland Scott Henry
France Romain Langasque
Netherlands Darius van Driel
Gant Open
2015 Dominic Foos
 Germany
Aura 270 −14 3 strokes
Spain José Manuel Lara
Scotland Jamie McLeary
Germany Marcel Schneider
South Africa Brandon Stone
Vacon Open
2014 Mark Tullo
 Chile
Kytäjä 264 −20 3 strokes
Sweden Pelle Edberg
Finnish Challenge
2013 Stuart Manley
 Wales
Kytäjä 267 −21 2 strokes
Portugal José-Filipe Lima
2012 Kristoffer Broberg
 Sweden
Kytäjä 269 −15 6 strokes
Netherlands Wil Besseling
Talma Finnish Challenge

2004–11: No tournament
2003 Marcus Fraser
 Australia
Talma 275 −13 Playoff
Sweden Tony Edlund
2002 Lee S. James
 England
Talma 269 −19 2 strokes
England Matthew Blackey
2001 Klas Eriksson
 Sweden
Talma 272 −16 4 strokes
England Gary Clark


External links




  • Official website (in Finnish)

  • Coverage on the Challenge Tour's official site











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