Vierumäki Finnish Challenge
Tournament information
LocationVierumäki, Finland
Established2001
Course(s)Vierumäki Resort
Par71
Length7,000 yards (6,400 m)
Tour(s)Challenge Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund250,000
Month playedAugust
Final year2023
Tournament record score
Aggregate257 Lauri Ruuska (2023)
To par−27 as above
Final champion
Finland Lauri Ruuska
Location Map
Vierumäki Resort is located in Finland
Vierumäki Resort
Vierumäki Resort
Location in Finland

The Finnish Challenge was a golf tournament on the Challenge 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. From 2016 to 2023, the tournament was played at the Vierumäki Resort in Vierumäki.

In 2023, Lauri Ruuska recorded a round of 59, becoming the fourth sub-60 round on the Challenge Tour.[1]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upVenue
Vierumäki Finnish Challenge
2023Finland Lauri Ruuska257−277 strokesScotland Jack McDonald
Sweden Joakim Wikström
Vierumäki
2022Germany Velten Meyer262−265 strokesGermany Marc HammerVierumäki
2021Denmark Marcus Helligkilde265−232 strokesSweden Jesper SvenssonVierumäki
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019Portugal José-Filipe Lima274−141 strokeSouth Africa Bryce EastonVierumäki
2018Finland Kim Koivu267−21PlayoffScotland Robert MacIntyreVierumäki
2017England Paul Howard199[lower-alpha 1]−172 strokesSweden Simon ForsströmVierumäki
2016England Sam Walker273−152 strokesFrance Julien Guerrier
Scotland Scott Henry
France Romain Langasque
Netherlands Darius van Driel
Vierumäki
Gant Open
2015Germany Dominic Foos270−143 strokesSpain José Manuel Lara
Scotland Jamie McLeary
Germany Marcel Schneider
South Africa Brandon Stone
Aura
Vacon Open
2014Chile Mark Tullo264−203 strokesSweden Pelle EdbergKytäjä
Finnish Challenge
2013Wales Stuart Manley267−212 strokesPortugal José-Filipe LimaKytäjä
2012Sweden Kristoffer Broberg269−156 strokesNetherlands Wil BesselingKytäjä
2004–2011: No tournament
Talma Finnish Challenge
2003Australia Marcus Fraser275−13PlayoffSweden Tony EdlundTalma
2002England Lee S. James269−192 strokesEngland Matthew BlackeyTalma
2001Sweden Klas Eriksson272−164 strokesEngland Gary ClarkTalma

Notes

  1. Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

References

  1. Miettinen, Jussi (August 17, 2023). "Lauri Ruuska teki historiaa – alitti ensimmäisenä suomalaisena 60 lyönnin rajan" [Lauri Ruuska made history – first Finn to go under 60 strokes]. gogolf.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved August 17, 2023.


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