Vierumäki Finnish Challenge | |
Location: | Vierumäki, Finland |
Establishment: | 2001 |
Course: | Vierumäki Resort |
Par: | 72 |
Yardage: | 7074yd |
Tour: | Challenge Tour |
Format: | Stroke play |
Month Played: | August |
Aggregate: | 257 Lauri Ruuska (2023) |
To-Par: | −27 as above |
Current Champion: | Christofer Blomstrand |
Map: | Finland |
Map Label: | Vierumäki Resort |
Map Relief: | yes |
Map Size: | 200 |
The Finnish Challenge is 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]
Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Venue | |
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Vierumäki Finnish Challenge | |||||||
268 | −20 | 1 stroke | Vierumäki | ||||
257 | −27 | 7 strokes | Vierumäki | ||||
262 | −26 | 5 strokes | Vierumäki | ||||
265 | −23 | 2 strokes | Vierumäki | ||||
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
274 | −14 | 1 stroke | Vierumäki | ||||
267 | −21 | Playoff | Vierumäki | ||||
199 | −17 | 2 strokes | Vierumäki | ||||
273 | −15 | 2 strokes | Vierumäki | ||||
Gant Open | |||||||
270 | −14 | 3 strokes | Aura | ||||
Vacon Open | |||||||
264 | −20 | 3 strokes | Kytäjä | ||||
Finnish Challenge | |||||||
267 | −21 | 2 strokes | Kytäjä | ||||
269 | −15 | 6 strokes | Kytäjä | ||||
2004–2011: No tournament | |||||||
Talma Finnish Challenge | |||||||
275 | −13 | Playoff | Talma | ||||
269 | −19 | 2 strokes | Talma | ||||
272 | −16 | 4 strokes | Talma |