Norwegian Golf Tour Explained

Norwegian Golf Tour
Formerly:	P4 Tour Galvin Green Tour
Sport:	Golf
Founded:	2004
Inaugural:	2004
Countries:	Based in Norway
Folded:	2009
Related Comps:	Danish Golf Tour Finnish Tour Nordic Golf League Swedish Golf Tour
Founder:	Norwegian Golf Federation PGA of Norway

The Norwegian Golf Tour was a developmental professional golf tour based in Norway. In the past, similar to the Danish Golf Tour and the Swedish Golf Tour, most events on the Norwegian Golf Tour schedules were incorporated into the Nordic Golf League, one of the four third-tier tours recognized by the European Tour.

History

The tour was founded in 2004 by the Norwegian Golf Federation and the PGA of Norway. The tour aimed to offer a series of tournaments for elite-level golfers in Norway (both amateur and professional). The inaugural title sponsor of the tour was P4 Radio Hele Norge.^[1]

2007 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.^[2]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (€)	Winner	Main tour
13 May	DnB NOR Open	Vestland	15,000		NGL
27 May	PayEx Masters	Viken	25,000		NGL
1 Jul	Nordialog Open	Viken	15,000		NGL
12 Aug		Viken	15,000	Lars Brovold (1)
19 Aug		Viken	130,000		CHA
9 Sep	Sony Ericsson Open	Vestfold og Telemark	25,000		NGL

2006 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.^[3]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (€)	Winner	Main tour
7 May	DnB NOR Open	Rogaland	15,000		NGL
21 May	Fujitsu-Siemens Open	Viken	15,000		NGL
18 Jun		Vestfold og Telemark	120,000		CHA
9 Jul	Interspons Open	Vestland	15,000		NGL
6 Aug		Rogaland	15,000	Andrè Thorsen (1)
20 Aug	Sony Ericsson Open	Oslo	15,000		NGL
3 Sep	Hydro-Texaco Open	Viken	15,000	Knut Børsheim (a)	NGL

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated using a points-based system.^[4]

Position	Player	Points
1		21,788
2		20,941
3	Knut Børsheim (a)	17,525
4		16,000
5		15,044

2005 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.^[5]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (€)	Winner	Main tour
8 May	DnB Open	Vestland	15,000		NGL
28 May	Fujitsu-Siemens Open	Viken	15,000		NGL
18 Jun	Gant Open	Viken	15,000		NGL
10 Jul	Vestfold Open	Vestfold og Telemark	12,000		NGL
7 Aug		Innlandet	12,000	Øyvind Rojahn (1)
11 Aug	Telehuset Open	Oslo	15,000		NGL
3 Sep	Hydro-Texaco Open	Viken	15,000		NGL

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated using a points-based system.^[6]

Position	Player	Points
1		16,990
2		16,988
3		16,913
4		15,187
5		14,975

2004 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2004 season.^[7]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (€)	Winner	Main tour
30 May	Fujitsu Siemens Open	Viken	15,000		NGL
11 Jun	Gant Open	Vestfold og Telemark	15,000		NGL
27 Jun	Hydro-Texaco Open	Viken	15,000		NGL
25 Jul	Birkebeiner Open	Innlandet	15,000		NGL
8 Aug		Oslo	15,000	Eirik Tage Johansen (a) (1)
22 Aug		Vestfold	105,000		CHA
5 Sep	P4 Tour Open	Viken	15,000		NGL

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated using a points-based system.^[8]

Position	Player	Points
1		22,020
2	Eirik Tage Johansen (a)	20,000
3		19,525
4		14,993
5		13,925

Order of Merit winners

Year	Winner	Points
2006		21,788
2005		16,990
2004		22,020

See also

• Danish Golf Tour
• Finnish Tour
• Nordic Golf League
• Swedish Golf Tour

Notes and References

1. Web site: Om turneringen . About the tournament . Norwegian . Norwegian Golf Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20040905172950/http://www.p4tour.no/index.php?catID=77&catname=Om%20turneringen . 5 September 2004 . 13 March 2023.
2. Web site: P4 Tour . Norwegian . Norwegian Golf Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20070822180510/http://www.golfforbundet.no/wip4/turneringer.epl?cat=9449 . 22 August 2007 . 15 March 2023.
3. Web site: P4 Tour . Norwegian . Norwegian Golf Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20061104145541/http://ngf.golf.no:80/wip4/ngf_golf_no/turneringer.epl?cat=5367 . 4 November 2006 . 14 March 2023.
4. Web site: P4 Tour Order of Merit 2006 - Men . Norwegian . Norwegian Golf Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20061104150320/http://ngf.golf.no/wip4/merit.epl?cat=7122 . 4 November 2006 . 14 March 2023.
5. Web site: P4 Tour 2005 . Norwegian . Norwegian Golf Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20051214165445/http://ngf.golf.no/wip4/ngf_golf_no/turneringer.epl?cat=2616 . 14 December 2005 . 13 March 2023.
6. Web site: P4 Tour Order of Merit 2005 - Men . Norwegian . Norwegian Golf Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20051223002314/http://ngf.golf.no/wip4/ngf_golf_no/merit.epl?cat=3711 . 23 December 2005 . 13 March 2023.
7. Web site: Terminliste - P4 Tour . Schedule - P4 Tour . Norwegian . Norwegian Golf Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20041010021540/http://ngf.golf.no/tools/wip/view.pm?conf=ngf&cat=turneringer/norwegian_golf_tour/fast_innhold&tpl=terminliste . 10 October 2004 . 13 March 2023.
8. Web site: Sluttstilling - P4 Tour Order of Merit . Final standings - P4 Tour Order of Merit . Norwegian . Norwegian Golf Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20050306034108/http://ngf.golf.no/tools/wip/view.pm?conf=ngf&ct=&cat=news&art=1094652390.30847.242&tpl=ngf_detail . 6 March 2005 . 13 March 2023.