The Finnish Tour is a developmental professional golf tour based in Finland. In the past, similar to the Danish Golf Tour and the Swedish Golf Tour, most events on the Finnish Tour schedules were incorporated into the Nordic Golf League, one of the four third-tier tours recognized by the European Tour. However, most tournaments are now independent Finnish Tour events.
| Formerly | Audi Finnish Tour |
|---|---|
| Sport | Golf |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Founder | Finnish Golf Association PGA of Finland |
| First season | 2002 |
| Countries | Based in Finland[a] |
| Most titles | Order of Merit titles: Joonas Granberg (3)Tournament wins: Joonas Granberg (9)[b] Kalle Samooja (9)[c] |
| Related competitions | Danish Golf Tour Nordic Golf League Norwegian Golf Tour Swedish Golf Tour |
| Official website | https://finnishtour.fi/ |
Many players from the Finnish Tour have progressed through the tour, eventually playing and winning on the European Tour. Notable players include Mikko Korhonen,[1] Kalle Samooja[2] and Sami Välimäki.[3]
History edit
The tour was founded in 2002 by the Finnish Golf Association and the PGA of Finland. The tour aims to offer Finland's best players (both male and female) the opportunity to compete against each other at a high level.[4]
In 2014, the tour signed a title-sponsor agreement with German car manufacturer Audi, becoming the Audi Finnish Tour.[5] The deal finished in 2016.
Seasons edit
Order of Merit winners edit
| Year | Winner | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Rasmus Karlsson |
647 |
| 2022 | Jaapo Jämsä (a) |
409 |
| 2021 | Casper Simberg |
472 |
| 2020 | Matias Honkala |
676 |
| 2019 | Sami Välimäki |
420 |
| 2018 | Jaakko Mäkitalo (2) |
500 |
| 2017 | Mikael Salminen |
861 |
| 2016 | Tuomas Salminen (2) |
553 |
| 2015 | Tuomas Salminen |
512 |
| 2014 | Henri Satama |
610 |
| 2013 | Lauri Ruuska |
551 |
| 2012 | Kalle Samooja (2) |
506 |
| 2011 | Joonas Granberg (3) |
848 |
| 2010 | Joonas Granberg (2) |
546 |
| 2009 | Thomas Sundström |
724 |
| 2008 | Kalle Samooja (a) |
349 |
| 2007 | Joonas Granberg |
520 |
| 2006 | Casimir Collin |
386 |
| 2005 | Ari Savolainen |
500 |
| 2004 | Jaakko Mäkitalo |
496 |
| 2003 | Jarkko Soikkeli |
530 |
| 2002 | Toni Karjalainen |
854 |
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Schedules have also included events in Estonia and Latvia.
- ^ Includes two tournaments which were incorporated into Nordic Golf League schedules.
- ^ Includes one tournament which was incorporated into Nordic Golf League schedules.
References edit
- ^ Stafford, Ali (10 June 2018). "Mikko Korhonen eases to maiden victory at Shot Clock Masters". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Samooja secures maiden win with course-record 64". European Tour. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ Huggan, John (1 March 2020). "Finland's Sami Valimaki, just 18 months out of military service, wins Oman Open". Golf World. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "General" (in Finnish). Finnish Tour. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Linna Golfista se alkaa" [From Castle Golf it starts] (in Finnish). Finnish Tour. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
External links edit
- Official website (in Finnish)