Finnish Tour
| 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/ |
TheFinnish Touris a developmentalprofessional golf tourbased in Finland. In the past, similar to theDanish Golf Tourand theSwedish Golf Tour,most events on the Finnish Tour schedules were incorporated into theNordic Golf League,one of the four third-tier tours recognized by theEuropean Tour.However, most tournaments are now independent Finnish Tour events.
Many players from the Finnish Tour have progressed through the tour, eventually playing and winning on the European Tour. Notable players includeMikko Korhonen,[1]Kalle Samooja[2]andSami 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 manufacturerAudi,becoming theAudi 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 intoNordic Golf Leagueschedules.
- ^Includes one tournament which was incorporated intoNordic Golf Leagueschedules.
References
[edit]- ^Stafford, Ali (10 June 2018)."Mikko Korhonen eases to maiden victory at Shot Clock Masters".Sky Sports.Retrieved25 February2023.
- ^"Samooja secures maiden win with course-record 64".European Tour. 5 June 2022.Retrieved5 June2022.
- ^Huggan, John (1 March 2020)."Finland's Sami Valimaki, just 18 months out of military service, wins Oman Open".Golf World.Retrieved2 March2020.
- ^"General"(in Finnish). Finnish Tour. Archived fromthe originalon 14 March 2011.Retrieved25 February2023.
- ^"Linna Golfista se alkaa"[From Castle Golf it starts] (in Finnish). Finnish Tour. 23 May 2014.Retrieved25 February2023.
External links
[edit]- Official website(in Finnish)