Norwegian Golf Tour
| Formerly | P4 Tour Galvin Green Tour |
|---|---|
| Sport | Golf |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Founder | Norwegian Golf Federation PGA of Norway |
| First season | 2004 |
| Ceased | 2009 |
| Countries | Based in Norway |
| Related competitions | Danish Golf Tour Finnish Tour Nordic Golf League Swedish Golf Tour |
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[edit]
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[edit]
Schedule[edit]
The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.[2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (€) |
Winner[a] | Main tour[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May | DnB NOR Open | Vestland | 15,000 |  Marius Thorp |
NGL |
| 27 May | PayEx Masters | Viken | 25,000 |  Tony Edlund |
NGL |
| 1 Jul | Nordialog Open | Viken | 15,000 | Fredrick Månsson |
NGL |
| 12 Aug | Norwegian National Golf Championship | Viken | 15,000 | Lars Brovold (1) |
|
| 19 Aug | Lexus Open | Viken | 130,000 |  Martin Wiegele |
CHA |
| 9 Sep | Sony Ericsson Open | Vestfold og Telemark | 25,000 |  Peter Ankersø |
NGL |
2006 season[edit]
Schedule[edit]
The following table lists official events during the 2006 season.[3]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (€) |
Winner[a] | Main tour[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May | DnB NOR Open | Rogaland | 15,000 | Jan-Are Larsen |
NGL |
| 21 May | Fujitsu-Siemens Open | Viken | 15,000 | Martin Dahl |
NGL |
| 18 Jun | Lexus Open | Vestfold og Telemark | 120,000 | Kalle Brink |
CHA |
| 9 Jul | Interspons Open | Vestland | 15,000 | Eirik Tage Johansen |
NGL |
| 6 Aug | Norwegian National Golf Championship | Rogaland | 15,000 | Andrè Thorsen (1) |
|
| 20 Aug | Sony Ericsson Open | Oslo | 15,000 | Christian Aronsen |
NGL |
| 3 Sep | Hydro-Texaco Open | Viken | 15,000 | Knut Børsheim (a) |
NGL |
Order of Merit[edit]
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[4]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eirik Tage Johansen |
21,788 |
| 2 | Christian Aronsen |
20,941 |
| 3 | Knut Børsheim (a) |
17,525 |
| 4 | Kalle Brink |
16,000 |
| 5 | Martin Dahl |
15,044 |
2005 season[edit]
Schedule[edit]
The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.[5]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (€) |
Winner[c] | Main tour[d] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May | DnB Open | Vestland | 15,000 | Fredrick Månsson |
NGL |
| 28 May | Fujitsu-Siemens Open | Viken | 15,000 | Lars Brovold |
NGL |
| 18 Jun | Gant Open | Viken | 15,000 |  Erik Stenman |
NGL |
| 10 Jul | Vestfold Open | Vestfold og Telemark | 12,000 | Henrik Bjørnstad |
NGL |
| 7 Aug | Norwegian National Golf Championship | Innlandet | 12,000 | Øyvind Rojahn (1) |
|
| 11 Aug | Telehuset Open | Oslo | 15,000 | Ross Robertson |
NGL |
| 3 Sep | Hydro-Texaco Open | Viken | 15,000 | Christian Nilsson |
NGL |
Order of Merit[edit]
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[6]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Øyvind Rojahn |
16,990 |
| 2 | Morten Hagen |
16,988 |
| 3 | Christian Nilsson |
16,913 |
| 4 | Martin Dahl |
15,187 |
| 5 | Christian Aronsen |
14,975 |
2004 season[edit]
Schedule[edit]
The following table lists official events during the 2004 season.[7]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (€) |
Winner[a] | Main tour[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May | Fujitsu Siemens Open | Viken | 15,000 | Morten Hagen |
NGL |
| 11 Jun | Gant Open | Vestfold og Telemark | 15,000 | Thomas Hansen |
NGL |
| 27 Jun | Hydro-Texaco Open | Viken | 15,000 | Eirik Tage Johansen |
NGL |
| 25 Jul | Birkebeiner Open | Innlandet | 15,000 | David Jonsson |
NGL |
| 8 Aug | Norwegian National Golf Championship | Oslo | 15,000 | Eirik Tage Johansen (a) (1) |
|
| 22 Aug | Norwegian Challenge | Vestfold | 105,000 |  Stephen Browne |
CHA |
| 5 Sep | P4 Tour Open | Viken | 15,000 | Thomas Nielsen |
NGL |
Order of Merit[edit]
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[8]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Hansen |
22,020 |
| 2 | Eirik Tage Johansen (a) |
20,000 |
| 3 | Morten Hagen |
19,525 |
| 4 | Øyvind Rojahn |
14,993 |
| 5 | Paul Nilbrink |
13,925 |
Order of Merit winners[edit]
| Year | Winner | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Eirik Tage Johansen |
21,788 |
| 2005 | Øyvind Rojahn |
16,990 |
| 2004 | Thomas Hansen |
22,020 |
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b c The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Norwegian Golf Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. As most Norwegian Golf Tour events were incorporated into the Nordic Golf League or Challenge Tour schedules, details of these wins are displayed there instead.
- ^ a b c CHA − Challenge Tour; NGL − Nordic Golf League.
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Norwegian Golf Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. As most Norwegian Golf Tour events were incorporated into the Nordic Golf League schedules, details of these wins are displayed there instead.
- ^ NGL − Nordic Golf League.
References[edit]
- ^ "Om turneringen" [About the tournament] (in Norwegian). Norwegian Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 5 September 2004. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "P4 Tour" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 22 August 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "P4 Tour" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 4 November 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "P4 Tour Order of Merit 2006 - Men" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 4 November 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "P4 Tour 2005" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 14 December 2005. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "P4 Tour Order of Merit 2005 - Men" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 23 December 2005. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "Terminliste - P4 Tour" [Schedule - P4 Tour] (in Norwegian). Norwegian Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 10 October 2004. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "Sluttstilling - P4 Tour Order of Merit" [Final standings - P4 Tour Order of Merit] (in Norwegian). Norwegian Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 6 March 2005. Retrieved 13 March 2023.