Finnish Challenge

The Finnish Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, Europe's second tier men's professional golf 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. Since 2016 tournament it has been played at the Vierumäki Resort in Vierumäki.

Finnish Challenge
Tournament information
LocationVierumäki, Finland
Established2001
Course(s)Vierumäki Resort
Tour(s)Challenge Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund€200,000
Month playedAugust
Current champion
José-Filipe Lima
Vierumäki Resort
Location in Finland

Winners
YearWinnerCountryVenueScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
Vierumäki Finnish Challenge
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019José-Filipe Lima PortugalVierumäki274−141 stroke Bryce Easton
2018Kim Koivu FinlandVierumäki267−21Playoff Robert MacIntyre
2017Paul Howard EnglandVierumäki199−172 strokes Simon Forsström
2016Sam Walker EnglandVierumäki273−152 strokes Julien Guerrier
Scott Henry
Romain Langasque
Darius van Driel
Gant Open
2015Dominic Foos GermanyAura270−143 strokes José Manuel Lara
Jamie McLeary
Marcel Schneider
Brandon Stone
Vacon Open
2014Mark Tullo ChileKytäjä264−203 strokes Pelle Edberg
Finnish Challenge
2013Stuart Manley WalesKytäjä267−212 strokes José-Filipe Lima
2012Kristoffer Broberg SwedenKytäjä269−156 strokes Wil Besseling
Talma Finnish Challenge
2004–11: No tournament
2003Marcus Fraser AustraliaTalma275−13Playoff Tony Edlund
2002Lee S. James EnglandTalma269−192 strokes Matthew Blackey
2001Klas Eriksson SwedenTalma272−164 strokes Gary Clark


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