Norwegian Challenge

The Norwegian Challenge was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, played in Norway. It was founded in 1994 and was the leading men's tournament in Norway, which does not host a European Tour event.

Norwegian Challenge

Tournament information
Location	Kløfta, Norway
Established	1994
Course(s)	Miklagard Golfklub
Par	72
Length	7,375 yards (6,744 m)
Tour(s)	Challenge Tour Nordic Golf League
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	€200,000
Month played	August
Final year	2017
Tournament record score
Aggregate	266 Kristoffer Broberg (2012)
To par	−22 as above
Final champion
Clément Sordet
Location map
Miklagard Golfklub Location in Norway

Winners

Year	Tour[a]	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Venue
Viking Challenge
2017	CHA	Clément Sordet	203[b]	−13	5 strokes	Jack Doherty Charlie Ford Daan Huizing	Miklagard
Norwegian Open
2016	NGL	Oscar Lengdén	204	−12	6 strokes	Gustaf Kocken	Moss & Rygge
2015: No tournament
Norwegian Challenge
2014	CHA	Benjamin Hébert	273	−15	2 strokes	Florian Fritsch	Miklagard
2013	CHA	Jens Fahrbring	269	−19	3 strokes	Daniel Im Pontus Widegren	Losby
2012	CHA	Kristoffer Broberg	266	−22	Playoff	Álvaro Velasco	Byneset
2011	CHA	Andrea Pavan	279	−9	Playoff	Florian Praegant	Hauger
Lexus Open
2009–10: No tournament
2008	CHA	Jeppe Huldahl	271	−17	2 strokes	Steven O'Hara	Moss & Rygge
2007	CHA	Martin Wiegele	278	−10	Playoff	George Murray	Miklagard
2006	CHA	Kalle Brink	275	−13	3 strokes	José Manuel Carriles Greig Hutcheon Peter Kaensche Jan-Are Larsen	Larvik
Norwegian Challenge
2005: No tournament
2004	CHA	Stephen Browne	205[b]	−11	3 strokes	Oskar Bergman Denny Lucas Mark Sanders	Vestfold
2002–03: No tournament
Telehuset Norwegian Open
2001	NGL	Björn Bäck	276	−12	3 strokes	Brian Akstrup	Nes
Norwegian Open
2000	CHA	Paul Nilbrink	206[b]	−10	Playoff	Per Larsson Stuart Little	Losby
1999	CHA	Pehr Magnebrant	281	−7	3 strokes	Patrik Gottfridson	Sorknes
Netcom Norwegian Open
1998	CHA	Gary Emerson	275	−17	1 stroke	Max Anglert	Borre
1997	CHA	Demitri Bieri	275	−13	Playoff	John Bickerton	Oslo
Karsten Ping Norwegian Open
1996	CHA	Ignacio Feliu	273	−15	1 stroke	John Mellor	Oslo
1995	CHA	Stephen Field	275	−13	3 strokes	Andrew Collison	Oslo
Karsten Ping Norwegian Challenge
1994	CHA	Raymond Burns	276	−16	3 strokes	Jamie Taylor	Borre

See also

• Open golf tournament

Notes

1. CHA − Challenge Tour; NGL − Nordic Golf League.
2. Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

External links

• Coverage on the Challenge Tour's official site