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.

Norwegian Golf Tour
FormerlyP4 Tour
Galvin Green Tour
SportGolf
Founded2004
FounderNorwegian Golf Federation
PGA of Norway
First season2004
Ceased2009
CountriesBased in Norway
Related
competitions
Danish Golf Tour
Finnish Tour
Nordic Golf League
Swedish Golf Tour

History

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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

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Schedule

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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

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Schedule

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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

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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

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Schedule

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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

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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

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Schedule

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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

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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

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Year Winner Points
2006   Eirik Tage Johansen 21,788
2005   Øyvind Rojahn 16,990
2004   Thomas Hansen 22,020

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c CHA − Challenge Tour; NGL − Nordic Golf League.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ NGL − Nordic Golf League.

References

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  1. ^ "Om turneringen" [About the tournament] (in Norwegian). Norwegian Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 5 September 2004. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  2. ^ "P4 Tour" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 22 August 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  3. ^ "P4 Tour" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 4 November 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  4. ^ "P4 Tour Order of Merit 2006 - Men" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 4 November 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  5. ^ "P4 Tour 2005" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 14 December 2005. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  6. ^ "P4 Tour Order of Merit 2005 - Men" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 23 December 2005. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Terminliste - P4 Tour" [Schedule - P4 Tour] (in Norwegian). Norwegian Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 10 October 2004. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  8. ^ "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.