Finnish Challenge
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Vierumäki, Finland |
| Established | 2001 |
| Course(s) | Vierumäki Resort |
| Tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | €180,000 |
| Month played | August |
| Current champion | |
 Kim Koivu | |
Vierumäki Resort
Location in Finland
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 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.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Venue | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vierumäki Finnish Challenge | |||||||
| 2018 | Kim Koivu | Finland |
Vierumäki | 267 | −21 | Playoff |  Robert MacIntyre
|
| 2017 | Paul Howard |  England |
Vierumäki | 199 | −17 | 2 strokes |  Simon Forsström
|
| 2016 | Sam Walker | England |
Vierumäki | 273 | −15 | 2 strokes |  Julien Guerrier Scott Henry Romain Langasque Darius van Driel
|
| Gant Open | |||||||
| 2015 | Dominic Foos |  Germany |
Aura | 270 | −14 | 3 strokes |  José Manuel Lara Jamie McLeary Marcel Schneider Brandon Stone
|
| Vacon Open | |||||||
| 2014 | Mark Tullo |  Chile |
Kytäjä | 264 | −20 | 3 strokes | Pelle Edberg
|
| Finnish Challenge | |||||||
| 2013 | Stuart Manley |  Wales |
Kytäjä | 267 | −21 | 2 strokes |  José-Filipe Lima
|
| 2012 | Kristoffer Broberg | Sweden |
Kytäjä | 269 | −15 | 6 strokes | Wil Besseling
|
| Talma Finnish Challenge | |||||||
| 2004–11: No tournament | |||||||
| 2003 | Marcus Fraser |  Australia |
Talma | 275 | −13 | Playoff | Tony Edlund
|
| 2002 | Lee S. James | England |
Talma | 269 | −19 | 2 strokes | Matthew Blackey
|
| 2001 | Klas Eriksson | Sweden |
Talma | 272 | −16 | 4 strokes | Gary Clark
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