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Finnish Tour

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Finnish Tour
FormerlyAudi Finnish Tour
SportGolf
Founded2002
FounderFinnish Golf Association
PGA of Finland
First season2002
CountriesBased in Finland[a]
Most titlesOrder of Merit titles:
Finland Joonas Granberg (3)
Tournament wins:
Finland Joonas Granberg (9)[b]
Finland Kalle Samooja (9)[c]
Related
competitions
Danish Golf Tour
Nordic Golf League
Norwegian Golf Tour
Swedish Golf Tour
Official websitehttps://finnishtour.fi/

The Finnish Tour is a developmental professional golf tour based in Finland. In the past, similar to the Danish Golf Tour and the Swedish Golf Tour, most events on the Finnish Tour schedules were incorporated into the Nordic Golf League, one of the four third-tier tours recognized by the European Tour. However, most tournaments are now independent Finnish Tour events.

Many players from the Finnish Tour have progressed through the tour, eventually playing and winning on the European Tour. Notable players include Mikko Korhonen,[1] Kalle Samooja[2] and Sami Välimäki.[3]

History

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The tour was founded in 2002 by the Finnish Golf Association and the PGA of Finland. The tour aims to offer Finland's best players (both male and female) the opportunity to compete against each other at a high level.[4]

In 2014, the tour signed a title-sponsor agreement with German car manufacturer Audi, becoming the Audi Finnish Tour.[5] The deal finished in 2016.

Seasons

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Order of Merit winners

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Year Winner Points
2024 Finland Roope Kakko 490
2023 Finland Rasmus Karlsson 647
2022 Finland Jaapo Jämsä (a) 409
2021 Finland Casper Simberg 472
2020 Finland Matias Honkala 676
2019 Finland Sami Välimäki 420
2018 Finland Jaakko Mäkitalo (2) 500
2017 Finland Mikael Salminen 861
2016 Finland Tuomas Salminen (2) 553
2015 Finland Tuomas Salminen 512
2014 Finland Henri Satama 610
2013 Finland Lauri Ruuska 551
2012 Finland Kalle Samooja (2) 506
2011 Finland Joonas Granberg (3) 848
2010 Finland Joonas Granberg (2) 546
2009 Finland Thomas Sundström 724
2008 Finland Kalle Samooja (a) 349
2007 Finland Joonas Granberg 520
2006 Finland Casimir Collin 386
2005 Finland Ari Savolainen 500
2004 Finland Jaakko Mäkitalo 496
2003 Finland Jarkko Soikkeli 530
2002 Finland Toni Karjalainen 854

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Schedules have also included events in Estonia and Latvia.
  2. ^ Includes two tournaments which were incorporated into Nordic Golf League schedules.
  3. ^ Includes one tournament which was incorporated into Nordic Golf League schedules.

References

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  1. ^ Stafford, Ali (10 June 2018). "Mikko Korhonen eases to maiden victory at Shot Clock Masters". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Samooja secures maiden win with course-record 64". European Tour. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  3. ^ Huggan, John (1 March 2020). "Finland's Sami Valimaki, just 18 months out of military service, wins Oman Open". Golf World. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  4. ^ "General" (in Finnish). Finnish Tour. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Linna Golfista se alkaa" [From Castle Golf it starts] (in Finnish). Finnish Tour. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
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