Swedish PGA Championship

The Swedish PGA Championship for men is a golf tournament played annually in Sweden since 1970. It is an event on the Swedish Golf Tour schedule since 1984 and the Nordic Golf League since 1999.[1][2][3] From its beginning in 1970, it was a championship for members of the PGA of Sweden. Since 1986, the tournament has been open for foreign players. The tournament was part of the Challenge Tour from 1990 to 1996 and from 2001 to 2005.

PGA Championship Landeryd Masters
Tournament information
LocationRimforsa, Sweden
Established1970
Course(s)Vesterby Golf
Par71
Length6,656 yards (6,086 m)
Tour(s)Swedish Golf Tour
Nordic Golf League
Challenge Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundkr 600,000
Month playedAugust
Tournament record score
Aggregate270 Matthew King (2004)
To par−16 Christophe Pottier (2001)
Current champion
Christopher Feldborg Nielsen
Location Map
Vesterby Golf
Location in Sweden

Since 1984, when tournament professionals had been dominating the event for several years, there is also a Swedish PGA Club Pro Championship, limited to club professionals in Sweden, with separate competitions for men, women and senior men categories.

The Swedish PGA Championship for women has been played since 1997.

Winners
Year Tour(s)[lower-alpha 1] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (kr)		 Venue Ref.
PGA Championship Landeryd Masters
2021 NGL, SWE Christopher Feldborg Nielsen 280 −4 Playoff Jeppe Kristian Andersen 108,000 Landeryd [4]
PGA Championship Bråviken Open
2020 NGL, SWE Björn Hellgren 195 −21 Playoff Mikael Lindberg 90,000 Bråviken [5]
PGA Championship hosted by Ingelsta Kalkon
2019 NGL, SWE Christian Bæch Christensen
Guðmundur Kristjánsson		 204 −9 Title shared[lower-alpha 2] 63,625
(each)		 Österlen [6]
2018 NGL, SWE Morten Toft Hansen (a) 204 −12 2 strokes Peter Launer Baek
Martin Eriksson		 67,500[lower-alpha 3] Österlen [7]
Star for Life PGA Championship
2017 NGL, SWE Niklas Lemke (2) 204 −12 Playoff Haraldur Magnús
Christopher Feldborg Nielsen		 72,000 PGA Sweden National
Österlen PGA Open by Ingelsta Kalkon
2016 NGL, SWE Ola Johansson 208 −8 1 stroke Ludwig Nordeklint 72,000 Österlen
Österlen PGA Open by Kiviks Musteri and Skånefrö
2015 NGL, SWE Patrick Winther 202 −14 1 stroke Kristian Krogh Johannessen 72,000 Österlen
Landskrona Masters PGA Championship
2014 NGL, SWE Fredrik Gustavsson 200 −13 3 strokes Petter Bocian 72,000 Landskrona
PEAB PGA Grand Opening
2013 NGL, SWE Niklas Bruzelius 208 −8 3 strokes Gebhard Victor Østerby 90,000 PGA Sweden National
2012 NGL, SWE Niklas Lemke 209 −7 1 stroke Magnus A. Carlsson 90,000 PGA Sweden National
2011 NGL, SWE Steven Jeppesen 209 −7 2 strokes Stefan Nilsson 90,000 PGA Sweden National
PEAB PGA Open
2010 NGL, SWE Magnus Persson Atlevi (2) 219 +3 4 strokes Mark Larsson 72,000 PGA Sweden National
PGA of Sweden National Open
2009 NGL, SWE Alexander Björk 209 −7 1 stroke Joakim Renström 55,000 PGA Sweden National
PGA Landmann Open
2008 NGL, SWE Jonas Enander-Hedin 206 −10 1 stroke Jonas Pettersson 80,000 Haverdal
2007 NGL, SWE Rikard Karlberg (2) 204 −12 Playoff Oskar Henningsson
Olle Karlsson		 85,000 Haverdal
2006 NGL, SWE Rikard Karlberg 206 −10 Playoff Kalle Edberg 51,000 Haverdal
Skandia PGA Open
2005 CHA, NGL, SWE David Patrick 272 −8 Playoff Stuart Davis 160,000 Arlandastad
2004 CHA, NGL, SWE Matthew King 270 −10 2 strokes Magnus A. Carlsson 160,024 Arlandastad
2003 CHA, NGL, SWE Titch Moore 273 −11 2 strokes Sebastián Fernández 166,666 Falsterbo
2002 CHA, NGL, SWE Thomas Besancenez 279 −9 2 strokes Gary Murphy 145,953 Halmstad
2001 CHA, NGL, SWE Christophe Pottier 272 −16 1 stroke Joakim Rask 133,285 Bokskogen
2000 NGL, SWE Morten Orveland 208 −8 1 stroke Per Larsson 51,000 Forsgården [8]
1999 NGL, SWE Per Larsson 206 −13 3 strokes Peter Hanson 41,625 Haninge
Swedish PGA Championship
1998 SWE Ulrik Gustafsson 277 −7 1 stroke Morten Orveland 35,000 Karlstad [9]
Helsingborg Golf Open
1997 SWE Mikael Krantz 207 −9 2 strokes Johan Annerfelt 30,000 Vasatorp
Kentab/RBG Open
1996 CHA, SWE Max Anglert 202 −14 1 stroke Dennis Edlund 67,053 Frösåker [10]
Compaq Open
1995 CHA, SWE Dennis Edlund 287 −1 3 strokes Thomas Bjørn
Thomas Nielsen		 56,819 Österåker
1994 CHA, SWE Adam Mednick (2) 287 −1 2 strokes Dennis Edlund
Mats Hallberg		 52,479 Österåker
1993 CHA, SWE Niclas Fasth 275 −9 3 strokes Vilhelm Forsbrand 91,624 Örebro
Länsförsäkringar Open
1992 CHA, SWE Steven Bottomley 281 −3 Playoff Chris Grey
Brian Nelson		 87,464 Halmstad
1991 CHA, SWE Johan Ryström 283 −5 Playoff Magnus Sunesson 65,395 Halmstad
1990 CHA, SWE Adam Mednick 281 −7 2 strokes Eoghan O'Connell 101,200 Halmstad
1989 SWE Leif Hederström 281 −7 Playoff Dennis Edlund 102,000 Halmstad [11]
1988 SWE Vijay Singh 282 −6 1 stroke Jesper Parnevik 85,000 Halmstad
PGA Club Sweden Open
1987 SWE Carl-Magnus Strömberg 276 −12 Playoff Emanuele Bolognesi 42,000 Lindö
1986 SWE Magnus Persson 285 −3 Playoff Magnus Grankvist 40,500 Lindö [12]
1985 SWE Per-Arne Brostedt (2) 288 E 3 strokes Mats Hallberg
Anders Johnsson		 36,000 Lindö [13]
Swedish PGA Championship
1984 SWE Per-Arne Brostedt 282 −6 1 stroke Mats Hallberg
Krister Kinell		 40,000 Karlstad [14]
1983 Mats Lanner 292 E 3 strokes Per-Arne Brostedt 30,000 Viksjö [15]
1982 Anders Forsbrand 293 +5 4 strokes Per-Arne Brostedt
John Cockin		 22,000 Halmstad [16]
1981 Gunnar Mueller (4) 293 +5 3 strokes Jason Barber 22,000 Södertälje [17]
1980 Peter Lindwall 291 −1 7 strokes John Cockin 22,000 Viksjö [18]
1979 Gunnar Mueller (3) 299 +11 4 strokes Ingemar Christersson 20,000 Södertälje [19]
1978 Gunnar Mueller (2) 297 +9 Playoff Hans Hedjerson 10,000 Värnamo [20]
1977 Hans Hedjerson 291 +3 4 strokes John Cockin 10,000 Ärila [21]
1976 John Cockin 279 −1 2 strokes Gunnar Mueller 10,000 Jönköping [22]
1975 Gunnar Mueller 282 +2 5 strokes Thure Holmström
Keith Preston		 10,000 Eskilstuna [23]
1974 Keith Preston 295 +11 Playoff Peter Chamberlain
Abdel Halim
Herluf Hansen		 6.000 Falkenberg [24]
1973 Eric Dawson 219 +6 2 strokes Herluf Hansen 6,000 Båstad [25]
1972 Jan Rosell 289 +9 1 stroke Bo Johansson 6,000 Jönköping [26]
1971 Allan Turnbull 282 +2 8 strokes Abdel Halim 6,000 Jönköping [27]
1970 Peter Chamberlain 288 +8 1 stroke John Cockin 3,000 Jönköping [28][29]
  1. CHA − Challenge Tour; NGL − Nordic Golf League; SWE − Swedish Golf Tour.
  2. Title shared when unsafe conditions ended play with Christensen and Kristjánsson still tied after four holes of a sudden-death playoff.
  3. As the winner was an amateur, he received no prize money, which was shared by the best placed professionals.

See also

References
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