Finnish Tour

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.

Finnish Tour
FormerlyAudi Finnish Tour
SportGolf
Founded2002
FounderFinnish Golf Association
PGA of Finland
First season2002
CountriesBased in Finland[lower-alpha 1]
Most titlesOrder of Merit titles:
Joonas Granberg (3)
Tournament wins:
Joonas Granberg (9)[lower-alpha 2]
Kalle Samooja (9)[lower-alpha 3]
Related
competitions		Danish Golf Tour
Nordic Golf League
Norwegian Golf Tour
Swedish Golf Tour
Official websitehttps://finnishtour.fi/

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

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
Main article: Finnish Tour seasons

Order of Merit winners
YearWinnerPoints
2023 Rasmus Karlsson647
2022 Jaapo Jämsä (a)409
2021 Casper Simberg472
2020 Matias Honkala676
2019 Sami Välimäki420
2018 Jaakko Mäkitalo (2)500
2017 Mikael Salminen861
2016 Tuomas Salminen (2)553
2015 Tuomas Salminen512
2014 Henri Satama610
2013 Lauri Ruuska551
2012 Kalle Samooja (2)506
2011 Joonas Granberg (3)848
2010 Joonas Granberg (2)546
2009 Thomas Sundström724
2008 Kalle Samooja (a)349
2007 Joonas Granberg520
2006 Casimir Collin386
2005 Ari Savolainen500
2004 Jaakko Mäkitalo496
2003 Jarkko Soikkeli530
2002 Toni Karjalainen854

See also

Notes
  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
  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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