Gevalia Open

The Gevalia Open was a golf tournament held at Gävle Golf Club in Gävle, Sweden from 1978. It featured on the Swedish Golf Tour from its inception in 1984 and on the Challenge Tour in 1990 and 1991. It was re-named the Gefle Open in 1991, using the archaic spelling of Gävle.

Gevalia Open
Tournament information
LocationGävle, Sweden
Established1978
Course(s)Gävle Golf Club
Par72
Tour(s)Challenge Tour
Nordic Golf League
Swedish Golf Tour
Swedish Mini Tour Future Series
FormatStroke play
Final year2018
Tournament record score
Aggregate269 Mats Lanner (1991)
To par−19 as above
Final champion
Pontus Nyholm
Location map
Gävle GC
Location in Sweden

In 2011 European Tour winner Peter Hedblom, the most successful player to represent Gävle Golf Club, hosted the tournament.[1] The years 1999–2004 and 2006–2007 the club hosted the Gefle Ladies Open instead, on the women's Swedish Golf Tour.[2]

Winners
YearTour[lower-alpha 1]WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef.
Bilmetro Gefle Open
2018 Pontus Nyholm 134 −10 4 strokes Oskar Bergman
2017 William Nygård 143 −1 Playoff Rasmus Holmberg
Oliver Pousette
2016 Philip Eriksson 134 −10 3 strokes Nicklas Glans
2012–2015: No tournament
Gefle Open
2011 NGL Steven Jeppesen 208 −8 1 stroke Kristoffer Broberg [1]
2010 NGL Björn Åkesson 201 −15 4 strokes Benny Ahlenbäck
Peter Hedblom
2009 Alexander Bergström 137 −7 2 strokes Victor Almström
2008 Cristian Härdin 140 −4 1 stroke Erik Oja
2006–07: No tournament
Gävle Energi Open
2005 NGL Panu Kylliäinen 212 −4 Playoff Johan Bjerhag
Pehr Magnebrant		 [3]
1997–2004: No tournament
Gefle Open
1996 SWE Chris Hanell (a) 208 −8 3 strokes Niclas Johnsson [4]
1995 SWE Daniel Fornstam 210 −6 1 stroke Niklas Diethelm
Robert Löfqvist		 [5]
1992–1994: No tournament
1991 CHA Mats Lanner (4)269−191 stroke Magnus Rosenbäck[6][7]
Gevalia Open
1990 CHA José Cantero272−161 stroke Mats Lanner[8][9]
1989CHA Mats Lanner (3)275−13Playoff Joakim Haeggman[10]
1988SWE Dennis Edlund277−113 strokes Peter Dahlberg
Per-Arne Brostedt		[11]
1987SWE Mats Lanner (2)280−83 strokes Mikael Högberg[12]
1986SWE Mats Lanner277−116 strokes Anders Sørensen[13]
1985SWE Magnus Grankvist286−22 strokes Gunnar Mueller[14]
1984SWE Anders Forsbrand278−104 strokes Clas Hultman[15]
1983 Magnus Persson 287 −1 1 stroke Mats Lanner
Jan Sonnevi		 [16][17]
1982 Per Andersson
1981 Jan Andhagen 283 −5 16 strokes Hans Wirtavuori [18]
1980 Anders Johnsson 289 +1 7 strokes Mikael Högberg [19]
1979 Jan Grönkvist 295 +7 1 stroke William Löfqvist [20]
1978 Freddy Carlsson 299 +11 1 stroke Ove Sellberg [21]

Notes
  1. CHA − Challenge Tour; NGL − Nordic Golf League; SWE − Swedish Golf Tour.

References
  1. "Results 2011 Gefle Open hosted by Peter Hedblom". Golfdata. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  2. "Results Gefle Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  3. "Results 2005 Gävle Energi Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  4. "Results 1996 Gefle Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  5. "Results 1995 Gefle Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  6. "Challenge Tour - Gefle Open 1991 - Leaderboard". europeantour.com. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
  7. 1991 Gefle Open, Golfdata
  8. "Challenge Tour - Gevalia Open 1990 - Leaderboard". europeantour.com. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
  9. 1990 Gevalia Open, Golfdata
  10. 1989 Gevalia Open, Golfdata
  11. 1988 Gevalia Open, Golfdata
  12. 1987 Gevalia Open, Golfdata
  13. 1986 Gevalia Open, Golfdata
  14. 1985 Gevalia Open, Golfdata
  15. 1984 Gevalia Open, Golfdata
  16. "Magnus flyger iväg med segern" [Magnus flies away with the victory]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 9. December 1983. p. 62.
  17. "I Siffror Sett, Nationellt, Gevalia Open" [In the Numbers, National, Gevalia Open]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 7. September 1983. p. 77.
  18. "Tävling, Gevalia Open, I Siffror Sett, Nationellt, Gevalia Open" [Competition, Gevalia OpenIn the Numbers, National, Gevalia Open]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 6. August 1981. p. 77.
  19. "Tävling, Gevalia Open, I Siffror Sett, Nationellt, Gevalia Open" [Competition, Gevalia OpenIn the Numbers, National, Gevalia Open]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 6. August 1980. p. 70.
  20. "Tävling, Gevalia Open, I Siffror Sett, Nationellt, Gevalia Open" [Competition, Gevalia OpenIn the Numbers, National, Gevalia Open]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 6. August 1979. pp. 71, 85.
  21. "I Siffror Sett, Nationellt, Gevalia Open" [In the Numbers, National, Gevalia Open]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 6. August 1978. p. 81.
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