Gevalia Open

Gevalia Open
Tournament information
Location	Gävle, Sweden
Established	1978
Course(s)	Gävle Golf Club
Par	72
Tour(s)	Challenge Tour; Nordic Golf League; Swedish Golf Tour; Swedish Mini Tour Future Series
Format	Stroke play
Final year	2018
Tournament record score
Aggregate	269 Mats Lanner (1991)
To par	−19 as above
Final champion
	Pontus Nyholm
Location map
	Gävle GC Location in Sweden

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.

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

Year	Tour^[a]	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
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	−19	1 stroke	Magnus Rosenbäck	^[6]^[7]
Gevalia Open
1990	CHA	José Cantero	272	−16	1 stroke	Mats Lanner	^[8]^[9]
1989	CHA	Mats Lanner (3)	275	−13	Playoff	Joakim Haeggman	^[10]
1988	SWE	Dennis Edlund	277	−11	3 strokes	Peter Dahlberg Per-Arne Brostedt	^[11]
1987	SWE	Mats Lanner (2)	280	−8	3 strokes	Mikael Högberg	^[12]
1986	SWE	Mats Lanner	277	−11	6 strokes	Anders Sørensen	^[13]
1985	SWE	Magnus Grankvist	286	−2	2 strokes	Gunnar Mueller	^[14]
1984	SWE	Anders Forsbrand	278	−10	4 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

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

References

^ ^a ^b "Results 2011 Gefle Open hosted by Peter Hedblom". Golfdata. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
^ "Results Gefle Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
^ "Results 2005 Gävle Energi Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
^ "Results 1996 Gefle Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
^ "Results 1995 Gefle Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
^ "Challenge Tour - Gefle Open 1991 - Leaderboard". europeantour.com. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
^ 1991 Gefle Open, Golfdata
^ "Challenge Tour - Gevalia Open 1990 - Leaderboard". europeantour.com. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
^ 1990 Gevalia Open, Golfdata
^ 1989 Gevalia Open, Golfdata
^ 1988 Gevalia Open, Golfdata
^ 1987 Gevalia Open, Golfdata
^ 1986 Gevalia Open, Golfdata
^ 1985 Gevalia Open, Golfdata
^ 1984 Gevalia Open, Golfdata
^ "Magnus flyger iväg med segern" [Magnus flies away with the victory]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 9. December 1983. p. 62.
^ "I Siffror Sett, Nationellt, Gevalia Open" [In the Numbers, National, Gevalia Open]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 7. September 1983. p. 77.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "I Siffror Sett, Nationellt, Gevalia Open" [In the Numbers, National, Gevalia Open]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 6. August 1978. p. 81.

External links

Coverage on the Challenge Tour's official site

[3] CHA − Challenge Tour; NGL − Nordic Golf League; SWE − Swedish Golf Tour.

[s2011-1] "Results 2011 Gefle Open hosted by Peter Hedblom". Golfdata. Retrieved 9 March 2021.

[2] "Results Gefle Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

[4] "Results 2005 Gävle Energi Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

[5] "Results 1996 Gefle Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

[6] "Results 1995 Gefle Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

[europeantour-7] "Challenge Tour - Gefle Open 1991 - Leaderboard". europeantour.com. Retrieved 2016-09-16.

[8] 1991 Gefle Open, Golfdata

[europeantour2-9] "Challenge Tour - Gevalia Open 1990 - Leaderboard". europeantour.com. Retrieved 2016-09-16.

[10] 1990 Gevalia Open, Golfdata

[11] 1989 Gevalia Open, Golfdata

[12] 1988 Gevalia Open, Golfdata

[13] 1987 Gevalia Open, Golfdata

[14] 1986 Gevalia Open, Golfdata

[15] 1985 Gevalia Open, Golfdata

[16] 1984 Gevalia Open, Golfdata

[17] "Magnus flyger iväg med segern" [Magnus flies away with the victory]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 9. December 1983. p. 62.

[18] "I Siffror Sett, Nationellt, Gevalia Open" [In the Numbers, National, Gevalia Open]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 7. September 1983. 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 1981. p. 77.

[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 1980. p. 70.

[21] "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.

[22] "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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