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] The tournament was part of the Challenge Tour from 1990 to 1996 and from 2001 to 2005.

Swedish PGA Championship
Tournament information
Location Sweden
(2020: Bråviken Golf Club)
Established1970
Tour(s)Swedish Golf Tour (1984–)
Nordic Golf League (1999–)
Challenge Tour (1990–1996, 2001–2005)
Format54-hole stroke-play
(1996–1997, 1999–2000, 2006–)
72-hole stroke-play
1970–1995, 1998
Prize fundSEK 500,000 (2020)
Month playedJuly - August (2020)
Tournament record score
Aggregate54 holes: 195 (2020)
72 holes: 270 (2004)
To par54 holes: −21 (2020)
72 holes: −16 (2001)
Current champion
Björn Hellgren

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

The Swedish PGA Championship for women is played since 1997.

Winners
Year Winner Venue Score Margin
of victory		 Runner(s)-up First prize
(SEK)		 Ref
PGA Championship Bråviken Open
2020 Björn Hellgren Bråviken Golf Club 195 Playoff Mikael Lindberg 90,000 [4]
PGA Championship hosted by Ingelsta Kalkon
2019 Christian Bæch Christensen
Guðmundur Kristjánsson		 Österlen 204 Due to weather,
ended in tie after three-hole playoff		 63,625
each		 [5]
2018 Morten Toft Hansen (a) Österlen 204 2 strokes Martin Eriksson
Peter Launer Baek		 67,500[lower-alpha 1] [6]
Star for Life PGA Championship
2017 Niklas Lemke PGA Sweden National 204 Playoff Christoffer Feldborg Nielsen
Haraldur Magnus		 72,000
Österlen PGA Open by Ingelsta Kalkon
2016 Ola Johansson Österlen 208 1 stroke Ludwig Nordeklint 72,000
Österlen PGA Open by Kiviks Musteri and Skånefrö
2015 Patrick Winther Österlen 202 1 stroke Kristian Krogh Johannesen 72,000
Landskrona Masters PGA Championship
2014 Fredrik Gustavsson Landskrona 200 3 strokes Petter Bocian 72,000
PEAB PGA Grand Opening
2013 Niklas Bruzelius PGA Sweden National 208 3 strokes Gebhard Victor Østerby 90,000
2012 Niklas Lemke PGA Sweden National 209 1 stroke Magnus A. Carlsson 90,000
2011 Steven Jeppesen PGA Sweden National 209 2 strokes Stefan Nilsson 90,000
PEAB PGA Open
2010 Magnus Persson Atlevi PGA Sweden National 219 4 strokes Mark Larsson 72,000
PGA of Sweden National Open
2009 Alexander Björk PGA Sweden National 209 1 stroke Joakim Renström 55,000
PGA Landmann Open
2008 Jonas Enander-Hedin Haverdal 206 1 stroke Jonas Pettersson 80,000
2007 Rikard Karlberg Haverdal 204 Playoff Olle Karlsson
Oskar Henningsson		 85,000
2006 Rikard Karlberg Haverdal 206 Playoff Kalle Edberg 51,000
Skandia PGA Open
2005 David Patrick Arlandastad 272 Playoff Stuart Davis 160,000
2004 Matthew King Arlandastad 270 2 strokes Magnus A. Carlsson 160,024
2003 Titch Moore Falsterbo 273 2 strokes Sebastián Fernández 166,666
2002 Thomas Besancenez Halmstad 279 2 strokes Gary Murphy 145,953
2001 Christophe Pottier Bokskogen 272 1 stroke Joakim Rask 133,285
2000 Morten Orveland Forsgården 208 1 stroke Per Larsson 51,000
1999 Per Larsson Haninge 206 3 strokes Peter Hanson 41,625
Swedish PGA Championship
1998 Ulrik Gustafsson Karlstad 277 1 stroke Morten Orveland 35,000
Helsingborg Golf Open
1997 Mikael Krantz Vasatorp 207 2 strokes Johan Annerfelt 30,000
Kentab/RBG Open
1996 Max Anglert Frösåker 202 1 stroke Dennis Edlund 67,053
Compaq Open
1995 Dennis Edlund Österåker 287 3 strokes Thomas Nielsen
Thomas Bjørn		 56,819
1994 Adam Mednick Österåker 287 2 strokes Mats Hallberg
Dennis Edlund		 52,479
1993 Niclas Fasth Örebro 275 3 strokes Vilhelm Forsbrand 91,624
Länsförsäkringar Open
1992 Steven Bottomley Halmstad 281 Playoff Chris Grey
Brian Nelson		 87,464
1991 Johan Ryström Halmstad 283 Playoff Magnus Sunesson 65,395
1990 Adam Mednick Halmstad 281 2 strokes Eoghan O'Connell 101,200
1989 Leif Hederström Halmstad 281 Playoff Dennis Edlund 102,000
1988 Vijay Singh Halmstad 282 1 stroke Jesper Parnevik 85,000
PGA Club Sweden Open
1987 Carl-Magnus Strömberg Lindö 276 Playoff Emanuele Bolognesi 42,000
1986 Magnus Persson Atlevi Lindö 285 Playoff Magnus Grankvist 40,500 [7]
1985 Per-Arne Brostedt Lindö 288 3 strokes Anders Johnsson
Mats Hallberg		 36,000 [8]
Swedish PGA Championship
1984 Per-Arne Brostedt Karlstad 282 1 stroke Krister Kinell
Mats Hallberg		 40,000 [9]
1983 Mats Lanner Viksjö 292 3 strokes Per-Arne Brostedt 30,000 [10]
1982 Anders Forsbrand Halmstad 293 4 strokes John Cockin
Per-Arne Brostedt		 22,000 [11]
1981 Gunnar Mueller Södertälje 293 3 strokes Jason Barber 22,000 [12]
1980 Peter Lindwall Viksjö 291 7 strokes John Cockin 22,000 [13]
1979 Gunnar Mueller Södertälje 299 4 strokes Ingemar Christersson 20,000 [14]
1978 Gunnar Mueller Värnamo 297 Playoff Hans Hedjerson 10,000 [15]
1977 Hans Hedjerson Ärila 291 4 strokes John Cockin 10,000 [16]
1976 John Cockin Jönköping 279 2 strokes Gunnar Mueller 10,000 [17]
1975 Gunnar Mueller Eskilstuna 282 5 strokes Thure Holmström
Keith Preston		 10,000 [18]
1974 Keith Preston Falkenberg 295 Playoff Herluf Hansen
Peter Chamberlain
Abdel Halim		 6.000 [19]
1973 Eric Dawson Båstad 219 2 strokes Herluf Hansen 6,000 [20]
1972 Jan Rosell Jönköping 289 1 strokes Bo Johansson 6,000 [21]
1971 Allan Turnbull Jönköping 282 8 strokes Abdel Halim 6,000 [22]
1970 Peter Chamberlain Jönköping 288 1 stroke John Cockin 3,000 [23][24]

(a) denotes amateur

  1. 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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  2. "Tävlingar, PGA Mästerskapen" [Tournaments, PGA Championships] (in Swedish). PGA of Sweden.
  3. "PGA Mästerskapen – Tidigare vinnare" [PGA Championships – Previous winners] (in Swedish). PGA of Sweden.
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  5. "Två segrare i PGA-mästerskapet" [Two winners of the PGA Championship] (in Swedish). Svenska Golfförbundet (Swedish Golf Federation). 16 June 2019.
  6. Bräster, Frida (10 June 2018). "Morten Toft Hansen vinner svenska PGA-mästerskapen – "Jag har svårt att ta in det"" [Morten Toft Hansen wins the Swedish PGA Championship – ”I can hardly believe it”] (in Swedish). Svenska Golfförbundet (Swedish Golf Federation). Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  7. "PGA Club Sweden Open". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 9. September 1986. pp. 24, 25, 77.
  8. < "PGA-mästare igen, Nu vill Brostedt satsa på Europa Club Sweden Open" [PGA-Champion again, Now Brostedt will go for Europe]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 10. October 1985. pp. 46–47, 64.
  9. "Nytt slag Brostedts vapen" [New shot, Brostedts weapon]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 9. September 1984. pp. 25–27, 66. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
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  11. "Järn-ettan Anders' sehervapen" [The One-iron, Anders' weapon for victory]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 7. September 1982. pp. 32–34, 68.
  12. "SPGA Championship". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). September 1981. pp. 42–43, 65.
  13. http://www.e-magin.se/paper/1kqt8368/paper
  14. "SPGA Championship". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). October 1979. pp. 30–31, 69.
  15. "SPGA Championship". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). October 1978. pp. 50–51, 61.
  16. "Hasse SPGA-mästare" [Hasse SPGA Champion]. Svensk Golf. No. 8. October 1977. pp. 28, 45.
  17. "Var det John Cockins sista seger, Svenska PGA-mästerskapen" [Was it John Cockin's last victory, Swedish PGA Championship]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 7. September 1976. pp. 32–33, 61.
  18. "SPGA Championship". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). October 1975. pp. 40–41, 54.
  19. http://www.e-magin.se/paper/s6067trx/paper
  20. http://www.e-magin.se/paper/mmb9nkd7/popup/1?
  21. http://www.e-magin.se/paper/h5rrfzqq/paper
  22. http://www.e-magin.se/paper/s5x87k0c/popup/1?
  23. http://www.e-magin.se/paper/gct23xxj/paper
  24. Toppengar i SPGA Championships (in Swedish) Svensk Golf 4/1971, p. 50
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