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
Sweden Pontus Nyholm
Location map
Gävle GC is located in Sweden
Gävle GC
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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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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