Finnish Challenge

Vierumäki Finnish Challenge
Tournament information
LocationVierumäki, Finland
Established2001
Course(s)Vierumäki Resort
Par72
Length7,074 yards (6,468 m)
Tour(s)Challenge Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund270,000
Month playedAugust
Tournament record score
Aggregate257 Lauri Ruuska (2023)
To par−27 as above
Current champion
Sweden Christofer Blomstrand
Location map
Vierumäki Resort is located in Finland
Vierumäki Resort
Vierumäki Resort
Location in Finland

The Finnish Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour. It was first played at Golf Talma in Talma, Finland, from 2001 to 2003, but took a hiatus from 2004 to 2011. The 2012–14 editions of the tournament were played at the Kytäjä Golf Club in Kytäjä, Hyvinkää, Finland. The 2015 tournament was played at Aura Golf Club in Turku. From 2016 to 2023, the tournament was played at the Vierumäki Resort in Vierumäki.

In 2023, Lauri Ruuska recorded a round of 59, becoming the fourth sub-60 round on the Challenge Tour.[1]

  1. ^ Miettinen, Jussi (August 17, 2023). "Lauri Ruuska teki historiaa – alitti ensimmäisenä suomalaisena 60 lyönnin rajan" [Lauri Ruuska made history – first Finn to go under 60 strokes]. gogolf.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved August 17, 2023.