Norwegian Challenge

Norwegian Challenge

Tournament information
Location	Slattum, Norway
Established	1994
Course(s)	Hauger Golf Klubb
Par	72
Length	7,012 yards (6,412 m)
Tour(s)	Challenge Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	€179,462
Month played	August
Tournament record score
Aggregate	271 Jeppe Huldahl (2008)
To par	−17 Jeppe Huldahl (2011)
Current champion
Andrea Pavan

The Norwegian Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, played in Norway. It was founded in 1994 and was last played in 2008, before being revived in 2011. From 2006 to 2008 the tournament was known as the Lexus Open due to sponsorship requirements. It is the leading men's tournament in Norway, which does not host a European Tour event. The reigning champion is Andrea Pavan.

Winners

Year	Venue	Winner	Country	Score
Norwegian Challenge
2011	Hauger	Andrea Pavan	Italy	279
2009–2010	No tournament
Lexus Open
2008	Moss & Rygge	Jeppe Huldahl	Denmark	271
2007	Miklagard	Martin Wiegele	Austria	278
2006	Larvik	Kalle Brink	Sweden	275
Norwegian Challenge
2005	No tournament
2004	Vestfold	Stephen Browne	Ireland	205
Norwegian Open
2001–03	No tournament
2000	Losby	Paul Nilbrink	Norway	206
1999	Sorknes	Pehr Magnebrant	Sweden	281
Netcom Norwegian Open
1998	Borre Golfbane	Gary Emerson	England	275
1997	Oslo	Demitri Bieri	Switzerland	275
Karsten Ping Norwegian Open
1996	Oslo	Ignacio Feliu	Spain	273
1995	Oslo	Stephen Field	England	275
Karsten Ping Norwegian Challenge
1994	Borre Golfbane	Raymond Burns	Northern Ireland	276

External links

• Coverage on the Challenge Tour's official site