Viktor Hovland and Markus Helligkilde win at the PGA and Challenge Tours – Scandinavian finished on a high note
11/09/2021 by Elena Sinde Romero
Norway and Denmark collected all the medals last weekend at the PGA, European, and Challenge Tours. The Scandinavian golfers had no mercy
Lucas Bjerregaard of Denmark tees off on the 13th hole during the final round of the Portugal Masters at Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Course(Getty Images)
11/04 – 11/07/2021
PGA Tour: World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba 2021
El Camaleon Golf Club – Riviera Maya, , MEX
- Round 4/4
- Official
- Strokeplay
- Prize money: 7,200,000 $
- Defending champion: Viktor Hovland
PGA Tour: World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba
Viktor Hovland, from Norway came to defend his title this weekend and succeeded. Hovland signed four rounds of 67-65-62-67 to achieve a new tournament record of 23-under par. The young star wins his third title on the PGA Tour at the age of 24. Fourteen clubs were too many for him. Hovland let Danny Lee use his driver on the range, and he wracked it. The Norwegian played his best golf with a borrowed driver.
The first Scandinavian names on the leaderboard shows at T45. Henrik Norlander and Alex Noren finished with a total of 8-under par.
| PGA Tour | World Wide Tech Championship |
|---|---|
| Course | Riviera Maya, Mexiko at the El Camaleon Golf Club. |
| Prize Money | 7,200,000 US-Dollar |
| Champion | Viktor Hovland |
| Scandinavian players | Henrik Norlander and Alex Noren (T45) |
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LET Tour: Aramco Saudi Ladies International
Emily Pedersen, from Denmark, tried to defend champion in Saudi Arabia, but after four rounds of (73-71-67-71), the trophy slipped through her hands. Pedersen finished T17 on the leaderboard with a total of 6-under par. The best Scandinavian performance comes from Sanna Nuutinen (FIN). Nuutinen made a T9 with rounds of (71-65-73-69) for a total of 10-under par. This weekend, the Finnish player pocketed the amount of $19,452.11. Linnea Strom (SWE) and her mate Anna Nordqvist (SWE) wrapped up the event with totals of 9-under and 6-under par respectively.
The Swedish made a Top 20. Those 3 strokes difference mean a couple of thousand dolars. Strom collects $16,426.22 for a T13, while Nordqvist will take home the amount of $14,048.75 for a T17. The Aramco Saudi was not the best tournament for the Scandinavian, but that could easily change for the upcoming ones.
| LET Tour | Aramco Saudi Ladies Tournament |
|---|---|
| Course | Royal Greens Golf Club – Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Prize Money | 1 Million Dollars |
| Champion | Lydia Ko |
| Scandinavian players | Sanna Nuutinen(T9), Linnea Strom(T13), Anna Nordqvist(T17), Emily Kristine Pedersen(T17), Caroline Hedwall(T28) |
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European Tour: Portugal Masters 2021
Denmark must be proud. Two of their golfers showed on the top of the leaderboard. Both hand by hand, Nicolai Hojgaard and Lucas Bjerregaard shared the silver medals with a total of 17-under par. What a crazy performance these two had this weekend in Portugal. Only Thomas Pieters of Belgium climbed up one more spot to win the European Tour tournament. Pieters finished 2 strokes ahead of the Danish, with a total of 19-under par.
| EU Tour | Portugal Masters 2021 |
|---|---|
| Course | Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Course – Vilamoura, Portugal |
| Prize Money | 1.5 Million Euro |
| Champion | Thomas Pieters |
| Scandinavian players | Nicolai Hojgaard(T2), Lucas Bjerregaard(T2), Kristoffer Broberg(T12) |
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Challenge Tour: Challenge Tour Grand Final 2021
The Challenge Tour Grand Final was played in Mallorca, Spain at the T-Golf & Country Club. Markus Helligkilde brought all medals home. The Danish player not only won the tournament, but also the Challenge Tour Ranking. Helligkilde added enough points to move up to #1 after the Grand Final. His mate, Niklas Nørgaard MØLLER (DEN), signed excellent rounds of (72-69-69-70) for a total of 4-under par and a T8 position. Also tied for the 8th place, Jesper KENNEGARD (SWE).
The Grand Final tested the steel nerves of most of the players that were competing to earn their pass to the European Tour next season. The environment was great, and the ceremony ended with a group picture of all 20 classified to the Main Tour.
| Challenge Tour | Challenge Tour Grand Final |
|---|---|
| Course | T-Golf & Country Club Poniente – Mallorca, Spain |
| Prize Money | 450,000 Euro |
| Champion | Markus Helligkilde |
| Scandinavian players | Markus Helligkilde(1), Niklas Nørgaard MØLLER(T8), Jesper KENNEGARD(T8) |
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