The Gevalia Open was a

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tournament held at Gävle Golf Club in

Gävle Gävle ( ; ) is a Urban areas in Sweden, city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 79,004 inhabitants in 2020, which makes it the List of cities in Sweden, 13th-most-populated city in Sweden. I ...

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from 1978. It featured on the

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from its inception in 1984 and on the

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in 1990 and 1991. It was re-named the Gefle Open in 1991, using the archaic spelling of Gävle. In 2011 European Tour winner

Peter Hedblom Peter Mikael Hedblom (born 20 January 1970) is a retired Swedish professional golfer, who won three times on the European Tour and lost in playoffs four times on the same tour. He finished tied 7th at the 1996 Open Championship. In 2003, he and h ...

, the most successful player to represent Gävle Golf Club, hosted the tournament. The years 1999–2004 and 2006–2007 the club hosted the Gefle Ladies Open instead, on the women's

Winners

Notes

References

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External links

Coverage on the Challenge Tour's official site
Former Challenge Tour events Swedish Golf Tour events Nordic Golf League events Golf tournaments in Sweden Sports competitions in Gävleborg County 1978 establishments in Sweden 20th-century establishments in Gävleborg County