Helgi Birkir Þórisson and Ásgeir Eiríksson won in the golftournament in Sandgerði – Iceland – January 12th 2013!!!
It must come as a surprise that golftournaments are being held in Iceland in the middle of winter in a temperature of 0° Celsius / 32 Fahrenheit). The road from Hafnarfjörður to Sandgerði was so slippery that when Golf 1´s reporter drove it, she passed by 3 car accidents, where cars had weered off the icy road.
Yet, it is not astonishing that a golftournment is being held, once conditions to have one reach the minimum, considering the huge amount of interest there is in playing golf in Iceland.
In yesterday´s (January 12th 2013) golftournament in Sandgerði 94 golfers (thereof 7 women) competed in Stroke play and according to the Stabbleford points system.
You can view a few photos from the tournament in Sandgerði by CLICKING HERE:
The winner in the Stroke Play part was Helgi Birkir Þórisson, GSE (Golf Club of Setberg in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland). He played Sandgerði´s golf course which is called Kirkjubólsvöllur and is a par-72 course in 1 under par, 71 strokes.
Second place in the Stroke Play part was claimed by Ásgeir Eiríksson, GSG (Golf Club of Sandgerði) who played even par, 72 strokes. Eiríksson is a 5 handicaper and he also won the Stabbleford points part of the tournament, received 41 points – 5 more points then the next competitor and thus won by a large margin.
Among the women Bergljót Kristinsdóttir, GKG (Golf Club of Kópavogur and Garðabær) won. She played Kirkjubólsvölur in 85 strokes and got 32 points.
Bergljót Kristinsdóttir GKG (second from left) and Ásgeir Eiríksson (second from right) were among the winners in Sandgerði yesterday. Standing beside them were their playing partnes that day Andres I Gudmundsson (farthest to the left) and Baldur Viðar Baldarusson (to the right). Photo: Golf 1
For both 1st place (in both the Stroke Play part and the Stabbleford points part) there was a prize of 15.000,- Icelandic kronas (approximately $ 120) a check to buy golf equipment from Golfbúðin in Hafnarfjörður, one of Iceland 3 largest stores selling everything necessary to cater to golfers needs.
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