On May 21st-May 23rd 2012 Stefán Már Stefánsson, GR (abbreviation for Golf Club Reykjavik) took part in the  Hauschlag NÖ Open tournament, which is part of  the German EPD Tour.  He had an accumulated score of 4 under par (73 67 72) and ended in the 10th position for which he got a check of € 745. The German golfer Marcel Haremza won with a score of 16 under par. On May 25th-May 27th the 1st tournament of the Eimskip Series took place at Golf Club Suðurnes (GS) in Keflavík.  On the Eimskip Series which is a Series of 6 tournaments organized by the Icelandic Golf Association participants get points Read more

There are two main Junior Series in Iceland and both of them are sponsored by Arion bank and all 6 tournaments of the Series are organized by the Icelandic Golf  Association. The Junior Series comprise of 6 tournaments 2 of them being the Icelandic Junior Championship in Stroke Play the other the Icelandic Junior Championship in Match Play. The teenagers are devided into groups according to gender and age. There are 3 age groups 14 yr old and younger; 15-16 yr. old and 17-18 yr old, both for  boys and girls.  There are two Junior Series, the main Junior Series sponsored by Arion bank and the Challenge Tour (Icelandic: Áskorendamótaröðin), Read more

Among the best things that happened in the week May 14th – May 20th 2012 was that Kristján Þór Einarsson, GK, who plays golf with “The Colonels” at Nicholls State in Louisiana in the US was named Third team All-SLC at Nicholls State. Kristján Þór won once this season at the Harold Funston Invitational and is the one Icelander who has won most often in US College Golf or 3 times in all.  You can read more about Kristján Þórs achievement HERE:  On May 17th Birgir Björn Magnússon, GK, one of Iceland´s most promising juniors in golf got a hole in one at Garðavöllur in Akranes, while he was practicing Read more

As a tribute to the US´s Independance Day,  whereas it is the 4th of July today here comes a little speculation on which  of the 44 US Presidents was the best playing golf and who had the lowest handicap.  Just a little hint, the lowest handicap among US Presidents is approximately 7. Which one of the 44 Presidents was the best at playing golf? Was it  Barack Obama, Dwight Eisenhower, the Bushes, Clinton or Kennedy? To see an excellent video on the 10 best US Presidents in golf  CLICK HERE:  Happy birthday USA!!!

Ólafur Björn Loftsson is Icelandic Champion in Stroke Play 2009.  He is a senior at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and plays golf with the Charlotte 49´s.  Tomorrow he and and the 49´s will compete in the 2012 NCAA Greensboro Regional, May 17-19 at the East Course; Grandover Resort. Golf 1 will of course follow every move Ólafur Björn and the Niners make in the tournament closely. In Iceland Ólafur Björn is member of the Golf Club of Nes or as we say in Icelandic, Nesklúbburinn.  He was also the first Icelander to compete in a tournament on the PGA Tour at the Wyndham Championship in North-Carolina on August Read more

There were 4 Icelandic golfers that played golf on tournaments abroad last week. We are all so proud of Birgir Leifur Hafþórsson, GKG, who made the cut at the ALLIANZ Open Côtes d´Armor Bretagne tournament, which took place at the Golf Blue Green Pléneuf Val André Golf Course in Pléneuf, France. The tournament is part of the Challenge Tour in Europe.  Birgir Leifur finished T-26 along with 6 others.  His total score was +9 over par, 289 strokes  (73 69 72 75). The one who won the tournament was Eddie Pepperell from England, who had a combined score of 277 strokes as did Dane Jeppe Huldahl. So there was a playoff which Read more

The Geysir golfcourse is a 9 hole, which plays as an 18 hole, par-74 golfcourse near by the worlds most famous hot spring, the one all the others are named after: Geysir.  It opened its doors to golfers today May 12th 2012 after having been shut during the winter. According to the Geysir golfclub the course is in good condition and probably alot of golfers who are anxious to play a round of golf again on that gorgeous golfcourse. The name Geysir is derived from the Icelandic verb “geysa” which means to gush and that is what the geysirs do they gush hot water up in the air and once Read more

Today is Ingunn Gunnarsdóttir´s birthday – she´s 22 yrs old!!! Golf 1 wishes Ingunn a very happy Birthday!!! … and the choice whom to introduce of the excellent young Icelanders that play golf on Universities and Colleges in the US was an easy one tonight. Ingunn studies at Furman University in South-Carolina and plays golf with the Furman Paladins. Golf 1 interviewed Ingunn before she went to study in the States earlier this year. Here goes the interview: What is your name?: Ingunn Gunnarsdóttir. What Golf Club do you belong to in Iceland: The Golf Club of Kópavogur and Garðabær (abbr.: GKG). Where and when were you born?   I was born in Read more

Two Icelandic golf pro´s are playing abroad this weekend on tournaments in France and Sweden. Birgir Leifur Hafsteinsson carded a score of 73 strokes and is T-58 at the first round of the ALLIANZ Open Côtes d´Armor Bretagne tournament, which is part of the Challenge Tour.  Participants in the tournament are 156. The tournament takes place on the Golf Blue Green Pléneuf Val André Golf Couse in Pléneuf, France. Tinna Jóhannsdóttir on the other hand is taking part in the Kristianstad Åhus Ladies Open, in Sweden, the tournament being  part of the LET Access Series. Tinna is T-39 along with 9 others. She played +4 over par and used 76 strokes. Tinna got 2 Read more

Last Sunday, May 6th 2012, Golf Club Hella at Rangárvellir (GHR) in Iceland, held its 13th annual all women´s tournament sponsored by French Cosmetics Giant Lancôme. This tournament marks the beginning of the Golf Season for many Women Golfers here in Iceland. GHR will celebrate its 60th birthday on June 22nd 2012.  It is after the Golf Club´s in Reykjavík, Akureyri and Vestmannaeyjar, the oldest Golf Club in Iceland. There were 96 participants this time who competed as usual  in the Lancôme tournament in 3 different handicap catigories: No. 1 those with handicap 0-14; no. 2 hcp. 14,1-25 and no. 3 hcp. 25.1-36.  The winners this year were Björg Traustadóttir Club Champion Read more