Gísli Sveinbergsson from the Golf Club Keilir in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland, won the Duke of York Young Champions Trophy, the annual 54 hole Stroke Play Tournament for Under 18 Girl and Boy Champions. The Patron and co-founder with John Simpson of the tournament is HRH The Duke of York, Prince Andrew. The Tournament took place September 16th-18th 2014 at the Royal Aberdeen Golf Club in Aberdeen, Scotland. Gisli played two rounds and had a combined score of 5-under-par, playing the first round in 69 strokes and the second in 68 strokes. The 3rd round was cancelled since fog hampered the game repeatedly and the organizers decided to shorten the tournament to Read more

Kristján Þór Einarsson from Golf Club Kjölur in Mosfellsbær, Iceland and Tinna Jóhannsdóttir, from Golf Club Keilir in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland are the 2014 Icelandic Match Play Champions. The Match Play Championship in Iceland is part of a 7 tournament Tour, the Eimskips Series in Iceland, a Tour in which exclusively Iceland´s best golfers participate. The Shipping Company Eimskip is the largest sponsor, thus the Series and the main event The Icelandic Championship in Stroke Play, which will take place on the Leirdals course (golfcourse of GKG = The Golf Club of Kópavogur and Garðabær) on July 24th-27th bear the companies name. Each tournament in addition bears a name of one Read more

Þórður Rafn Gissurarson, (short: Thor Gissurarson) from Golf Club Reykjavík in Iceland, won his first tournament as s a pro at the Jamega Pro Golf Tour in England. The tournament took place in this preceding weekend (June 29th-30th 2014)  at Calcot Park and participants were 74. This was a 36-hole event. Þórður Rafn played a total of 5-under-par 135 strokes. (67 68); one stroke better than Simon Griffiths and  Craig Hinton from England, both of whom were at 4 under par, each. Þórður Rafn received a winners check  in the amount of 4000 pounds (approx. 770,000 Icelandic kronas). We are all very proud here in Iceland over Þórður Rafns latest Read more

This video CLICK HERE: is filmed over 2 weeks in Iceland, March 2014. A journey into the shadows of ice caves and lights of the Aurora. The caves are a beautiful blue, awash in glacier-filtered sunlight. And the Northern Lights set the sky on fire – it’s quite a moment standing before something so cosmic. The one making the video clip had originally imagined this would be a cold and horrible trip, but… the desolate landscape was so simple it was perhaps the most beautiful place he’d been to. That’s not to say it wasn’t cold – especially in the second week, a snowstorm hit and the car got stuck in Read more

This short clip CLICK HERE: is an amazing way to promote what it promotes…. Breathtaking views, hot water springs, delicious food, beautiful and friendly people – who wouldn’t want to visit Iceland? ….. and play golf on one of the countries 65 golfcourses? The inspiring and feel good video has been created for Inspired By Iceland, a traveller’s guide to secret happenings within the country. Aren´t you definitely going to visit Iceland after watching this? Well, start packing your suitcase and come visit Iceland 2014! 

Here are some incredible photos of Iceland that might entice you to visit Iceland this summer. You can enjoy Iceland´s nature but whatever you do make sure to bring your golfset to play one of Iceland´s 65 golfcourses. Here are 20 photos of Icelands nature CLICK HERE:

Þórður Rafn Gissurarson, GR (Golf Club Reykjavík) took part in the Sueno Dunes Classic tournament in Turkey, the tournament being part of the German  Pro Golf Tour. The Sueno Dunes Classic was a 3 round tournment taking place January 21st-23rd 2014. Unfortunatelly Þórður Rafn didn´t have his best day – his score in the 2nd round was five over par, 74 strokes and he missed the cut. In the 2nd round Þórður Rafn made 2 birdies, 5 bogeys and one double bogey. He had a total score of 8 over par, 146 strokes (72 74) and ended up T-49, out of 84 participants. To see the results of the Sueno Dunes Read more

Gudrun Brá Björgvinsdóttir, GK (Golf Club Keilir in Hafnarfjörður Iceland)  joins the growing number of young Icelandic golfers, who play on American College Golf Teams in the U.S. Guðrún Brá will join the Bulldogs, i.e. the women´s golf team of Fresno State University in California. Emily Milberger Fresno State´s and the Bulldogs´coach welcomed Guðrún Brá warmly, which you can see in an article The Bulldogs´homepage, by CLICKING HERE:  Guðrún Brá is the daughter of Björgvin Sigurbergsson, one of Iceland´s most beloved golf instructor  and Heiðrún Jóhannsdóttir. She has one brother, Helgi Snær, who also excells in golf. Guðrún Brá is 19 years young (born March 25th 1994).   You can see an older interview Golf Read more

Iceland is a holiday destination of extremes…. or so it says in this video made by Icelandair CLICK HERE:  Here you´ll find an entertaining and informative documentary about Reykjavík, its surrounding countryside and the natural gems of Iceland. Here you´ll a.o. get a glimps of the Blue Lagoon, the church of Hallgrím, which is Iceland´s tallest church tower and then Café Loki, which is in the vicinity were you can try some of the manyfold Icelandic culinary specialities. Also you´re taken on a stroll down Skólavörðustígur and given insigths into where to buy woolen sweaters and the shop 12 tónar, where you´ll find some extraordinary Icelandic music. You´re shown Harpa, the Read more

Three of the most promising young golfers of GKG (Golf Club of Kópavogur and Garðabær) in Iceland spent their Christmas vacation along with their family in Orlando and participated in the intense PARS Junior Tournament. The tournament took place December 28.- 30. 2013 and was held at Orange County National, a resort many Icelanders are familiar with, since the Icelandic National Golf Team for serveral  years came to practice there. GKG´s most promising were:  Bragi Aðalsteinsson, Hlynur Bergsson and Kristófer Orri Þórðarson. Bragi, Hlynur and Kristófer Orri. Photo: GKG They all played well and gained important experience which will undouptedly help them in the coming season. Kristófer Orri played three rounds in just four strokes over Read more