There were twelve contestants from Iceland playing in the annual Finnish International Junior Championship tournament which took place June 26th-28th 2013 in June Cooke stadium in Vierumäki, Finland. There were 4 categories boys and girls 15-16 yrs and boys and girls 14 yrs and younger. There were 102 Finns who competed along with an international contestants from a total of 54 countries from all over the world, a.o. from Germany, Sweden, Belgium, Denmark, Turkey a.s.o. The following contestants were from Iceland: Birgir Björn Magnússon GK, Gisli Sveinbergsson GK, Fannar Ingi Steingrímsson GHG, Henning Darri Þórðarson GK, Kristján Benedikt Sveinsson GHD, Ragnhildur Kristinsdóttir GR, Birta Dís Jónsdóttir GHD, Gerður Ragnarsdóttir GR, Ólöf Read more

This weekend, June 21st-23rd 2013, The Icelandic Championship in Match Play took place on Hamarsvöllur, Borgarnes in the western part of Iceland. Icelandic Champion in Match Play is Ólafía Þórunn Kristinsdóttir, GR (Golf Club Reykjavík). Ólafía Þórunn also plays for the Wake Forest golf team in North-Carolina. She won Tinna Jóhannsdóttir from Golf Club Keilir in Hafnarfjörður in the Championship Match 2&1. You can see an older inview with Ólafía Þórunn by CLICKING HERE:  At the time Golf 1 had the abovementioned interview with Ólafía Þórunn, she had just completed a grand feat in 2011, when she became both Icelandic Champion in Match Play and Stroke Play. It remains to be Read more

Guðrún Brá Björgvinsdóttir is simply one of Icelands best female golfers. She is now 19 (born March 25th 1994) and has had an absolutely stunning amateur career in the junior league here in Iceland. Last year she for example became Icelandic Junior Champion in Stroke Play her 6th connsecutive year. Actually she also captured the 2012 Junior Championship title in Match Play in her agegroup last year aswell, as in many years before. She has just returned from Spain where she participated in the Spanish International Ladies Championship, held May 10th-12th 2013  at the beautiful Las Colinas golf course in Alicante, Spain. You can see Golf1´s photos from Las Colinas by Read more

Icelandic golfers Guðrún Brá Björgvinsdóttir and Signý Arnórsdóttir both from Golf Club Keilir  (abbrev.: GK) in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland participated in the Spanish International Ladies Championship, which took place May 10th-12th at the beautiful Las Colinas Golf Course in, Alicante,  Spain.   To see Golf1´s photos from the Las Colinas golf course by CLICK HERE:  The participants in the tournament were 50 and the field was very strong. Signý Arnórsdóttir, GK. Photo: Golf 1 Guðrún Brá had a combined score of 16 over par, 229 strokes (74 80 75) and claimed 27th place. Signý had a combined score of 22 over par, 235 strokes  (80 79 76) and finished in 42nd place. THE FINAL Read more

Icelander Ólafía Þórunn Kristinsdóttir, GR, took part along with Wake Forest´s golfteam in the NCAA D1 Central Regional which was being held at Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club, in Austin, Oklahoma May 9.-11 2013.  The tournament´s finalround took place the day before yesterday. Participants in the tournament were 126 from 24 Universities. Ólafía Þórunn made it to the NCAA Championship, since she finished in joined 8th place and played the best of her team mates at Wake Forest. We are all extremely proud of her, here in Iceland! You can read an excerpt from an article on the tournament on Wake Forests home page: „Wake Forest junior Ólafía Kristinsdóttir fired a 3-under Read more

Icelandic golf professional Ólafur Björn Loftsson, Golf Club Nes in Iceland, won yesterday, February 6th 2013, his 2nd victory as a professional on the OGA series (One Golf America). This was a 1 day tournament and Ólafur Björn was tied for 1st place along with Lloyd Campbell from England and both received a check for $ 300. On his new facebook page Ólafur Björn wrote a.o: „Won a tournament today at the OGA Tour! Shot 69 (-3) at Ridgewood Lakes Golf Club. Started slowly and was +2 through 6 holes but then made 6 birdies in the next 12 holes.” To view Ólafur Björn´s new facebook page  CLICK HERE:  To Read more

Tonights interview is with Alastair Kent a member of the Elite a closed 20 member group of low handicap golfers who are members of the Golf Club of Reykjavík (abbreviated: GR). The goal of the Elite is to have weekly meetings i.e. to play golf and have fun. Here goes the interview: What is your name?: Alastair Kent What Golf Club are you a member of in Iceland?: The Golf Club of Reykjavík. Where and when were you born?  On February 6th 1970 in Saddleworth, UK. To see the homepage of  Saddleworth Golf Club CLICK HERE: Where were you raised? In Saddleworth. What is your family status and does anyone in your family Read more

Ólafur Björn Loftsson, a professional Icelandic golfer, a member of the Golf Club Nes (Icelandic: Nesklúbburinn) in Iceland participated in the Citrus Open tournament, which was held January 29th- 31st 2013 at the Rio Pinar golfcourse in Orlando, Florida. You can see Golf1´s intro of Ólafur Björn by CLICKING HERE The tournament is part of the Fore the Players Golf series. Ólafur Björn played the 3 rounds in the tournament in a combined score of 4 under par, 212 strokes (69 71 72). There were 121 participants in the tournament and Ólafur Björn claimed 17th spot and a check for $ 1088! For results  CLICK HERE:

Tomorrow, Saturday, January 19th 2013 there is the 2nd golf tournament scheduled in Sandgerði in the South of Iceland, this year, 2013. Already 100 golfers have entered the tournament, which will be held if the weather allows. The forcast says it is gonna rain a little and the temperature will be around 0-5°C (about 32-41° Fahrenheit). In the North, East and West of Iceland everything, including golf courses are covered in snow and there is no chance to play golf unless in golf simulators, which are extremely popular during this time of year. You can see here above how the 9 hole Hlíðarendi golf course in Sauðárkrókur in Skagafjörður in Read more

The interview today is with an Icelandic golfer who is quite known in Iceland; Eygló Myrra Óskarsdóttir. In Iceland the Golf Club Eygló Myrra is affiliated to is the Golf Club Oddur (abbreviated GO in Iceland) one of  Iceland´s best and also the one who boasts of the highest prized greenfees, since its 18 hole golf course is a real gem, you should absolutely make a point of playing once you´re in Iceland. Eygló Myrra studies finances and plays golf on the women´s golfteam of the University of San Francisco (abbreviated USF) in California. She became part of the team in the fall of 2011 whereas she switched from her Read more