DANISH VENUE FOR EUROPEAN TOUR EVENT IN MID-AUGUST

NEWS RELEASE FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR

The European Tour will visit Denmark for the first time in more than a decade next year when the inaugural Made in Denmark is held at Himmerland Golf and Spa Resort from August 14-17. 

The tournament will be played at the North Jutland venue from 2014-2016 and will carry a prize fund of €1.5million, with €270,000 on offer to the winner.  

Ian Poulter was triumphant the only previous time The European Tour has staged a tournament on Danish soil, the Englishman beating Colin Montgomerie by a single stroke after shooting a round of 66 on the final day of the 2003 Nordic Open, held in the capital city Copenhagen.    

Himmerland Golf and Spa Resort, in Farsø, is northern Europe’s largest golf resort, comprising two 18 hole courses, a nine hole course and extensive practice facilities in the NIKE Performance Centre.

The stunning 7,382 yards, par 72 Backtee New Course, which will be used for the tournament, re-opened at the start of the year after a €2million renovation programme which included the re-laying of all 18 greens and the re-shaping of every bunker.