The town's staff compete in golf

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The Hafnarfjörður municipal staff golf tournament was held in superb golfing weather on Thursday, 8th August. Nearly 70 employees from various municipal departments signed up to play and gave it their all. When all the players had finished playing, a grand awards ceremony and banquet was held in the Keili golf clubhouse.

The Hafnarfjörður municipal staff golf tournament was held in superb golfing weather on Thursday, 8 August. Nearly 70 employees from various municipal departments signed up to play and were in top form. It was a traditional stableford competition with handicap and a stroke play competition for the golf champion. Nearest the pin prizes were awarded on the 4th, 6th, 12th and 17th holes of Hvaleyrarvöllur and on the 1st and 9th holes of Sveinskotsvöllur. Once all players had finished their rounds, a grand prize-giving and dinner were held in the Keilir clubhouse. The results of the golf tournament were as follows:

Par 3 course – stroke play

  1. Kolbrún Sigþórsdóttir 41 strokes

  2. Tinna Dahl Christiansen 43 strokes

  3. Birna Dís Bjarnadóttir 45 strokes

Winners at Sveinskot Course – Stroke Play

Hvaleyrarvöllur – Stableford competition with handicap

  1. Gudmundur Ragnar Ólafsson 38 points

  2. Halla Sigurgeirsdóttir 38 points

  3. Halldór Ásgrímur Ingólfsson 37 points

Winners at Hvaleyrarvöllur – Stableford competition with handicap

Hvaleyrarvöllur – Stroke play

  1. Halldór Ásgrímur Ingólfsson 74 strokes

Nearest the pin on the par-3 holes at Hvaleyrarvöllur

  • Hole 4 – Benedikt Guðbjartsson 5.10 m.

  • Hole 6 – Halldór Ásgrímur Ingólfsson 6.32 m

  • Hole 12 – Örn Geirsson 4.65 m

  • Hole 17 – Gudmundur Ragnar Ólafsson 0.55 m

Closest to the Pin at Sveinskot

  • Hole 9 – Guðrún Jónsdóttir 7.13 m

This year's organising committee included them Gudmundur Ragnar ÓlafssonLudwig Geirsson and Helena Guðmundsdóttir. Preparations are already underway for the 2025 tournament, which will be held at the same time in mid-August.

The organising committee

The staff golf tournament is here to stay, and a large group is already looking forward to next year's event and planning their winter training. It doesn't hurt that Hafnarfjörður is home to one of the country's finest golf courses.

Congratulations to this year's winners and thanks to the whole group for a fantastic tournament! 

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