1996 Swedish Golf Tour (women)
| Duration | May 1996 – September 1996 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 10 |
| Most wins | 3: Maria Hjorth |
| Order of Merit | Maria Hjorth |
← 1995 1997 → | |
The 1996 Swedish Golf Tour was the eleventh season of the Swedish Golf Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for women held in Sweden.[1]
Maria Hjorth, in her rookie year as a professional, won three tournaments and the Order of Merit.
Schedule
The season consisted of 10 tournaments played between May and September, where two events were included on the 1996 Ladies European Tour.[2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Purse (SEK) |
Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May | Rörstrand Ladies Open | Lidköping | Sophie Gustafson | 217 (+4) | 4 strokes | Maria Hjorth Petra Rigby |
85,000 | [3] | |
| 2 Jun | Delsjö Ladies Open | Delsjö | Maria Hjorth | 221 (+5) | 2 strokes | Helene Koch | 100,000 | [4] | |
| 6 Jun | Toyota Ladies Open | Bokskogen | Maria Hjorth | 210 (−6) | 11 strokes | Malin Landehag | 100,000 | [5] | |
| 7 Jul | SI Körunda Ladies Open | Nynäshamn | Petra Rigby | 215 (−1) | Playoff | Marlene Hedblom | 85,000 | [6] | |
| 28 Jul | Aspeboda Ladies Open | Falun-Borlänge | Maria Hjorth | 214 (−5) | 5 strokes | Linda Ericsson | 85,000 | [7] | |
| 10 Aug | Lerum Ladies Open | Öijared | Maria Bertilsköld | 217 (+1) | Playoff | Sara Eklund (a) | 100,000 | [8] | |
| 25 Aug | Trygg-Hansa Ladies Open | Haninge | Annika Sörenstam | 279 (−13) | 1 stroke | Joanne Morley Alison Nicholas |
£125,000 | LET event | [9] |
| 1 Sep | Compaq Open | Örebro | Federica Dassù | 279 (−13) | Playoff | Helen Alfredsson Kathryn Marshall |
£100,000 | LET event | [10] |
| 8 Sep | SM Match | Hook | Anna Berg (a) | 6&5 | Nina Karlsson | 100,000 | [11] | ||
| 14 Sep | Adapt Ladies Open | Upsala | Maria Bertilsköld | 219 (+3) | Playoff | Nina Karlsson | 85,000 | [12] | |
National Championship tournaments
Order of Merit
| Rank | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria Hjorth | 67,625 |
| 2 | Maria Bertilsköld | 67,025 |
| 3 | Nina Karlsson | 45,533 |
Source:[13]
See also
- 1996 Swedish Golf Tour (men's tour)
References
- ^ Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den Stora Sporten' [Golf - the Great Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 278. ISBN 91-86818007. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Svensk Golf 3/1996". Swedish Golf Federation. p. 67. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Results 1996 Rörstrand Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Results 1996 Delsjö Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Results 1996 Toyota Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Results 1996". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Results 1996 Aspeboda Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Results 1996 Lerum Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Results 1996 Trygg-Hansa Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Results 1996 Compaq Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Results 1996 SM Match". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Results 1996 Adapt Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Svensk Golf 12/1996". Swedish Golf Federation. p. 93. Retrieved 17 May 2021.