1998 Swedish Golf Tour (women)
| Duration | May 1998 – September 1998 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 11 |
| Most wins | 2 (tie): Marie Hedberg (a) Pernilla Sterner |
| Order of Merit | Nina Karlsson |
← 1997 1999 → | |
The 1998 Swedish Golf Tour, known as the Telia Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 13th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for women held in Sweden and Finland.[1]
The tour extended to Finland for the first time with the inaugural Felix Finnish Ladies Open held at Aura Golf in Turku.
Pernilla Sterner and Marie Hedberg both won two tournaments and Nina Karlsson won her second Order of Merit.
Schedule
The season consisted of 11 tournaments played between May and September, where one event was held in Finland.[2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Purse (SEK) |
Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May | Göteborgs Kex Ladies Open | Delsjö | Lynnette Brooky | 207 (−6) | Playoff | Malin Burström | 150,000 | [3] | |
| 7 Jun | Toyota Ladies Open | Bokskogen | Marie Hedberg (a) | 217 (+1) | Playoff | Anna Jönsson (a) Sara Melin |
100,000 | [4] | |
| 28 Jun | Körunda Ladies Open | Nynäshamn | Pernilla Sterner | 215 (−1) | 1 stroke | Line Berg Claire Duffy |
100,000 | [5] | |
| 4 Jul | Hook Ladies Open | Hook | Jessica Lindbergh (a) | 211 (−5) | Playoff | Riikka Hakkarainen Marlene Hedblom Sophie Gustafson |
200,000 | [6] | |
| 2 Aug | Felix Finnish Ladies Open | Aura, Finland | Susanne Westling | 218 (+2) | 1 stroke | Maria Ekberg | 150,000 | [7] | |
| 9 Aug | SI · Timrå Ladies Open | Timrå | Sara Jelander | 225 (+9) | 2 strokes | Maria Bodén (a) Rebecka Heinmert (a) Sofia Johansson (a) |
150,000 | [8] | |
| 30 Aug | LB Data Ladies Open | Öijared | Nina Karlsson | 211 (−5) | 4 strokes | Malin Burström | 100,000 | [9] | |
| 6 Sep | Öhrlings Match-SM | Varberg | Helene Koch | 3&2 | Josefin Stålvant | 100,000 | [10] | ||
| 13 Sep | Adapt Ladies Open | Upsala | Marie Hedberg (a) | 213 (−3) | 1 stroke | Nina Karlsson | 100,000 | [11] | |
| 20 Sep | Swedish PGA Championship | Karlstad | Pernilla Sterner | 283 (−5) | 5 strokes | Mia Löjdahl | 100,000 | [12] | |
| 27 Sep | Telia Ladies Finale | Johannesberg | Sophie Gustafson | 205 (−11) | 6 strokes | Anna Berg | 225,000 | [13] | |
National Championship tournaments
Order of Merit
| Rank | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nina Karlsson | 1,068 |
| 2 | Marie Hedberg | 1,035 |
| 3 | Pernilla Sterner | 963 |
| 4 | Malin Burström | 896 |
| 5 | Sophie Gustafson | 871 |
| 6 | Susanne Westling | 827 |
| 7 | Riikka Hakkarainen | 820 |
| 8 | Linda Ericsson | 726 |
| 9 | Sara Jelander | 707 |
| 10 | Helene Koch | 696 |
Source:[14]
See also
- 1998 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 5/1998". Swedish Golf Federation. p. 172. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Results 1998 Göteborgs Kex Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Results 1998 Toyota Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Results 1998 Körunda Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Results 1998 Hook Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Results 1998 Felix Finnish Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Results 1998 Timrå Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Results 1998 LB Data Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Results 1998 Öhrlings Match-SM". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Results 1998 Adapt Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Results 1998 PGA-Mästerskapet". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Results 1998 Telia Ladies Finale". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Svensk Golf 11/1998". Swedish Golf Federation. p. 107. Retrieved 17 May 2021.