1996 Swedish Golf Tour (women)

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]

1996 Swedish Golf Tour (women) season
DurationMay 1996 (1996-05) – September 1996 (1996-09)
Number of official events10
Most wins3:
Maria Hjorth
Order of Merit Maria Hjorth
← 1995
1997 →

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]

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upPurse
(SEK)		NoteRef
26 MayRörstrand Ladies OpenLidköping Sophie Gustafson217 (+4)4 strokes Maria Hjorth
Petra Rigby		85,000[3]
2 JunDelsjö Ladies OpenDelsjö Maria Hjorth221 (+5)2 strokes Helene Koch100,000[4]
6 JunToyota Ladies OpenBokskogen Maria Hjorth210 (–6)11 strokes Malin Landehag100,000[5]
7 JulSI Körunda Ladies OpenNynäshamn Petra Rigby215 (–1)Playoff Marlene Hedblom85,000[6]
28 JulAspeboda Ladies OpenFalun-Borlänge Maria Hjorth214 (–5)5 strokes Linda Ericsson85,000[7]
10 AugLerum Ladies OpenÖijared Maria Bertilsköld217 (+1)Playoff Sara Eklund (a)100,000[8]
25 AugTrygg-Hansa Ladies OpenHaninge Annika Sörenstam279 (−13)1 stroke Joanne Morley
Alison Nicholas		£125,000LET event[9]
1 SepCompaq OpenÖrebro Federica Dassù279 (−13)Playoff Helen Alfredsson
Kathryn Marshall		£100,000LET event[10]
8 SepSM MatchHook Anna Berg (a)6&5 Nina Karlsson100,000[11]
14 SepAdapt Ladies OpenUpsala Maria Bertilsköld219 (+3)Playoff Nina Karlsson85,000[12]

  National Championship tournaments

    Order of Merit
    RankPlayerScore
    1 Maria Hjorth67,625
    2 Maria Bertilsköld67,025
    3 Nina Karlsson45,533

    Source:[13]

    See also

    References
    1. 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.
    2. "Svensk Golf 3/1996". Swedish Golf Federation. p. 67. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
    3. "Results 1996 Rörstrand Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
    4. "Results 1996 Delsjö Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
    5. "Results 1996 Toyota Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
    6. "Results 1996". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
    7. "Results 1996 Aspeboda Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
    8. "Results 1996 Lerum Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
    9. "Results 1996 Trygg-Hansa Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
    10. "Results 1996 Compaq Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
    11. "Results 1996 SM Match". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
    12. "Results 1996 Adapt Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
    13. "Svensk Golf 12/1996". Swedish Golf Federation. p. 93. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
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