1998 Swedish Golf Tour (women)

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]

1998 Swedish Golf Tour (women) season
DurationMay 1998 (1998-05) – September 1998 (1998-09)
Number of official events11
Most wins2 (tie):
Marie Hedberg (a)
Pernilla Sterner
Order of Merit Nina Karlsson
← 1997
1999 →

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]

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upPurse
(SEK)		NoteRef
31 MayGöteborgs Kex Ladies OpenDelsjö Lynnette Brooky207 (–6)Playoff Malin Burström150,000[3]
7 JunToyota Ladies OpenBokskogen Marie Hedberg (a)217 (+1)Playoff Anna Jönsson (a)
Sara Melin		100,000[4]
28 JunKörunda Ladies OpenNynäshamn Pernilla Sterner215 (–1)1 stroke Line Berg
Claire Duffy		100,000[5]
4 JulHook Ladies OpenHook Jessica Lindbergh (a)211 (–5)Playoff Riikka Hakkarainen
Marlene Hedblom
Sophie Gustafson		200,000[6]
2 AugFelix Finnish Ladies OpenAura, Finland Susanne Westling218 (+2)1 stroke Maria Ekberg150,000[7]
9 AugSI · Timrå Ladies OpenTimrå Sara Jelander225 (+9)2 strokes Maria Bodén (a)
Rebecka Heinmert (a)
Sofia Johansson (a)		150,000[8]
30 AugLB Data Ladies OpenÖijared Nina Karlsson211 (–5)4 strokes Malin Burström100,000[9]
6 SepÖhrlings Match-SMVarberg Helene Koch3&2 Josefin Stålvant100,000[10]
13 SepAdapt Ladies OpenUpsala Marie Hedberg (a)213 (–3)1 stroke Nina Karlsson100,000[11]
20 SepSwedish PGA ChampionshipKarlstad Pernilla Sterner283 (–5)5 strokes Mia Löjdahl100,000[12]
27 SepTelia Ladies FinaleJohannesberg Sophie Gustafson205 (–11)6 strokes Anna Berg225,000[13]

  National Championship tournaments

    Order of Merit
    RankPlayerScore
    1 Nina Karlsson1,068
    2 Marie Hedberg1,035
    3 Pernilla Sterner963
    4 Malin Burström896
    5 Sophie Gustafson871
    6 Susanne Westling827
    7 Riikka Hakkarainen820
    8 Linda Ericsson726
    9 Sara Jelander707
    10 Helene Koch696

    Source:[14]

    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 5/1998". Swedish Golf Federation. p. 172. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
    3. "Results 1998 Göteborgs Kex Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
    4. "Results 1998 Toyota Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
    5. "Results 1998 Körunda Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
    6. "Results 1998 Hook Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
    7. "Results 1998 Felix Finnish Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
    8. "Results 1998 Timrå Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
    9. "Results 1998 LB Data Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
    10. "Results 1998 Öhrlings Match-SM". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
    11. "Results 1998 Adapt Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
    12. "Results 1998 PGA-Mästerskapet". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
    13. "Results 1998 Telia Ladies Finale". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
    14. "Svensk Golf 11/1998". Swedish Golf Federation. p. 107. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
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