1996 Swedish Golf Tour (women)

1996 Swedish Golf Tour (women) season
DurationMay 1996 (1996-05) – September 1996 (1996-09)
Number of official events10
Most wins3:
Sweden Maria Hjorth
Order of MeritSweden Maria Hjorth
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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

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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 Sweden Sophie Gustafson 217 (+4) 4 strokes Sweden Maria Hjorth
Sweden Petra Rigby		 85,000 [3]
2 Jun Delsjö Ladies Open Delsjö Sweden Maria Hjorth 221 (+5) 2 strokes Sweden Helene Koch 100,000 [4]
6 Jun Toyota Ladies Open Bokskogen Sweden Maria Hjorth 210 (−6) 11 strokes Sweden Malin Landehag 100,000 [5]
7 Jul SI Körunda Ladies Open Nynäshamn Sweden Petra Rigby 215 (−1) Playoff Sweden Marlene Hedblom 85,000 [6]
28 Jul Aspeboda Ladies Open Falun-Borlänge Sweden Maria Hjorth 214 (−5) 5 strokes Sweden Linda Ericsson 85,000 [7]
10 Aug Lerum Ladies Open Öijared Sweden Maria Bertilsköld 217 (+1) Playoff Sweden Sara Eklund (a) 100,000 [8]
25 Aug Trygg-Hansa Ladies Open Haninge Sweden Annika Sörenstam 279 (−13) 1 stroke England Joanne Morley
England Alison Nicholas		 £125,000 LET event [9]
1 Sep Compaq Open Örebro Italy Federica Dassù 279 (−13) Playoff Sweden Helen Alfredsson
Scotland Kathryn Marshall		 £100,000 LET event [10]
8 Sep SM Match Hook Sweden Anna Berg (a) 6&5 Sweden Nina Karlsson 100,000 [11]
14 Sep Adapt Ladies Open Upsala Sweden Maria Bertilsköld 219 (+3) Playoff Sweden Nina Karlsson 85,000 [12]

  National Championship tournaments

Order of Merit

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Rank Player Score
1 Sweden Maria Hjorth 67,625
2 Sweden Maria Bertilsköld 67,025
3 Sweden Nina Karlsson 45,533

Source:[13]

See also

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References

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  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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