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

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

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

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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