Svedala Ladies Open
Golf tournament
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The Svedala Ladies Open was a women's professional golf tournament on the Swedish Golf Tour played between 1996 and 2014. It was always held at the Bokskogen Golf Club in Svedala, Sweden.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Svedala, Sweden |
| Established | 1996 |
| Course | Bokskogen Golf Club |
| Tour | Swedish Golf Tour |
| Format | 54-hole stroke play |
| Prize fund | SEK 300,000 |
| Final year | 2014 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 208 Caroline Hedwall (2014) |
| To par | −6 Maria Hjorth (1996) |
| Final champion | |
 Caroline Hedwall | |
History
The tournament was first held in 1996 and ran for five consecutive seasons with Toyota as title sponsor. The inaugural event was won with a healthy margin by rookie professional Maria Hjorth, who went on to win the Order of Merit that year and joined the LPGA Tour in 1998. The tournament was discontinued when the venue instead hosted both the Swedish PGA Championship (women) and the men's Swedish PGA Championship, a Challenge Tour event, simultaneously in 2001.[2]
The event briefly reappeared on the Swedish Golf Tour schedule again in 2013 and 2014 when it served as the season finale and was hosted by Peter Hanson.[3]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Prize fund (SEK) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Svedala Ladies Open | ||||||
| 2014 | Caroline Hedwall | –5 (67-69-72=208) | 1 stroke | Johanna Björk | 300,000 | [4] |
| 2013 | Julia Davidsson | +3 (73-75-71=219) | 2 strokes | Linnea Torsson | 300,000 | [5] |
| 2001–2012: No tournament | ||||||
| Toyota Ladies Open | ||||||
| 2000 | Malin Burström | +5 (74-71-76=221) | 1 stroke | Susanna Hanson (a) | 150,000 | [6] |
| 1999 | Lisa Hed | E (70-71-75=216) | 2 strokes | Anna Berg | 150,000 | [7] |
| 1998 | Marie Hedberg (a) | +1 (74-73-70=217) | Playoff | Anna Jönsson (a) Sara Melin | 100,000 | [8] |
| 1997 | Nina Karlsson | –1 (73-71-71=215) | 1 stroke | Catrin Nilsmark | 85,000 | [9] |
| 1996 | Maria Hjorth | –6 (71-71-68=210) | 11 strokes | Malin Landehag | 100,000 | [10] |