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):
Sweden Marie Hedberg (a)
Sweden Pernilla Sterner
Order of MeritSweden 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 OpenDelsjöNew Zealand Lynnette Brooky207 (−6)PlayoffSweden Malin Burström150,000[3]
7 JunToyota Ladies OpenBokskogenSweden Marie Hedberg (a)217 (+1)PlayoffSweden Anna Jönsson (a)
Sweden Sara Melin		100,000[4]
28 JunKörunda Ladies OpenNynäshamnSweden Pernilla Sterner215 (−1)1 strokeNorway Line Berg
England Claire Duffy		100,000[5]
4 JulHook Ladies OpenHookSweden Jessica Lindbergh (a)211 (−5)PlayoffFinland Riikka Hakkarainen
Sweden Marlene Hedblom
Sweden Sophie Gustafson		200,000[6]
2 AugFelix Finnish Ladies OpenAura, FinlandSweden Susanne Westling218 (+2)1 strokeSweden Maria Ekberg150,000[7]
9 AugSI · Timrå Ladies OpenTimråSweden Sara Jelander225 (+9)2 strokesSweden Maria Bodén (a)
Sweden Rebecka Heinmert (a)
Sweden Sofia Johansson (a)		150,000[8]
30 AugLB Data Ladies OpenÖijaredSweden Nina Karlsson211 (−5)4 strokesSweden Malin Burström100,000[9]
6 SepÖhrlings Match-SMVarbergSweden Helene Koch3&2Sweden Josefin Stålvant100,000[10]
13 SepAdapt Ladies OpenUpsalaSweden Marie Hedberg (a)213 (−3)1 strokeSweden Nina Karlsson100,000[11]
20 SepSwedish PGA ChampionshipKarlstadSweden Pernilla Sterner283 (−5)5 strokesSweden Mia Löjdahl100,000[12]
27 SepTelia Ladies FinaleJohannesbergSweden Sophie Gustafson205 (−11)6 strokesSweden Anna Berg225,000[13]

  National Championship tournaments

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