Delsjö Golf Club

Delsjö Golf Club is a golf club located 3 km south of central Gothenburg, Sweden. It has hosted the Delsjö Ladies Open and Gothenburg Ladies Open on the Ladies European Tour.[1]

Delsjö Golf Club
Club information
Delsjö Golf Club is located in Sweden
Delsjö Golf Club
Location in Sweden
Coordinates57.6818°N 12.0249°E / 57.6818; 12.0249
LocationGothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Established1962 (SGF Member)
TypeMunicipal
Total holes18
Events hostedDelsjö Ladies Open
Gothenburg Ladies Open
Websitedegk.se
Delsjö
Designed byDouglas Brasier
Frank Pennink
Peter Chamberlain (2004)
Par72

History

Located in the Delsjön Nature Reserve in eastern Gothenburg, a reservoir for the city, construction was approved by the Gothenburg Municipality Assembly on 17 September 1959 after much wrangling. The municipal course, rare for Sweden, was built with the help of 13 corporate sponsors.[2] The club was admitted to the Swedish Golf Federation in 1962 and the full 18 hole course was completed in 1965.[1]

Together with Royal Drottningholm Golf Club the club hosted the Volvo Open in 1970, where Frenchman Jean Garaïalde ultimately prevailed over Jack Nicklaus by one shot, while The Open champions Bob Charles, Peter Thomson and Kel Nagle trailed further behind.[3] It also hosted the Delsjö Ladies Open and the Gothenburg Ladies Open on the Ladies European Tour in 1985 and 1988.[4]

Karin Sjödin and Linda Wessberg are two LPGA Tour players that grew up playing at the club, along with European Tour winner Sebastian Söderberg.[5]

Tournaments hosted
YearChampionshipWinner
1970Volvo OpenFrance Jean Garaïalde
1985Delsjö Ladies OpenScotland Cathy Panton
1988Gothenburg Ladies OpenFrance Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya

Swedish Golf Tour

Amateur tournaments

See also

References
  1. Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den Stora Sporten' [Golf - the Great Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 131. ISBN 91-86818007. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  2. "History". Delsjö Golf Club. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  3. "Scandinavian Invitation" (in Swedish). Svensk Golf 8/2019. p. 72. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  4. Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den Stora Sporten' [Golf - the Great Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 279. ISBN 91-86818007. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  5. "Proffs som hittat hem". Göteborgs-Posten. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
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