1996 Swedish Golf Tour (women)

Eleventh season of the Swedish Golf Tour (women)

1996 Swedish Golf Tour (women) seasonDuration| May 1996 (1996-05) – September 1996 (1996-09)

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Number of official events| 10
Most wins| 3:
Maria Hjorth
Order of Merit|  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[edit]

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

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

National Championship tournaments

## Order of Merit[edit]

Rank | Player | Score

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1 |  Maria Hjorth | 67,625
2 |  Maria Bertilsköld | 67,025
3 |  Nina Karlsson | 45,533

Source:[13]

## See also[edit]

* 1996 Swedish Golf Tour (men's tour)

## References[edit]

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.

## External links[edit]

* Official homepage of the Swedish Golf Tour

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