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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1997 →

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]

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upPurse
(SEK)		NoteRef
26 MayRörstrand Ladies OpenLidköpingSweden Sophie Gustafson217 (+4)4 strokesSweden Maria Hjorth
Sweden Petra Rigby		85,000[3]
2 JunDelsjö Ladies OpenDelsjöSweden Maria Hjorth221 (+5)2 strokesSweden Helene Koch100,000[4]
6 JunToyota Ladies OpenBokskogenSweden Maria Hjorth210 (−6)11 strokesSweden Malin Landehag100,000[5]
7 JulSI Körunda Ladies OpenNynäshamnSweden Petra Rigby215 (−1)PlayoffSweden Marlene Hedblom85,000[6]
28 JulAspeboda Ladies OpenFalun-BorlängeSweden Maria Hjorth214 (−5)5 strokesSweden Linda Ericsson85,000[7]
10 AugLerum Ladies OpenÖijaredSweden Maria Bertilsköld217 (+1)PlayoffSweden Sara Eklund (a)100,000[8]
25 AugTrygg-Hansa Ladies OpenHaningeSweden Annika Sörenstam279 (−13)1 strokeEngland Joanne Morley
England Alison Nicholas		£125,000LET event[9]
1 SepCompaq OpenÖrebroItaly Federica Dassù279 (−13)PlayoffSweden Helen Alfredsson
Scotland Kathryn Marshall		£100,000LET event[10]
8 SepSM MatchHookSweden Anna Berg (a)6&5Sweden Nina Karlsson100,000[11]
14 SepAdapt Ladies OpenUpsalaSweden Maria Bertilsköld219 (+3)PlayoffSweden Nina Karlsson85,000[12]

  National Championship tournaments

    Order of Merit

    RankPlayerScore
    1Sweden Maria Hjorth67,625
    2Sweden Maria Bertilsköld67,025
    3Sweden Nina Karlsson45,533

    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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