The 1998 Swedish Golf Tour, titled as the 1998 Telia Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 15th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, the main professional golf tour in Sweden since it was formed in 1984, with most tournaments being incorporated into the Challenge Tour between 1989 and 1998.
| Duration | 11 June 1998 – 4 October 1998 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 14 |
| Most wins |  Peter Hanson (2) |
| Order of Merit | Fredrik Larsson |
← 1997 1999 → | |
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 1998 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (SKr) |
Winner[a] | Main tour[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun | NCC Open | Skåne | £40,000 | Johan Ryström |
CHA |
| 20 Jun | Onsöy Open | Norway | 200,000 |  Morten Hagen (1) |
|
| 28 Jun | Husqvarna Open | Småland | 210,000 | Peter Hanson (a) (2) |
|
| 5 Jul | GE Capital Bank Open | Skåne | 200,000 | Adam Mednick (1) |
|
| 12 Jul | Volvo Finnish Open | Finland | £40,000 |  Christian Cévaër |
CHA |
| 9 Aug | Västerås Open | Västmanland | 150,000 | Peter Hanson (a) (3) |
|
| 23 Aug | Saab Open | Södermanland | 300,000 | Hans Edberg (1) |
|
| 30 Aug | Navision Open Golf Championship | Denmark | £40,000 |  Søren Hansen |
CHA |
| 6 Sep | Öhrlings Swedish Matchplay | Halland | £45,000 |  Kevin Carissimi |
CHA |
| 6 Sep | Audi Open | Norway | 200,000 | Tomas Körberg (a) (1) |
|
| 13 Sep | Tor Line Open | Halland | 350,000 | Johan Bjerhag (1) |
|
| 20 Sep | Swedish PGA Championship | Värmland | 200,000 | Ulrik Gustafsson (1) |
|
| 27 Sep | AP Parts Motoman Open | Småland | 150,000 | Fredrik Widmark (1) |
|
| 4 Oct | Telia Grand Prix | Skåne | £85,000 | Mats Lanner |
CHA |
Order of Merit edit
The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fredrik Larsson |
968 |
| 2 | Adam Mednick |
937 |
| 3 | Ulrik Gustafsson |
901 |
| 4 | Fredrik Widmark |
900 |
| 5 | Peter Hanson (a) |
881 |
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Swedish Golf Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. As most Swedish Golf Tour events are incorporated into the Challenge Tour schedules, details of these wins are displayed there instead.
- ^ CHA − Challenge Tour.
References edit
- ^ "Telia Tour 1998". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 5. May 1998. p. 165. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Jansson, Anders (2004). "Swedish Golf Tour/Telia Tour". Golf - Den Stora Sporten (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 277–279. ISBN 91-86818007. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ "Telia Ranking Herrar" [Telia Ranking Men]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 11. November 1998. p. 106. Retrieved 13 October 2023.