The Scandinavian Enterprise Open was a golf tournament on the European Tour that was played in Sweden until 1990, when it had a prize fund of £400,000, which was mid-range for the tour at that time.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Established | 1973 |
| Course(s) | Royal Drottningholm Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | £400,000 |
| Month played | June |
| Final year | 1990 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 268 Ronan Rafferty (1989) 268 Craig Stadler (1990) |
| To par | −20 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Craig Stadler | |
| Location map | |
  Royal Drottningholm GC Location in Sweden | |
In 1991, the tournament was merged with fellow Sweden-based European Tour event, the PLM Open, with the resultant tournament being called the Scandinavian Masters.[2]
Tournament highlights edit
- 1973: Bob Charles won the inaugural edition of the tournament; he finished two strokes ahead of Tony Jacklin, Hedley Muscroft, and Vin Baker.[3]
- 1974: Jacklin won by 11 strokes over José María Cañizares despite a final round 75.[4]
- 1977: Seve Ballesteros was struck by lightning on the 14th fairway during the second round of play. He escaped major injury and continued playing.[5] Earlier in the same day Ballesteros got in a rules dispute when Lon Hinkle accused him of marking his ball incorrectly.[6]
- 1980: Greg Norman returned a 64 in the final round to win by three strokes at Vasatorp
- 1983: Played for the first time at the newly created Ullna Course, designed by the tournament founder Sven Tumba, Sam Torrance won on the final hole over playing partner, American Craig Stadler.
- 1987: Magnus Persson's attempt to become the Scandinavian Enterprise Open's first Swedish winner was foiled when Gordon Brand Jnr defeated him on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.[7]
- 1988: Ballesteros won the Scandinavian Open for a third time; he finished five strokes ahead of Gerry Taylor.[8]
- 1990: Stadler returned a final round 61 to win the last edition of the tournament by four strokes over Craig Parry; it was his fourth appearance, after twice finishing as runner-up.[9]
Winners edit
References edit
- ^ Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den Stora Sporten' [Golf - the Great Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation 100 Years. p. 236-239. ISBN 91-86818007.
- ^ "International Tour Events". Svenska Golfförbundet. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2008.
- ^ "Charles a winner in Sweden". The Vancouver Sun. Associated Press. 23 July 1973. p. 23 – via Google News.
- ^ "Tony Jacklin breezes to win". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. 22 July 1974. p. 2D – via Google News.
- ^ "Ballesteros OK After Struck by Lightning Bolt". Youngstown Vindicator. Associated Press. 23 July 1977. p. 10 – via Google News.
- ^ "Lucky Lee continues to sizzle". St. Petersburg Times. 23 July 1977. p. 5C – via Google News.
- ^ "Brand takes Scandinavian Open". New Straits Times. 4 August 1987. p. 19 – via Google News.
- ^ "Seve takes Swedish Open". Manila Standard. 2 August 1988. p. 15 – via Google News.
- ^ "Record triumph by Stadler". Manila Standard. 11 June 1990. p. 22 – via Google News.