1984 Swedish Golf Tour

The 1984 Swedish Golf Tour was the inaugural season of the Swedish Golf Tour, the main professional golf tour in Sweden since it was formed in 1984.

1984 Swedish Golf Tour season
Duration31 May 1984 (1984-05-31) – 30 September 1984 (1984-09-30)
Number of official events8
Most winsSweden Anders Forsbrand (2)
Order of MeritSweden Mats Lanner
1985

Schedule edit

The following table lists official events during the 1984 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(SKr)
Winner[a]
2 Jun Martini Cup Helsingborg Open Skåne 125,000   Anders Johnsson (1)
16 Jun Maggi Cup Skåne 125,000   Magnus Sunesson (1)
30 Jun PLM Open Skåne 250,000   Tommy Horton (n/a)
4 Aug Swedish PGA Championship Värmland 200,000   Per-Arne Brostedt (1)
11 Aug Swedish International Västerbotten 200,000   Anders Forsbrand (1)
18 Aug Gevalia Open Gästrikland 150,000   Anders Forsbrand (2)
23 Sep Stiab Grand Prix Skåne 220,000   Mats Lanner (1)
30 Sep Kullenburg Play-Off Östergötland 150,000   Mats Lanner (2)

Order of Merit edit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Swedish krona.[3]

Position Player Prize money (SKr)
1   Mats Lanner 158,925
2   Anders Forsbrand 121,625
3   Per-Arne Brostedt 90,250
4   Peter Carsbo 66,875
5   Mats Hallberg 60,950

Notes edit

  1. ^ 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.

References edit

  1. ^ "1984 års program" [1984 programme]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 4. April 1984. p. 8. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Sex har tjänat sexsiffrigt 1984, Swedish Golf Tour" [Six has earned six-figure amounts 1984, Swedish Golf Tour]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1984. p. 71.

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