1986 Swedish Golf Tour

The 1986 Swedish Golf Tour was the third season of the Swedish Golf Tour, the main professional golf tour in Sweden since it was formed in 1984.

1986 Swedish Golf Tour season
Duration23 May 1986 (1986-05-23) – 28 September 1986 (1986-09-28)
Number of official events12
Most winsSweden Per-Arne Brostedt (3)
Order of MeritSweden Per-Arne Brostedt
1985
1987

Schedule edit

The following table lists official events during the 1986 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(SKr)
Winner[a]
25 May Naturgas Open Skåne 175,000   Mike Harwood (n/a)
1 Jun Martini Cup Skåne 200,000   Per-Arne Brostedt (3)
8 Jun Nescafé Cup Skåne 200,000   Per-Arne Brostedt (4)
15 Jun Stiab Grand Prix Skåne 572,000   Magnus Sunesson (2)
6 Jul SI Trygg-Hansa Open Småland 200,000   Mats Lanner (5)
27 Jul SM Match Trygg-Hansa Cup Småland 200,000   Magnus Grankvist (2)
17 Aug Gevalia Open Gästrikland 200,000   Mats Lanner (6)
24 Aug PGA Club Sweden Open Östergötland 225,000   Magnus Persson (1)
31 Aug Karlstad Open Värmland 175,000   Per-Arne Brostedt (5)
14 Sep Kentab Open Västmanland 175,000   Magnus Grankvist (3)
21 Sep Esab Open Halland 175,000   Mikael Högberg (1)
28 Sep Owell Open Småland 250,000   Magnus Persson (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   Per-Arne Brostedt 210,050
2   Magnus Persson 162,071
3   Magnus Sunesson 160,010
4   Magnus Grankvist 132,660
5   Anders Sørensen 125,860

See also edit

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. ^ "Nytt rekordår-igen!" [A new record year-again!]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 4. April 1986. p. 129. Retrieved 16 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. ^ "Swedish Golf Tour Order of Merit". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1986. p. 82. Retrieved 16 October 2023.

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