1987 Swedish Golf Tour

The 1987 Swedish Golf Tour was the fourth season of the Swedish Golf Tour, the main professional golf tour in Sweden since it was formed in 1984.

1987 Swedish Golf Tour season
Duration24 April 1987 (1987-04-24) – 27 September 1987 (1987-09-27)
Number of official events14
Most winsSweden Johan Ryström (3)
Sweden Carl-Magnus Strömberg (3)
Order of MeritSweden Johan Ryström
1986
1988

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1987 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(SKr)
Winner[a]
26 Apr Martini Cup Skåne 200,000   Johan Ryström (1)
24 May Naturgas Open Skåne 200,000   Carl-Magnus Strömberg (1)
31 May Ramlösa Open Västergötland 250,000   Ulf Nilsson (1)
7 Jun Nescafé Cup Skåne 250,000   Anders Sørensen (1)
21 Jun Lacoste Open Denmark 225,000   Peter Jones (n/a)
28 Jun Teleannons Grand Prix Skåne 258,000   Johan Ryström (2)
5 Jul SI Trygg-Hansa Open Uppland 250,000   Marc Pendariès (a) (n/a)
26 Jul SM Match Trygg-Hansa Cup Östergötland 274,000   Carl-Magnus Strömberg (2)
16 Aug Gevalia Open Gästrikland 250,000   Mats Lanner (7)
23 Aug PGA Club Sweden Open Östergötland 250,000   Carl-Magnus Strömberg (3)
30 Aug Karlstad Open Värmland 200,000   Johan Ryström (3)
13 Sep Kentab Open Västmanland 200,000   Gus Ulrich (n/a)
20 Sep Esab Open Halland 200,000   Mikael Karlsson (1)
27 Sep Volvo Albatross Småland 250,000   Anders Sørensen (2)

Order of Merit

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

Position Player Prize money (SKr)
1   Johan Ryström 233,300
2   Carl-Magnus Strömberg 173,550
3   Mikael Högberg 128,400
4   Anders Sørensen 128,000
5   Ulf Nilsson 122,950

See also

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Notes

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  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

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  1. ^ "Årets program" [This year's program]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 4. April 1987. p. 138. 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. ^ "Ryström blev Sverige-etta" [Ryström becomes number one in Sweden]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 10. October 1987. p. 72. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
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