The 1988 Swedish Golf Tour was the fifth season of the Swedish Golf Tour, the main professional golf tour in Sweden since it was formed in 1984.
| Duration | 5 May 1988 – 2 October 1988 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 17 |
| Most wins |  Leif Hederström (2) Jesper Parnevik (2) |
| Order of Merit | Jesper Parnevik |
← 1987 1989 → | |
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 1988 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (SKr) |
Winner[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May | Sapa Torekov Open | Skåne | 350,000 | Carl-Magnus Strömberg (4)
|
| 14 May | Lacoste Spalding Open | Denmark | 225,000 | Leif Hederström (1)
|
| 22 May | Naturgas Open | Skåne | 250,000 |  Terry Price (n/a)
|
| 29 May | Ramlösa Open | Västergötland | 300,000 | Jesper Parnevik (1)
|
| 5 Jun | Nescafé Cup | Skåne | 275,000 | Jan Tilmanis (1)
|
| 12 Jun | Teleannons Grand Prix | Skåne | 400,000 | Magnus Sunesson (3)
|
| 19 Jun | Stiga Open | Småland | 225,000 | Clas Hultman (1)
|
| 26 Jun | Odense Open | Denmark | 225,000 | Jesper Parnevik (2)
|
| 3 Jul | SI Trygg-Hansa Open | Gästrikland | 275,000 |  Per Haugsrud (1)
|
| 10 Jul | Scandinavian Tipo Trophy | Finland | 225,000 | Daniel Westermark (1)
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| 24 Jul | SM Match Trygg-Hansa Cup | Småland | 325,000 | Mikael Krantz (1)
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| 7 Aug | Länsförsäkringar Open | Halland | 500,000 |  Vijay Singh (n/a)
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| 21 Aug | Gevalia Open | Gästrikland | 300,000 | Dennis Edlund (1)
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| 28 Aug | Karlstad Open | Värmland | 225,000 | Leif Hederström (2)
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| 11 Sep | Västerås Kentab Open | Västmanland | 225,000 | Johan Ryström (4)
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| 18 Sep | Esab Open | Halland | 260,000 | Ove Sellberg (2)
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| 2 Oct | Volvo Albatross | Småland | 400,000 | Nils Lindeblad (2)
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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 | Jesper Parnevik |
243,100 |
| 2 | Carl-Magnus Strömberg |
193,000 |
| 3 | Johan Ryström |
187,650 |
| 4 | Per Haugsrud |
165,650 |
| 5 | Mikael Krantz |
159,400 |
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.
References edit
- ^ "Årets program" [This year's program]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 4. April 1988. p. 135. Retrieved 16 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.
- ^ "Club Sweden Order of Merit, Sverige" [Club Sweden Order of Merit, Sweden]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 10. October 1988. p. 80. Retrieved 16 October 2023.