The 1989 Swedish Golf Tour was the sixth season of the Swedish Golf Tour, the main professional golf tour in Sweden since it was formed in 1984, with most tournaments being incorporated into the Challenge Tour between 1989 and 1998.
| Duration | 19 May 1989 – 24 September 1989 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 14 |
| Order of Merit |  Magnus Sunesson |
← 1988 1990 → | |
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 1989 season.[1][2][3]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (SKr) |
Winner[a] | Main tour[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May | Naturgas Open | Skåne | 250,000 |  Jeff Hall |
CHA |
| 28 May | Ramlösa Open | Västergötland | 300,000 |  Heinz-Peter Thül |
CHA |
| 4 Jun | Nescafé Cup | Skåne | 300,000 | Thomas Nilsson |
CHA |
| 11 Jun | Teleannons Grand Prix | Skåne | 500,000 | Mats Lanner |
CHA |
| 18 Jun | Stiga Open | Småland | 250,000 | Thomas Nilsson |
CHA |
| 2 Jul | Volvo Albatross | Småland | 400,000 | Magnus Sunesson |
CHA |
| 9 Jul | Wermland Open | Värmland | 400,000 | Anders Gillner |
CHA |
| 16 Jul | Scandinavian Tipo Trophy | Finland | 250,000 |  René Michelsen |
CHA |
| 30 Jul | SM Match Play | Uppland | 325,000 | Magnus Grankvist |
CHA |
| 13 Aug | Gevalia Open | Gästrikland | 400,000 | Mats Lanner |
CHA |
| 27 Aug | Esab Open | Halland | 250,000 | Carl-Magnus Strömberg |
CHA |
| 10 Sep | Västerås Kentab Open | Västmanland | 325,000 | Clas Hultman |
CHA |
| 17 Sep | SI Aragon Open | Närke | 400,000 | Anders Gillner |
CHA |
| 24 Sep | Länsförsäkringar Open | Halland | 600,000 | Leif Hederström |
CHA |
Order of Merit edit
The Order of Merit was titled as the Diners Club Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Swedish krona.[4]
| Position | Player | Prize money (SKr) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnus Sunesson |
245,250 |
| 2 | Anders Gillner |
203,550 |
| 3 | Mats Lanner |
163,300 |
| 4 | Magnus Grankvist |
160,100 |
| 5 | Thomas Nilsson |
157,750 |
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. As most Swedish Golf Tour events are incorporated into the Challenge Tour schedules, details of these wins are displayed there instead.
- ^ CHA − Challenge Tour.
References edit
- ^ "Årets program" [This year's program]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 3. March 1989. p. 121. Retrieved 15 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.
- ^ "Swedish Golf Tour 1989". Svensk Golf. No. 12. December 1989. pp. 68–69. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Diners Club Order of Merit, Sverige" [Diners Club Order of Merit, Sweden]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 10. October 1989. p. 79. Retrieved 15 October 2023.