2002 Swedish Golf Tour (women)

The 2002 Swedish Golf Tour, known as the Telia Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 17th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for women held in Sweden, Denmark and Finland.[1]

2002 Swedish Golf Tour (women) season
DurationMay 2002 (2002-05) – September 2002 (2002-09)
Number of official events12
Most wins2:
Sweden Anna Becker
Order of MeritFinland Riikka Hakkarainen
2001
2003

Anna Becker won two events and Riikka Hakkarainen from Finland won the Order of Merit, the first non-Swedish season champion.

Schedule edit

The season consisted of 12 tournaments played between May and September, where one event was held in Finland and one in Denmark.[2]

Date Tournament Location Winner Score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Purse
(SEK)
Note Ref
15 May Telia Grand Opening Fågelbro   Nina Reis 145 (+5) 1 stroke   Karin Sjödin 100,000 Pro-am [3]
8 Jun Kalmar Ladies Open Kalmar   Susie Mathews (a) 213 (−3) Playoff   Åsa Gottmo
  Helena Svensson (a)
200,000 [4]
16 Jun Felix Finnish Ladies Open Aura, Finland   Linda Ericsson 212 (−4) 1 stroke   Riikka Hakkarainen 150,000 [5]
29 Jun SM Match Kevinge   Riikka Hakkarainen 4&3   Karolina Andersson 150,000 [6]
7 Jul Körunda Ladies Open Nynäshamn   Nina Karlsson 210 (−6) Playoff   Riikka Hakkarainen 150,000 [7]
13 Jul Nykredit Ladies Open Smørum, Denmark   Lisa Hed 211 (−5) Playoff   Lisa Holm Sørensen 150,000 [8]
27 Jul Öijared Ladies Open Öijared   Rind Åström 209 (−4) 3 strokes   Johanna Westerberg 200,000 [9]
24 Aug Skandia PGA Open Bokskogen   Helena Svensson (a) 218 (+2) 1 stroke   Pia Koivuranta
  Nina Reis
300,000 [10]
1 Sep SI · Gefle Ladies Open Gävle   Anna Becker 209 (−7) 3 strokes   Marlene Hedblom 200,000 [11]
7 Sep Sparbanken Ladies Open Sölvesborg   Minea Blomqvist (a) 214 (−2) 1 stroke   Sara Eklund 150,000 [12]
14 Sep Rejmes Ladies Open Norrköping   Anna Becker 211 (−8) Playoff   Åsa Gottmo 150,000 [13]
22 Sep Telia Ladies Finale Lund   Anna Corderfeldt 212 (−4) 2 strokes   Johanna Westerberg 300,000 [14]

  National Championship tournaments

Order of Merit edit

Rank Player Score
1   Riikka Hakkarainen 1,402
2   Anna Corderfeldt 1,149
3   Sara Eklund 1,122
4   Johanna Westerberg 1,090
5   Lisa Hed 1,081
6   Nina Karlsson 1,068
7   Anna Becker 980
8   Helena Svensson 967
9   Åsa Gottmo 938
10   Nina Reis 886

Source:[15]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den Stora Sporten' [Golf - the Great Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 278. ISBN 91-86818007. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Svensk Golf 5/2002". Swedish Golf Federation. p. 264. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Results 2002 Telia Grand Opening Damer". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Results 2002 Kalmar Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Results 2002 Felix Finnish Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Results 2002 SM Match Damer". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Results 2002 Körunda Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Results 2002 Nykredit Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Results 2002 Öijared Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Results 2002 Skandia PGA Open Damer". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Results 2002 Gefle Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Results 2002 Sparbanken Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Results 2002 Rejmes Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Results 2002 Telia Ladies Finale". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Svensk Golf 5/2003". Swedish Golf Federation. p. 258. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

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