Delsjö Golf Club is a golf club located 3 km south of central Gothenburg, Sweden. It has hosted the Delsjö Ladies Open and Gothenburg Ladies Open on the Ladies European Tour.[1]
| Club information | |
|---|---|
  Location in Sweden | |
| Coordinates | 57°40′54″N 12°01′30″E / 57.6818°N 12.0249°E |
| Location | Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden |
| Established | 1962 (SGF Member) |
| Type | Municipal |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Events hosted | Delsjö Ladies Open Gothenburg Ladies Open |
| Website | degk.se |
| Delsjö | |
| Designed by | Douglas Brasier Frank Pennink Peter Chamberlain (2004) |
| Par | 72 |
History
editLocated in the Delsjön Nature Reserve in eastern Gothenburg, a reservoir for the city, construction was approved by the Gothenburg Municipality Assembly on 17 September 1959 after much wrangling. The municipal course, rare for Sweden, was built with the help of 13 corporate sponsors.[2] The club was admitted to the Swedish Golf Federation in 1962 and the full 18 hole course was completed in 1965.[1]
Together with Royal Drottningholm Golf Club the club hosted the Volvo Open in 1970, where Frenchman Jean Garaïalde ultimately prevailed over Jack Nicklaus by one shot, while The Open champions Bob Charles, Peter Thomson and Kel Nagle trailed further behind.[3] It also hosted the Delsjö Ladies Open and the Gothenburg Ladies Open on the Ladies European Tour in 1985 and 1988.[4]
Karin Sjödin and Linda Wessberg are two LPGA Tour players that grew up playing at the club, along with European Tour winner Sebastian Söderberg.[5]
Tournaments hosted
edit| Year | Championship | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Volvo Open |  Jean Garaïalde
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| 1985 | Delsjö Ladies Open |  Cathy Panton
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| 1988 | Gothenburg Ladies Open | Marie-Laure de Lorenzi-Taya
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Swedish Golf Tour
edit- Delsjö Ladies Open – 1996 · 2013–2014
- Gothenburg Ladies Open – 1997–1998
Amateur tournaments
edit- Swedish International Stroke Play Championship – 1969 · 1974
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den Stora Sporten' [Golf - the Great Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 131. ISBN 91-86818007. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "History". Delsjö Golf Club. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Scandinavian Invitation" (in Swedish). Svensk Golf 8/2019. p. 72. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den Stora Sporten' [Golf - the Great Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 279. ISBN 91-86818007. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "Proffs som hittat hem". Göteborgs-Posten. Retrieved 3 October 2020.