Swedish International (women)

The Swedish International Stroke Play Championship or Swedish International (SI) was a women's golf tournament played in Sweden from 1962 to 2007. It featured on the Swedish Golf Tour starting from the tour's inception in 1986.[1]

Swedish International
Tournament information
LocationSweden
Established1962
Tour(s)Swedish Golf Tour (1986–2007)
FormatStroke play
Prize fundSEK 200,000
Final year2007
Final champion
Sweden Caroline Hedwall

Named Svenskt Internationellt Slagtävlingsmästerskap (SISM) until it formally assumed the name Swedish International in 1984, the tournament was amateur only from 1962 to 1983, turning open to any golfer from 1984 with the introduction of the men's Swedish Golf Tour. Officially a Swedish National Championship starting in 1982, a separate National Champion was named in the event of a foreign winner. The tournament was discontinued after the 2007 season.[2]

Winners edit

Year Tournament name Venue Winner Score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Purse
(SEK)
Ref
2007 Gefle Ladies Open Gävle   Caroline Hedwall (a) 215 (–1) Playoff   Florence Lüscher 200,000 [3]
2006 Körunda Ladies Club SGT Open Nynäshamn   Christine Hallström 211 (–5) 2 strokes   Sara Wikström 225,000 [4]
2005 Swedish International Vidbynäs   Anna Tybring 222 (+3) 3 strokes   Anna Becker
  Eva Bjärvall
  Hanna-Sofia Leijon
150,000 [5]
2004 Swedish International Upsala   Maria Bodén 211 (–5) 4 strokes   Sara Jelander 150,000 [6]
2003 Swedish International Upsala   Emelie Svenningsson 215 (–1) 1 stroke   Mikaela Parmlid 150,000 [7]
2002 Gefle Ladies Open Gävle   Anna Becker 209 (–7) 3 strokes   Marlene Hedblom 200,000 [8]
2001 Gefle Ladies Open Gävle   Malin Burström 212 (–4) 1 stroke   Maria Bodén
  Susanna Gustafsson
200,000 [9]
2000 Gefle Ladies Open Gävle   Lisa Hed 214 (+1) Playoff   Riikka Hakkarainen 200,000 [10]
1999 Timrå Ladies Open Timrå   Eva-Lotta Strömlid 216 (E) 1 stroke   Karolina Andersson 100,000 [11]
1998 Timrå Ladies Open Timrå   Sara Jelander 225 (+9) 2 strokes   Maria Bodén (a)
  Rebecka Heinmert (a)
  Sofia Johansson (a)
150,000 [12]
1997 Timrå Ladies Open Timrå   Malin Tveit 227 (+11) 3 strokes   Maria Bodén (a) 150,000 [13]
1996 Körunda Ladies Open Nynäshamn   Petra Rigby 215 (–1) Playoff   Marlene Hedblom 85,000 [14]
1995 Aspeboda Ladies Open Falun-Borlänge   Mia Löjdahl (a) 219 (+3) Playoff   Pernilla Sterner 85,000 [15]
1994 Höganäs Ladies Open Mölle   Petra Rigby 219 (+3) 2 strokes   Maria Bertilsköld 100,000 [16]
1993 Rörstrand Ladies Open Lidköping   Dale Reid 216 (+3) 1 stroke   Karolina Andersson (a)[a]
  Carin Hjalmarsson
  Sarah Nicklin
100,000 [17]
1992 Ängsö Ladies Open Ängsö   Charlotta Sörenstam (a) 141 (–3) Playoff   Maria Brink 85,000 [18]
1991 Ansvar Ladies Open Tobo   Anna Berg (a) 290 (+2) 7 strokes   Marie Wennersten-From 75,000 [19]
1990 Ansvar Ladies Open Tobo   Margareta Bjurö 297 4 strokes   Marie Wennersten-From 100,000 [20]
1989 Swedish International Wittsjö   Susann Norberg 291 4 strokes   Marie Wennersten-From 100,000 [21]
1988 Trygg-Hansa Open Hässleholm   Helen Alfredsson (a) 290 8 strokes   Sofia Grönberg 50,000 [22]
1987 Trygg-Hansa Open Drottningholm   Michiko Hattori 284 5 strokes   Helene Andersson[a] 50,000 [23]
1986 Trygg-Hansa Open Östersund   Pia Nilsson 300 12 strokes   Gisela Cunningham
  Eva Dahllöf
50,000 [24]
1985 Swedish International Rya   Karine Espenasse 297 1 stroke   Liv Wollin[a]
1984 Swedish International Söderåsen   Charlotte Montgomery 301
  1. ^ a b c National champions in bold

Amateur tournament edit

Year Venue Winner Score
1983 Hovås   Anna Oxenstierna 303
1982 Örebro   Liselotte Neumann 291
1981 Jönköping   Liselotte Neumann 282
1980 Drottningholm   Marie Christine de Werra
  Charlotte Montgomery[a]
288
1979 Ljunghusen   Liv Wollin 299
1978 Värnamo   Kärstin Ehrnlund 204
1977 Kristianstad   Liv Wollin 297
1976 Upsala   Hillewi Hagström 294
1975 Åtvidaberg   Marie Wennersten 303
1974 Gullbringa   Monica Andersson 323
1973 Bokskogen   Hillewi Hagström 313
1972 Karlstad   Liv Wollin 301
1971 Wermdö   Liv Wollin 304
1970 Jönköping   Liv Wollin 290
1969 Hovås   Liv Wollin 230
1968 Halmstad   Nina Rehnquist 238
1967 Eskilstuna   Vivi Marstrand-Horn 154
1966 Kevinge   Liv Wollin 144
1965 Båstad   Cecilia Perslow 153
1964 Halmstad GC   Liv Wollin 148
1963 Linköping   Nina Rehnquist 167
1962 Mölle   Britt Mattsson 162
  1. ^ National champion

Sources:[2][1]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den Stora Sporten' [Golf - the Great Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 221. ISBN 91-86818007. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Blågula segrar". Swedish Golf Federation. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Results 2007 Gefle Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Results 2006 SI Körunda Ladies Club SGT Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Results 2005 Swedish International". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Results 2004 Swedish International". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Results 2003 Swedish International". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Results 2002 Gefle Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Results 2001 SI Gefle Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Results 2000 SI Gefle Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Results 1999 SI Timrå Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Results 1998 Timrå Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Results 1997 SI Timrå Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Results 1996". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Results 1995 SI Aspeboda Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Results 1994 SI Höganäs Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Results 1993 Rörstrand Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Results 1992 SI Ängsö Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  19. ^ "Results 1991 SI Ansvar Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Results 1990 SI Ansvar Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  21. ^ "Results 1989 Swedish International". Golfdata. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  22. ^ "Results 1988 Swedish International". Golfdata. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  23. ^ "Results 1987 SI Trygg-Hansa Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  24. ^ "Results 1986 SI Trygg-Hansa Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

External links edit