2008 Swedish Golf Tour (women)

Last updated

2008 Swedish Golf Tour (women) season
DurationMay 2008 (2008-05) – October 2008 (2008-10)
Number of official events12
Most wins2:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zuzana Masinova
Flag of Sweden.svg Catrin Nilsmark
Order of Merit Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zuzana Masinova
← 2007
2009 →

The 2008 Swedish Golf Tour, known as the SAS Masters Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 23rd season of the Swedish Golf Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for women held in Sweden and Finland. [1]

Contents

Scandinavian Airlines replaced Telia Company as the tour's main sponsor and minimum purse for tournaments were raised to SEK 300,000. The sponsorship agreement amounted to a total of SEK 55 million and included the men's SAS Masters (formerly Scandinavian Masters) and women's SAS Masters in Norway. [2]

The Swedish International, held since 1962 and included on the tour since its inception in 1986, was discontinued.

Teenage twins Jacqueline and Caroline Hedwall finished top at the inaugural SAS Masters Tour event. Catrin Nilsmark and Czech Republic's Zuzana Masinova both won two events, and Masinova won the Order of Merit thanks to three runner-up finishes.

25 places at the LET event Göteborg Masters was reserved for players of the tour. [3]

Schedule

The season consisted of 12 tournaments played between May and October, where one event was held in Finland, and one was a Ladies European Tour event. [2]

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upPurse
(SEK)		NoteRef
10 May Telenor Masters Barsebäck/St Ibb Flag of Sweden.svg Caroline Hedwall (a)216 (+2)2 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Jacqueline Hedwall (a)300,000 [4]
6 Jun IT-Arkitekterna Ladies Open Botkyrka Flag of Sweden.svg Catrin Nilsmark 219 (+3)2 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Josefin Leijon
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zuzana Masinova 		300,000 [5]
5 Jul Kungsängen Queens Masters Kungsängen Flag of Sweden.svg Anna Becker 216 (+6)3 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Antonella Cvitan
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zuzana Masinova
Flag of Finland.svg Jenni Kuosa 		300,000 [6]
13 Jul Felix Finnish Ladies Open Aura, Finland Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zuzana Masinova 207 (−6)6 strokes Flag of England.svg Sarah Heath
Flag of Sweden.svg Lotta Lovén 		300,000 [7]
1 Aug Smådalarö Gård Open Smådalarö Gård Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Lundberg Flag of Sweden.svg Josefin Leijon 300,000 [lower-alpha 1] [8]
22 Aug SM Match Örebro Flag of Sweden.svg Anna Nordqvist (a) Flag of Sweden.svg Lisa Hed 300,000 [9]
30 Aug PGA Open Norrtelje Flag of Sweden.svg Catrin Nilsmark 219 (+3)1 stroke Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zuzana Masinova 300,000 [10]
7 Sep VW Söderberg Ladies Masters Bråviken Flag of Sweden.svg Sanna Johansson 216 (E)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Lundberg 300,000 [11]
13 Sep Svensk Biogas Masters Landeryd Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Westerberg 211 (−5)7 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Antonella Cvitan
Flag of England.svg Emma Weeks 		300,000 [12]
21 Sep Göteborg Masters Lycke Flag of France.svg Gwladys Nocera 259 (−29)11 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Nina Reis €250,000 LET event [13]
26 Sep Mölle Masters Mölle Flag of England.svg Emma Weeks 211 (+1)Playoff Flag of Sweden.svg Eva Bjärvall 300,000 [14]
4 Oct Volkswagen Open Kallfors Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zuzana Masinova 215 (−1)2 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Karin Börjeskog 300,000 [15]

   Swedish PGA Championship
   Swedish Matchplay Championship

  1. ↑ Stableford tournament.

Order of Merit

An official feeder tour for the Ladies European Tour, the top two finishers in the Order of Merit earned LET cards for 2009. [16] The two qualifiers received Exemption Category 7, ahead of the 30 Q-School graduates with Category 8A. Johanna Lundberg received the second card, as Catrin Nilsmark was already exempt in Category 2, after winning an LET major, the Evian Masters. [17]

RankPlayer
1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zuzana Masinova
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Catrin Nilsmark
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Lundberg

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Catrin Nilsmark</span> Swedish professional golfer (born 1967)

Catrin Maria Nilsmark is a Swedish professional golfer who played on both the United States-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.

The Helsingborg Open is a women's professional golf tournament held at Vasatorp Golf Club in Helsingborg, Sweden. It first featured on the Ladies European Tour (LET) in 2013.

Nina Reis is a retired Swedish professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour (LET) and LPGA Tour. She was runner-up at the 2008 Göteborg Masters after an LET joint record 11-under-par round of 61 and finished top-10 at the 2006 Women's British Open.

The Swedish Golf Tour (SGT) for women, from 2021 synonymous with the Nordic Golf Tour (NGT) and from 2022 branded the Ahlsell Nordic Golf Tour, is a professional golf tour operated in cooperation by the golf federations in Denmark and Norway and Sweden.

The Kristianstad Ladies Open is a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour (LET).

The 2002 Swedish Golf Tour, titled as the 2002 Telia Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 19th season of the Swedish Golf Tour.

The 2011 Swedish Golf Tour, known as the Nordea Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 26th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for women held in Sweden and Finland.

The 2008 Swedish Golf Tour, titled as the 2008 SAS Masters Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 25th season of the Swedish Golf Tour.

The 1987 Swedish Golf Tour was the second season of the Swedish Golf Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for women held in Sweden.

The 1997 Swedish Golf Tour, known as the Telia InfoMedia Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the twelfth season of the Swedish Golf Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for women held in Sweden.

The 1998 Swedish Golf Tour, known as the Telia Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 13th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for women held in Sweden and Finland.

The 1999 Swedish Golf Tour, known as the Telia Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 14th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for women held in Sweden and Finland.

The 2001 Swedish Golf Tour, known as the Telia Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 16th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for women held in Sweden and Finland.

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.

The 2003 Swedish Golf Tour, known as the Telia Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 18th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for women held in Sweden and Finland.

The 2004 Swedish Golf Tour, known as the Telia Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 19th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for women held in Sweden and Finland.

The 2005 Swedish Golf Tour, known as the Telia Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 20th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for women held in Sweden and Finland.

The 2007 Swedish Golf Tour, known as the Telia Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 22nd season of the Swedish Golf Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for women held in Sweden and Finland.

The 2009 Swedish Golf Tour, known as the SAS Masters Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 24th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for women held in Sweden and Finland.

The 2010 Swedish Golf Tour, known as the Nordea Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 25th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for women held in Sweden and Finland.

References

  1. ↑ Jansson, Anders (2008). Golf - Den Stora Sporten' [Golf - the Great Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 278. ISBN   91-86818007 . Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Svensk Golf 6/2008". Swedish Golf Federation. p. 204. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Starkt schema för SAS Masters Tour". Swedish Golf Federation. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Results 2008 Telenor Masters". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Results 2008 IT-Arkitekterna Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Results 2008 Kungsängen Queens Masters". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Results 2008 Felix Finnish Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "Results 2008 Smådalarö Gård Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "Results 2008 SM Match Damer". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  10. ↑ "Results 2008 PGA Open Damer". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  11. ↑ "Results 2008 VW Söderberg Ladies Masters". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "Results 2008 Svensk Biogas Masters". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  13. ↑ "Results 2008 Göteborg Masters". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  14. ↑ "Results 2008 Mölle Masters". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  15. ↑ "Results 2008 Volkswagen Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  16. ↑ "Svensk Golf 6/2008". Swedish Golf Federation. p. 201. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  17. ↑ "2009 LET Media Guide". Ladies European Tour. p. 21. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.