Annika Invitational Europe

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ANNIKA Invitational Europe
Tournament information
LocationSweden
Course(s) Vasatorp Golf Club
Organised by Swedish Golf Federation
Format54-hole stroke play
Month playedJune
Current champion
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yana Beeli

The ANNIKA Invitational Europe is an annual amateur golf tournament in Sweden for European girls under 18. [1]

Contents

The tournament, founded by Annika Sörenstam in 2012, is a qualifying event for the European team in the Junior Solheim Cup [2] since 2015 and has been rated up to level "A" in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.

Format

The tournament is stroke play over 54 holes, 18 holes on each day of the tournament, with no cut. In addition to twelve exemptions and open entries to make up the field of 78, the top 48 players on the World Amateur Golf Ranking at the start of the year who also represents a country that is a member of the European Golf Association are invited. [3]

Winners

YearVenueChampionScoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upRef
2023 Halmstad Golf Club Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yana Beeli −6 (73-68-69=210)2 strokes Flag of Spain.svg Balma Dávalos Guaita
Flag of Poland.svg Kinga Kusmierska
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Fleur van Beek
[4]
2022 Vasatorp Golf Club Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Fiorellini −5 (69-71-74=214)Playoff Flag of Sweden.svg Nora Sundberg [5]
2021 Isaberg Golf Club Flag of Sweden.svg Meja Örtengren +5 (73-74-71=218)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Nora Sundberg [6] [lower-alpha 1]
2020 Halmstad Golf Club Cancelled due to pandemic [8]
2019 Vasatorp Golf Club Flag of England.svg Lily May Humphreys −12 (69-68-70=207)1 stroke Flag of Denmark.svg Anne Normann [9]
2018 Drottningholm Golf Club Flag of Italy.svg Anna Zanusso −7 (69-74-66=209)3 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Ingrid Lindblad [10]
2017 Halmstad Golf Club Flag of Sweden.svg Amanda Linnér −3 (71-71-71=213)Playoff Flag of England.svg Annabell Fuller [11]
2016 Bokskogen Golf Club Flag of Sweden.svg Beatrice Wallin −6 (74-69-67=210)4 strokes Flag of France.svg Charlotte Lafourcade
Flag of Spain.svg Paula Neira Garcia
[12]
2015 Bro-Bålsta Golf Club Flag of Spain.svg Ana Peláez −9 (69-69-72=210)3 strokes Flag of France.svg Maria Parra Luque [13]
2014 Forsgården Golf Club Flag of France.svg Marion Veysseyre −3 (70-74-69=213)1 stroke Flag of France.svg Elodie Bridenne
Flag of Spain.svg Ana Peláez
[14]
2013 Landskrona Golf Club Flag of Denmark.svg Malene Krolboll Hansen −11 (70-70-65=205)2 strokes Flag of Spain.svg Celia Barquin Arozamena
Flag of England.svg Sophie Lamb
[15]
2012 Linköping Golf Club Flag of Sweden.svg Linnea Ström −11 (70-70-65=205)2 strokes Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Leslie Cloots
Flag of Sweden.svg My Leander
[16]
  1. The 2021 edition played with only Swedish competitors due to pandemic restrictions. [7]

Source: [17]

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