Chrysler Open

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Chrysler Open
Tournament information
Location Halmstad, Sweden
Established1998
Course(s) Halmstad Golf Club
Par72
Tour(s) Ladies European Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund £150,000 (€235,000) [1]
Month playedJune/July
Final year2000
Tournament record score
Aggregate273 Laura Davies (1999)
To par−15 Laura Davies (1999)
Final champion
Flag of Sweden.svg Carin Koch

The Chrysler Open was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that took place in Sweden. [2]

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Held at Sjögärde Golf Club in 1998, [3] the tournament was moved to Halmstad Golf Club, host of the 2007 Solheim Cup, in 1999. [1] The tournament's name is the result of a sponsorship agreement with Harry Karlsson Bilimport AB, importer of Chrysler vehicles. [1]

Laura Davies won the 1998 and 1999 installments scoring 284 (72-71-71-70) and 273 (71-69-66-67). [4]

Carin Koch won the final tournament after scoring 277 (−11) following rounds of 70-73-65-69, finishing 4 strokes ahead of Samantha Head at 281 and 7 strokes ahead of Sophie Gustafson and Catrin Nilsmark at 284. Laura Davies, at 289 strokes, finished tied for 10th place along with Helen Alfredsson, Judith Van Hagen and Åsa Gottmo (still an amateur). [5]

Winners

YearDatesVenueWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-upWinner's
share ()
1998 23–26 Jul Sjögärde Golf Club Laura Davies Flag of England.svg  England 284(−8)6 strokes Flag of England.svg Trish Johnson
Flag of Spain.svg Raquel Carriedo
18,750
1999 1–4 Jul Halmstad Golf Club Laura Davies Flag of England.svg  England 273(−15)8 strokes Flag of England.svg Alison Nicholas 22,500
2000 1–4 Jun Halmstad Golf Club Carin Koch Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 277(−11)4 strokes Flag of England.svg Samantha Head 36,303.75

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References

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  2. Ladies European Tour: 2000 Tournaments
  3. "Sjögärde Golf Club - Halland - Southern Sweden- Sweden". Archived from the original on 2015-04-27. Retrieved 2015-04-20.
  4. European Womens Tour – 1994 To 1999
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