Scandinavian Masters

Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed

Tournament information
Location	Helsingborg, Sweden
Established	1991
Course(s)	Vasatorp Golf Club
Par	72
Length	6,909 yards (6,318 m)
Tour(s)	European Tour Ladies European Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	US$2,000,000
Month played	June
Final year	2024
Tournament record score
Aggregate	261 Erik van Rooyen (2019)
To par	−24 Linn Grant (2022)
Final champion
Linn Grant
Location map
Vasatorp GC Location in Sweden

The Scandinavian Masters was an annual golf tournament on the European Tour played in Sweden. In 2020, the tournament became co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour and was rebranded as the Scandinavian Mixed, in which both male and female golfers competed. ^[1]

History

The tournament had its origins in the Volvo Open and the Scandinavian Enterprise Open, which, in 1973, became the first Swedish stop on the European Tour schedule. In 1991, the SEO merged with the PLM Open, with the resultant tournament being called the Scandinavian Masters. ^{[2] [3]}

The Scandinavian Masters was generally the only European Tour event to be held in Scandinavia, and in 2013 had a prize fund of € 1,500,000, which was at the lower end of the scale for European Tour events held in the tour's home continent.

Until 2011, the tournament was played at the end of July or the beginning of August each year. For 2012, it moved to the first weekend in June, and was played from Wednesday to Saturday to allow players more time to travel to the following week's U.S. Open. ^[4] From 2013 to 2017 it was played in late May/early June, two weeks before the U.S. Open, but in 2018 it was played in August.

In 2019 Lagardère Group passed management of the tournament on to the European Tour, which renamed it Scandinavian Invitation.

Mixed event

In 2020 the European Tour and Ladies European Tour created the Scandinavian Mixed hosted by Henrik and Annika, for the first time bringing 78 men and 78 women together to compete in the same tournament for the same prize money, but playing from different tees. Official World Golf Ranking points are offered for both tours, along with points toward the European Tour's and LET's respective season-long competitions, as well as Ryder Cup and Solheim Cup points, if applicable, which require the results to be divided between men and women. ^[5]

The first event was originally scheduled to take place in June 2020, however it was cancelled like many other events at the time, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[6]

The event did return in June 2021, with Jonathan Caldwell winning the inaugural mixed event; shooting a final-round 64 to beat Adrián Otaegui by one shot. Alice Hewson was the highest placed female; finishing in third place. ^[7]

The 2022 event created history as Linn Grant became the first woman to win on the European Tour. She won by nine strokes ahead of Henrik Stenson and Marc Warren. The next best-placed female was Gabriella Cowley, 14 strokes behind Grant. ^{[8] [9]} Linn Grant went on to win again in 2024, beating Calum Hill and Sebastian Söderberg by one shot. ^[10] The 2024 event proved to be the final edition of the tournament and in October 2024 it was confirmed that the tournament would not return in 2025. ^[11]

Venues

The following venues have been used since the founding of the Scandinavian Masters in 1991.

Venue	Location	First	Last	Times
Royal Drottningholm Golf Club	Uppland	1991	1994	2
Barsebäck Golf & Country Club	Scania	1992	2017	10
Forsgården Golf Club	Halland	1993	1996	2
Kungsängen Golf Club	Uppland	1998	2005	4
Arlandastad Golf	Uppland	2007	2008	2
Bro Hof Slott Golf Club	Uppland	2010	2016	5
PGA Sweden National	Scania	2014	2015	2
Hills Golf Club	Västergötland	2018	2019	2
Vallda Golf & Country Club	Halland	2021	2021	1
Halmstad Golf Club	Halland	2022	2022	1
Ullna Golf & Country Club	Uppland	2023	2023	1
Vasatorp Golf Club	Scania	2024	2024	1

Winners

Year	Tour(s) [a]	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share (€)	Venue
Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed
2024	EUR, LET	Linn Grant (2)	271	−17	1 stroke	Calum Hill Sebastian Söderberg	312,189	Vasatorp
2023	EUR, LET	Dale Whitnell	267	−21	3 strokes	Sean Crocker	315,455	Ullna
2022	EUR, LET	Linn Grant	264	−24	9 strokes	Henrik Stenson Marc Warren	319,717	Halmstad
Scandinavian Mixed
2021	EUR, LET	Jonathan Caldwell	271	−17	1 stroke	Adrián Otaegui	145,160	Vallda
2020	EUR, LET	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Scandinavian Invitation
2019	EUR	Erik van Rooyen	261	−19	1 stroke	Matt Fitzpatrick	250,000	Hills GC
Nordea Masters
2018	EUR	Paul Waring	266	−14	Playoff	Thomas Aiken	250,000	Hills GC
2017	EUR	Renato Paratore	281	−11	1 stroke	Matt Fitzpatrick Chris Wood	250,000	Barsebäck
2016	EUR	Matt Fitzpatrick	272	−16	3 strokes	Lasse Jensen	250,000	Bro Hof Slott
2015	EUR	Alex Norén (2)	276	−12	4 strokes	Søren Kjeldsen	250,000	PGA Sweden National
2014	EUR	Thongchai Jaidee	272	−16	Playoff	Victor Dubuisson Stephen Gallacher	250,000	PGA Sweden National
2013	EUR	Mikko Ilonen (2)	267	−21	3 strokes	Jonas Blixt	250,000	Bro Hof Slott
2012	EUR	Lee Westwood (3)	269	−19	5 strokes	Ross Fisher	250,000	Bro Hof Slott
2011	EUR	Alex Norén	273	−15	7 strokes	Richard Finch	250,000	Bro Hof Slott
Nordea Scandinavian Masters
2010	EUR	Richard S. Johnson	277	−11	1 stroke	Rafael Echenique	266,660	Bro Hof Slott
SAS Masters
2009	EUR	Ricardo González	282	−10	2 strokes	Jamie Donaldson	166,660	Barsebäck
2008	EUR	Peter Hanson	271	−9	1 stroke	Nick Dougherty Pelle Edberg	266,660	Arlandastad
Scandinavian Masters
2007	EUR	Mikko Ilonen	274	−6	2 strokes	Christian Cévaër Nick Dougherty Jean-Baptiste Gonnet Peter Hedblom Martin Kaymer	266,660	Arlandastad
EnterCard Scandinavian Masters
2006	EUR	Marc Warren	278	−10	Playoff	Robert Karlsson	266,660	Barsebäck
Scandinavian Masters by Carlsberg
2005	EUR	Mark Hensby	262	−22	Playoff	Henrik Stenson	266,660	Kungsängen
2004	EUR	Luke Donald	272	−16	5 strokes	Peter Hanson	266,660	Barsebäck
Scandic Carlsberg Scandinavian Masters
2003	EUR	Adam Scott	277	−11	2 strokes	Nick Dougherty	316,660	Barsebäck
Volvo Scandinavian Masters
2002	EUR	Graeme McDowell	270	−14	1 stroke	Trevor Immelman	316,660	Kungsängen
2001	EUR	Colin Montgomerie (3)	274	−14	1 stroke	Ian Poulter Lee Westwood	300,000	Barsebäck
2000	EUR	Lee Westwood (2)	270	−14	3 strokes	Michael Campbell	266,660	Kungsängen
1999	EUR	Colin Montgomerie (2)	268	−20	9 strokes	Jesper Parnevik	233,320	Barsebäck
1998	EUR	Jesper Parnevik (2)	273	−11	3 strokes	Darren Clarke	186,662	Kungsängen
1997	EUR	Joakim Haeggman	270	−18	4 strokes	Ignacio Garrido	175,000	Barsebäck
1996	EUR	Lee Westwood	281	−7	Playoff	Paul Broadhurst Russell Claydon	163,324	Forsgården
1995	EUR	Jesper Parnevik	270	−18	5 strokes	Colin Montgomerie	151,662	Barsebäck
Scandinavian Masters
1994	EUR	Vijay Singh	268	−20	3 strokes	Mark McNulty	151,662	Royal Drottningholm
1993	EUR	Peter Baker	278	−10	Playoff	Anders Forsbrand	151,662	Forsgården
1992	EUR	Nick Faldo	277	−11	3 strokes	Robert Allenby Peter Baker Danny Mijovic Frank Nobilo José María Olazábal Peter O'Malley	140,000	Barsebäck
1991	EUR	Colin Montgomerie	270	−18	1 stroke	Seve Ballesteros	140,000	Royal Drottningholm

See also

• List of sporting events in Sweden

Notes

1. EUR − European Tour; LET − Ladies European Tour.

References

1. "European Tour partners with LET to launch mixed golf tournament". Sport Business. Archived from the original on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
2. "International Tour Events". Svenska Golfförbundet. Retrieved 17 November 2008.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
3. Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den Stora Sporten' [Golf - the Great Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation 100 Years. pp. 236–239. ISBN   91-86818007.
4. Swedish Golf Online - Nordea Masters Makes "Majors" Announcement ^[usurped]
5. Seddon, Jack (14 October 2019). "Henrik Stenson and Annika Sörenstam to host mixed tournament". GolfMagic. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
6. "Coronavirus: Statement on Trophée Hassan II and Scandinavian Mixed hosted by Henrik and Annika". European Tour. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
7. Casey, Phil (13 June 2021). "Glory in Gothenburg as Jonathan Caldwell celebrates first European Tour victory". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
8. "Grant makes history with amazing win in Sweden". European Tour. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
9. "Scandinavian Mixed: Linn Grant becomes first woman to win on DP World Tour after dominant victory". Sky Sports. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
10. "DP World Tour: Sebastian Soderberg hands Linn Grant victory after squandering eight-shot lead at Scandinavian Mixed". Sky Sports. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
11. Jeppsson, Tommy (18 October 2024). "DP World Tour nobbar Scandinavian Mixed 2025: "Vi jobbar på ett helt nytt koncept"" [DP World Tour nobs Scandinavian Mixed 2025: "We are working on a completely new concept"]. Golfbranschen (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 December 2024.

External links

• Official website
• Coverage on the European Tour's official site

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