Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika

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Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika
Tournament information
Location Sweden
Established 1996
Tour(s) Ladies European Tour
Format Stroke play
Month playedAugust
Final year 2008
Tournament record score
Aggregate269 Sophie Gustafson (2003)
To par−21 Annika Sörenstam (2006)
Final champion
Flag of South Korea.svg Amy Yang

The Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour held in Sweden. [1]

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The tournament was played annually 1996–2008 and starting 2005 with Annika Sörenstam as the hostess. It was known as the HP Open 2003–2004 and the Compaq Open 1996–2002. [2]

Sörenstam has won the tournament six times which is a Ladies European Tour record, after Karrie Webb's eight wins in the ANZ Ladies Masters.

Winners

YearVenueWinnerScoreMargin
of victory
Runners-upRef.
Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika
2008 Frösåkers Golf & Country Club Flag of South Korea.svg Amy Yang 202 (−14)6 strokes Flag of Finland.svg Minea Blomqvist
Flag of Norway.svg Lill-Kristin Sæther
Flag of France.svg Mélodie Bourdy
Flag of Sweden.svg Maria McBride
[3]
2007 Barsebäck Golf & Country Club Flag of Scotland.svg Catriona Matthew 279 (−9)3 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Sophie Gustafson [4]
2006 Bro-Bålsta GK Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam 271 (−21)1 stroke Flag of Mexico.svg Lorena Ochoa [5]
2005 Barsebäck Golf & Country Club Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam 284 (−4)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Natalie Gulbis
HP Open
2004 Ullna Golf Club Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam 275 (−13)2 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Carin Koch
2003 Royal Drottningholm Golf Club Flag of Sweden.svg Sophie Gustafson 269 (−19)Playoff Flag of Norway.svg Suzann Pettersen
Compaq Open
2002 Vasatorps GK Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam 271 (−17)4 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Sophie Gustafson
2001 Österåkers GK Flag of Spain.svg Raquel Carriedo 284 (−8)1 stroke Flag of France.svg Karine Icher [6]
2000 Barsebäck Golf & Country Club Flag of the United States.svg Juli Inkster 282 (−6)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Sophie Gustafson
1999 Österåkers GK Flag of England.svg Laura Davies 277 (−15)4 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Helen Alfredsson [7]
1998 Barsebäck Golf & Country Club Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam 279 (−9)10 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Helen Alfredsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Catrin Nilsmark
Flag of England.svg Johanna Head
1997 Österåkers GK Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam 277 (−11)6 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Catrin Nilsmark
1996 Örebro GK Flag of Italy.svg Federica Dassù 279 (−13)Playoff Flag of Scotland.svg Kathryn Marshall
Flag of Sweden.svg Helen Alfredsson

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