Tournament information | |
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Location | Gothenburg, Sweden |
Established | 1980 |
Course(s) | Albatross GK |
Par | 72 |
Tour(s) | Ladies European Tour |
Format | 54-hole stroke play |
Month played | June |
Final year | 1981 |
Final champion | |
The Volvo Ladies Invitational was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour held in Sweden. [1] It was played in 1980 and 1981 at Albatross Golf Club near Gothenburg. [2]
The tournament was the first LET event held in Sweden and only the second LET event outside the United Kingdom, after the WPGA European Championship held in France. [1]
The event was a limited field invitational with a field consisting of the top 24 players from the LET Order of Merit. [3]
The tournament was played over three rounds with the score based on the best of the two first rounds along with the final round. [4]
Year | Winner | Score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | Ref |
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1981 | +5 (76-71=147) | 3 strokes | [5] | ||
1980 | +7 (73-76=149) | 2 strokes | [4] |
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