Volvo International Tournament

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Volvo Ladies Invitational
Tournament information
Location Gothenburg, Sweden
Established 1980
Course(s)Albatross GK
Par72
Tour(s) Ladies European Tour
Format54-hole stroke play
Month playedJune
Final year 1981
Final champion
Flag of England.svg Beverly Lewis
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Albatross GK
Location in Europe

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]

Contents

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]

Format

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]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreMargin of
victory
Runner-upRef
1981 Flag of England.svg Beverly Lewis +5 (76-71=147)3 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Kärstin Ehrnlund [5]
1980 Flag of England.svg Jenny Lee Smith +7 (73-76=149)2 strokes Flag of England.svg Mickey Walker [4]

Source: [6] [1]

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References

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  2. "2011 LET Media Guide". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  3. "Svensk Golf 6/1981" (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 52. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Svensk Golf 6/1980" (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 23. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  5. "Svensk Golf 6/1981" (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 74. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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