The 1997 Swedish Golf Tour, titled as the 1997 Telia Infomedia Golf Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 14th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, the main professional golf tour in Sweden since it was formed in 1984, with most tournaments being incorporated into the Challenge Tour between 1989 and 1998.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1997 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(SKr)WinnerMaintour 10 May Motoman Robotics Open Småland 150,000 Johan Ryström (5) 24 May Borås Open Västergötland 150,000 Mikko Rantanen (1) 1 Jun Himmerland Open Denmark £35,000 Mikael Lundberg CHA 8 Jun SIAB Open Skåne £35,000 Joakim Rask CHA 15 Jun Husqvarna Open Småland 210,000 Mikael Lundberg (1) 22 Jun Team Erhverv Danish Open Denmark £80,000 David Lynn CHA 6 Jul Uno-X Skövde Open Västergötland 150,000 Ola Eliasson (1) 13 Jul Volvo Finnish Open Finland £35,000 Søren Kjeldsen CHA 3 Aug Gardemoen PGA Open Norway 150,000 Joakim Kroon (1) 10 Aug Västerås Open Västmanland 150,000 Peter Hanson (a) (1) 24 Aug Finnair Audi Open Finland 250,000 David Lindqvist (1) 31 Aug Toyota Danish PGA Championship Denmark £40,000 Fredrik Henge CHA 8 Sep Öhrlings Swedish Matchplay Halland £50,000 Gregory Garbero CHA 14 Sep Tor Line Open Halland 200,000 Fredrik Forsvall (1) 21 Sep Helsingborg Golf Open Skåne 150,000 Mikael Krantz (2) 5 Oct Telia InfoMedia Grand Prix Skåne £80,000 Fredrik Henge CHA
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.
Position Player Points1 Fredrik Henge 2,0212 Mikael Lundberg 1,4163 Johan Ryström 9444 Kalle Brink 8705 Ola Eliasson 838
See also 1997 Swedish Golf Tour (women)
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