The 1996 Swedish Golf Tour was the eleventh season of the Swedish Golf Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for women held in Sweden.
Maria Hjorth, in her rookie year as a professional, won three tournaments and the Order of Merit.
Schedule The season consisted of 10 tournaments played between May and September, where two events were included on the 1996 Ladies European Tour.
DateTournamentLocationWinnerScoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upPurse(SEK)NoteRef Rörstrand Ladies Open Lidköping Sophie Gustafson 217 (+4) 4 strokes Maria Hjorth Petra Rigby 85,000 Delsjö Ladies Open Delsjö Maria Hjorth 221 (+5) 2 strokes Helene Koch 100,000 Toyota Ladies Open Bokskogen Maria Hjorth 210 (−6) 11 strokes Malin Landehag 100,000 SI Körunda Ladies Open Nynäshamn Petra Rigby 215 (−1) Playoff Marlene Hedblom 85,000 Aspeboda Ladies Open Falun-Borlänge Maria Hjorth 214 (−5) 5 strokes Linda Ericsson 85,000 Lerum Ladies Open Öijared Maria Bertilsköld 217 (+1) Playoff Sara Eklund (a) 100,000 Trygg-Hansa Ladies Open Haninge Annika Sörenstam 279 (−13) 1 stroke Joanne Morley Alison Nicholas £125,000 LET event Compaq OpenÖrebro Federica Dassù 279 (−13) Playoff Helen Alfredsson Kathryn Marshall £100,000 LET event SM Match Hook Anna Berg (a) 6&5 Nina Karlsson 100,000 Adapt Ladies Open Upsala Maria Bertilsköld 219 (+3) Playoff Nina Karlsson 85,000
Order of Merit Rank Player Score1 Maria Hjorth 67,6252 Maria Bertilsköld 67,0253 Nina Karlsson 45,533 Source:
See also 1996 Swedish Golf Tour (men's tour)
References
External links Official homepage of the Swedish Golf Tour