1997 Swedish Golf Tour

The 1997 Swedish Golf Tour, known as the Telia InfoMedia Golf Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 14th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments held in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland.

1997 Swedish Golf Tour season
Duration8 May 1997 (1997-05-08) – 5 October 1997 (1997-10-05)
Number of official events16
Most wins2:
Sweden Fredrik Henge
Sweden Mikael Lundberg
Order of Merit winnerSweden Fredrik Henge
← 1996
1998 →

A number of the tournaments also featured on the 1997 Challenge Tour.

Schedule

The season consisted of 16 events played between May and October.[1]

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upPurse
(SEK)		Co-sanctionRef
10 MayMotoman Robotics OpenMöreSweden Johan Ryström−3 (72-71-70=213)3 strokesSweden Johan Lundquist150,000[2]
24 MayBorås OpenBoråsFinland Mikko Rantanen−7 (68-75-66=209)3 strokesSweden Ulrik Gustafsson150,000[3]
1 JunHimmerland OpenHimmerland, DenmarkSweden Mikael Lundberg−7 (69-72-68=209)5 strokesFrance Raphaël Eyraud£35,000CHA[4]
8 JunSI Siab OpenSöderåsenSweden Joakim Rask−3 (67-71-71-72=281)1 strokeSweden Kalle Brink£35,000CHA[5]
15 JunHusqvarna OpenJönköpingSweden Mikael Lundberg−11 (66-66-67=199)1 strokeSweden Patrik Sjöland210,000[6]
22 JunTeam Erhverv Danish OpenSimons, DenmarkEngland David Lynn−14 (70-66-69-69=274)3 strokesNetherlands Robert-Jan Derksen£80,000CHA[7]
6 JulUno-X Skövde OpenSkövdeSweden Ola Eliasson−12 (66-70-68=204)PlayoffSweden Mikael Lundberg150,000[8]
13 JulVolvo Finnish OpenEspoo, FinlandDenmark Søren Kjeldsen−12 (70-67-72-67=276)3 strokesNorway Thomas Nielsen
Sweden Leif Westerberg		£35,000CHA[9]
3 AugGardemoen PGA OpenNes, NorwaySweden Joakim Kroon−9 (70-69-68=207)2 strokesSweden Hans Edberg150,000[10]
10 AugVästerås OpenVästeråsSweden Peter Hanson (am)−13 (68-64-62=194)6 strokesSweden Johan Forsman
Sweden Joakim Nilsson		150,000[11]
24 AugFinnair Audi OpenTalma, FinlandSweden David Lindqvist−4 (72-69-71=212)PlayoffFinland Mika Lehtinen250,000[12]
31 AugToyota PGA ChampionshipOdense, DenmarkSweden Fredrik Henge−14 (65-66-71=202)2 strokesSweden Martin Erlandsson
Denmark Søren Kjeldsen		£40,000CHA[13]
8 SepÖhrlings Swedish MatchplayVarbergUnited States Greg Garbero2 upNew Zealand Elliot Boult£50,000CHA[14]
14 SepTor Line OpenKungsbackaSweden Fredrik Forsvall+1 (70-71=142)1 strokeSweden Ola Eliasson200,000[15]
21 SepHelsingborg Golf OpenVasatorp Golf ClubSweden Mikael Krantz−9 (69-72-66=207)2 strokesSweden Johan Annerfelt150,000[16]
5 OctTelia InfoMedia Grand PrixLjunghusen Golf ClubSweden Fredrik Henge−11 (71-69-65=205)1 strokeDenmark Steen Tinning£80,000CHA[17]

  National Championship tournaments

Order of Merit
RankPlayer
1Sweden Fredrik Henge
2Sweden Mikael Lundberg
3Sweden Johan Ryström

References
  1. Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den Stora Sporten' [Golf - the Great Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 277. ISBN 91-86818007. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  2. "Results 1997 Motoman Robotics Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  3. "Results 1997 Borås Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  4. "Results 1997 Himmerland Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  5. "Results 1997 Siab Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  6. "Results 1997 Husqvarna Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  7. "Results 1997 Team Erhverv Danish Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  8. "Results 1997 Uno-X Skövde Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  9. "Results 1997 Volvo Finnish Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  10. "Results 1997 Gardemoen PGA Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  11. "Results 1997 Västerås Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  12. "Results 1997 Finnair Audi Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  13. "Results 1997 Toyota PGA Championship". Golfdata. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  14. "Results 1997 Öhrlings Swedish Matchplay". Golfdata. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  15. "Results 1997 Tor Line Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  16. "Results 1997 Helsingborg Golf Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  17. "Results 1997 Telia InfoMedia Grand Prix". Golfdata. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
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