1998 Swedish Golf Tour

The 1998 Swedish Golf Tour, known as the Telia Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 15th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments held in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland.

1998 Swedish Golf Tour season
Duration11 June 1998 (1998-06-11) – 4 October 1998 (1998-10-04)
Number of official events14
Most wins2: Sweden Peter Hanson
Order of Merit winnerSweden Fredrik Larsson
← 1997
1999 →

A number of the tournaments also featured on the 1998 Challenge Tour.

Schedule

The season consisted of 14 events played between June and October.[1]

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upPurse
(SEK)		Co-sanctionRef
14 JunSI NCC OpenSöderåsenSweden Johan Ryström−8 (66-69-69-72=276)1 strokeSweden Fredrik Larsson£40,000CHA[2]
20 JunOnsøy OpenOnsøy, NorwayNorway Morten Hagen−7 (70-67-72=209)5 strokesSweden Ville Lemon200,000[3]
28 JunHusqvarna OpenJönköpingSweden Peter Hanson (am)−12 (69-66-63=198)2 strokesNorway Morten Haerås210,000[4]
5 JulGE Capital Bank OpenStockholm Golf ClubSweden Adam Mednick−12 (68-64-63=195)4 strokesSweden Niclas Björnsson
Finland Kim Torbjörn Wiik		200,000[5]
12 JulVolvo Finnish OpenEspoo, FinlandFrance Christian Cévaër−8 (67-67-71-75=280)1 strokeSweden Fredrik Larsson
Sweden Daniel Westermark		£40,000CHA[6]
9 AugVästerås OpenVästeråsSweden Peter Hanson (am)−7 (71-73-65=209)1 strokeSweden Andreas Ljunggren150,000[7]
23 AugSaab OpenNyköpingSweden Hans Edberg−8 (69-69-70=208)1 strokeSweden Richard S. Johnson
Sweden Peter Viktor
Sweden Fredrik Widmark		300,000[8]
30 AugNavision Open Golf ChampionshipHimmerland, DenmarkDenmark Søren Hansen−10 (71-69-66=206)PlayoffDenmark René Budde
Scotland Euan Little		£40,000CHA[9]
6 SepÖhrlings Swedish MatchplayVarbergUnited States Kevin Carissimi2 and 1Sweden Mattias Eliasson£40,000CHA[10]
6 SepAudi OpenNes, NorwaySweden Tomas Körberg (am)+1 (76-70-71=217)1 strokeSweden Johan Forsman200,000[11]
13 SepTor Line OpenKungsbackaSweden Johan Bjerhag−8 (75-66-71-68=280)1 strokeSweden Jimmy Kawalec350,000[12]
20 SepSwedish PGA ChampionshipKarlstadSweden Ulrik Gustafsson−7 (70-70-68-69=277)1 strokeSweden Morten Orveland200,000[13]
27 SepAP Parts Motoman OpenMöreSweden Fredrik Widmark−11 (71-66-68=205)2 strokesSweden Jonas Karlsson150,000[14]
4 OctTelia Grand PrixLjunghusen Golf ClubSweden Mats LannerE (71-70-74-69=284)PlayoffsDenmark Morten Backhausen
Sweden Per Nyman		£100,000CHA[15]

  National Championship tournaments

Order of Merit
RankPlayer
1Sweden Fredrik Larsson
2Sweden Adam Mednick
3Sweden Ulrik Gustafsson

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 1998 NCC Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  3. "Results 1998 Onsøy Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  4. "Results 1998 Husqvarna Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  5. "Results 1998 GE Capital Bank Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  6. "Results 1998 Volvo Finnish Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  7. "Results 1998 Västerås Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  8. "Results 1998 Saab Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  9. "Results 1998 Navision Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  10. "Results 1998 Öhrlings Swedish Matchplay". Golfdata. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  11. "Results 1998 Audi Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  12. "Results 1998 Tor Line Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  13. "Results 1998 Swedish PGA Championship". Golfdata. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  14. "Results 1998 AP Parts Motoman Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  15. "Results 1998 Telia Grand Prix". Golfdata. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
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