Swedish PGA Championship (women)

The Swedish PGA Championship for women is a golf tournament played annually in Sweden since 1997. It has been an event on the Swedish Golf Tour since inception and featured on the LET Access Series since 2012.[1][2][3]

Swedish PGA Championship
Tournament information
Location Sweden
Established1997
Course(s)Kungsbacka Golf Club
Par72
Tour(s)Swedish Golf Tour
LET Access Series
Format54-hole stroke play
(72-hole in 1998 and 2006)
Prize fund€50,000
Month playedMay
Tournament record score
Aggregate54 holes: 202 (2019)
72 holes: 283 (1998)
To par54 holes: −14 (2019)
72 holes: −5 (1998)
Current champion
Meja Örtengren

A corresponding Swedish PGA Championship for men has been played since 1970.[2]

There is also a Swedish club pro PGA championship, limited to club professionals in Sweden, with separate competitions for men, women and senior men categories.

Winners

Year Tour(s) Winner Score Margin
of victory
Runner(s)-up Purse
(SEK)
Venue Notes
PGA Championship Gothenburg
2023 SGT · LETAS €40,000 Kungsbacka Golf Club [4]
PGA Championship Trelleborg
2022 SGT · LETAS Meja Örtengren (a) −2 (69-74-68=211) Playoff Zhen Bontan €50,000 Tegelberga Golf Club
2021 SGT · LETAS Maja Stark −8 (67-70-68=205) 1 stroke Lily May Humphreys €55,000 Tegelberga Golf Club [5]
2020 SGT · LETAS[lower-alpha 1] Elin Arvidsson −8 (70-69-66=205) 1 stroke Linda Lundqvist 250,000 Tegelberga Golf Club [6]
Scandic PGA Championship
2019 SGT · LETAS Tonje Daffinrud −14 (66-70-66=202) 2 strokes Johanna Gustavsson
Maja Stark (a)
€42,000 Allerum Golf Club [7]
Säljfast Ladies PGA Championship
2018 SGT Isabella Ramsay −2 (74-73-67=214) Playoff Sofie Bringner 175,000 Sölvesborg Golf Club [8]
Forget Foundation PGA Championship
2017 SGT · LETAS Valentine Derrey −6 (73-68-69=210) 1 stroke Frida Gustafsson-Spång €40,000 PGA Sweden National [9]
PGA Halmstad Ladies Open at Haverdal
2016 SGT · LETAS María Parra (a) −9 (71-67-69=207) 2 strokes Michele Thomson €40,000 Haverdal Golf Club [10] [lower-alpha 2]
2015 SGT · LETAS Isi Gabsa −5 (70-71-70=211) 3 strokes Jessica Ljungberg €35,000 Haverdal Golf Club [11]
Kristianstad Åhus Ladies PGA Open
2014 SGT · LETAS Isabella Ramsay −2 (73-70-71=214) 1 stroke Emily Kristine Pedersen (a) €30,000 Kristianstad Golf Club [12]
2013 SGT · LETAS Linn Andersson (a) +4 (69-74-77=220) Playoff Eleanor Givens
Caroline Martens
€30,000 Kristianstad Golf Club [13] [lower-alpha 2]
Ljungbyhed Park PGA Ladies Open
2012 SGT · LETAS Pamela Pretswell Asher (a) −4 (73-72-67=212) 2 strokes Isabella Deilert (a) €30,000 Ljungbyhed Golf Club [lower-alpha 2]
2011 SGT Viva Schlasberg −6 (71-70-69=210) 1 stroke Maria Ohlsson 250,000 Ljungbyhed Golf Club
VW Söderbergs Ladies Masters PGA Championship
2010 SGT Johanna Johansson −5 (70-70-71=211) Playoff Jacqueline Hedwall (a)
Sanna Johansson
Cecilie Lundgreen
Anna Tybring
250,000 Bråviken Golf Club
PGA of Sweden National Open
2009 SGT Elin Emanuelsson −1 (71-74-70=215) 1 stroke Therese Nilsson
Malin Svedelius
225,000 PGA Sweden National
PGA Open
2008 SGT Catrin Nilsmark +3 (74-74-71=219) 1 stroke Zuzana Masinova 300,000 Norrtelje Golf Club
PGA Gibson Open
2007 SGT Caroline Hedwall (a) −3 (73-71-69=213) 5 strokes Marianne Skarpnord 150,000 International Golf Club [lower-alpha 2]
PGA by Beirut Café and NAI Svefa
2006 SGT Sofia Johansson +11 (75-72-79-73=299) Playoff Eva Bjärvall
Lena Tornevall
225,000 Herresta Golf Club
Skandia PGA Open
2005 SGT Nina Reis E (70-73-67=210) 3 strokes Nina Karlsson 360,000 Arlandastad Golf
2004 SGT Linda Wessberg −3 (66-72-69=207) 1 stroke Helena Svensson 360,000 Arlandastad Golf
2003 SGT Filippa Helmersson −5 (69-70-69=208) 6 strokes Åsa Gottmo 360,000 Falsterbo Golf Club
2002 SGT Helena Svensson (a) +2 (71-73-74=218) 1 stroke Nina Reis
Pia Koivuranta
300,000 Halmstad Golf Club [lower-alpha 2]
2001 SGT Maria Bodén −7 (70-73-66=209) 4 strokes Hanna Hell 250,000 Bokskogen Golf Club
2000 SGT Malin Burström +1 (72-72-73=217) 1 stroke Anna Berg 200,000 Forsgården Golf Club
1999 SGT Filippa Hansson (a) E (72-73-74=219) Playoff Marie Hedberg 150,000 Haninge Golf Club [lower-alpha 2]
Swedish PGA Championship
1998 SGT Pernilla Sterner −5 (70-70-70-73=283) 5 strokes Mia Löjdahl 100,000 Karlstad Golf Club
Aspeboda Ladies Open PGA Championship
1997 SGT Katharina Larsson +1 (72-72-72=217) 5 strokes Riikka Hakkarainen 85,000 Falun-Borlänge Golf Club

(a) denotes amateur

  1. The 2020 tournament was removed from the LETAS schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. Amateur winners received no prize money, which is distributed amongst the best placed professional(s).

See also

References

  1. Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den Stora Sporten' [Golf - the Great Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 273. ISBN 91-86818007. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  2. "Tävlingar, PGA Mästerskapen" [Tournaments, PGA Championships] (in Swedish). PGA of Sweden.
  3. "PGA Mästerskapen – Tidigare vinnare" [PGA Championships – Previous winners] (in Swedish). PGA of Sweden.
  4. "2023 PGA Championship Gothenburg". LET Access Series. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  5. "2021 PGA Championship by Trelleborgs kommun". LET Access Series. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  6. "Swedish Golf Tour, Spelschema 2020" [Swedish Golf Tour, Schedule 2020]. Swedish Golf Federation. 7 February 2020.
  7. "Daffinrud Clinches Scandic PGA Title With Two Shot Victory At Allerum". LET Access Series. 31 August 2019.
  8. "Isabella Ramsay hämtade in sju slag: "Vissa dagar har man flytet"" [Isabella Ramsay came back from seven strokes: "Some days you have got the flow"]. Swedish Golf Federation. 2 August 2018.
  9. "Valentine Derrey avgjorde med en birdie på sista hålet" [Valentine Derrey won with birdie on the last hole]. PGA of Sweden. 25 May 2017.
  10. "Parra Wins PGA Halmstad Ladies Open At Haverdal". LET Access Series. 21 May 2016.
  11. "Victory For Gabsa In Sweden". LET Access Series. 24 May 2015.
  12. "Kristianstad Ahus Ladies PGA Open". LET Access Series. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  13. "Andersson Wins Play Off In Kristianstad". LET Access Series. 18 May 2013.
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