Scandinavian Enterprise Open

The Scandinavian Enterprise Open was a golf tournament on the European Tour that was played in Sweden until 1990, when it had a prize fund of £400,000, which was mid-range for the tour at that time.[1]

Scandinavian Enterprise Open
Tournament information
LocationStockholm, Sweden
Established1973
Course(s)Royal Drottningholm Golf Club
Par72
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund£400,000
Month playedJune
Final year1990
Tournament record score
Aggregate268 Ronan Rafferty (1989)
268 Craig Stadler (1990)
To par−20 as above
Final champion
Craig Stadler
Location Map
Royal Drottningholm GC
Location in Sweden

In 1991, the tournament was merged with fellow Sweden-based European Tour event, the PLM Open, with the resultant tournament being called the Scandinavian Masters.[2]

Tournament highlights
  • 1973: Bob Charles won the inaugural edition of the tournament; he finished two strokes ahead of Tony Jacklin, Hedley Muscroft, and Vin Baker.[3]
  • 1974: Jacklin won by 11 strokes over José María Cañizares despite a final round 75.[4]
  • 1977: Seve Ballesteros was struck by lightning on the 14th fairway during the second round of play. He escaped major injury and continued playing.[5] Earlier in the same day Ballesteros got in a rules dispute when Lon Hinkle accused him of marking his ball incorrectly.[6]
  • 1980: Greg Norman returned a 64 in the final round to win by three strokes at Vasatorp
  • 1983: Played for the first time at the newly created Ullna Course, designed by the tournament founder Sven Tumba, Sam Torrance won on the final hole over playing partner, American Craig Stadler.
  • 1987: Magnus Persson's attempt to become the Scandinavian Enterprise Open's first Swedish winner was foiled when Gordon Brand Jnr defeated him on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.[7]
  • 1988: Ballesteros won the Scandinavian Open for a third time; he finished five strokes ahead of Gerry Taylor.[8]
  • 1990: Stadler returned a final round 61 to win the last edition of the tournament by four strokes over Craig Parry; it was his fourth appearance, after twice finishing as runner-up.[9]

Winners
YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (€)		Venue
1990 Craig Stadler268−204 strokes Craig Parry93,324Drottningholm
1989 Ronan Rafferty268−202 strokes Michael Allen78,134Drottningholm
1988 Seve Ballesteros (3)270−185 strokes Gerry Taylor58,324Drottningholm
1987 Gordon Brand Jnr277−11Playoff Magnus Persson45,084Ullna
1986 Greg Turner270−18Playoff Craig Stadler35,750Ullna
1985 Ian Baker-Finch274−142 strokes Graham Marsh30,068Ullna
1984 Ian Woosnam280−46 strokes Mike Clayton31,890Ullna
1983 Sam Torrance280−81 stroke Craig Stadler19,952Ullna
1982 Bob Byman (2)275−93 strokes Sam Torrance15,400Linköping
1981 Seve Ballesteros (2)273−115 strokes Antonio Garrido11,662Linköping
1980 Greg Norman276−123 strokes Mark James11,600Vasatorp
1979 Sandy Lyle276−123 strokes Seve Ballesteros7,421Vasatorp
1978 Seve Ballesteros279−91 stroke Dale Hayes9,722Vasatorp
1977 Bob Byman275−131 stroke Hugh Baiocchi12,641Drottningholm
1976 Hugh Baiocchi271−172 strokes Eamonn Darcy8,860Drottningholm
1975 George Burns279−5Playoff Graham Marsh7,633Bokskogen
1974 Tony Jacklin279−511 strokes José María Cañizares7,000Bokskogen
1973 Bob Charles278−102 strokes Vin Baker
Tony Jacklin
Hedley Muscroft		4,074Drottningholm

References
  1. Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den Stora Sporten' [Golf - the Great Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation 100 Years. p. 236-239. ISBN 91-86818007.
  2. "International Tour Events". Svenska Golfförbundet. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2008.
  3. "Charles a winner in Sweden". The Vancouver Sun. Associated Press. 23 July 1973. p. 23 – via Google News.
  4. "Tony Jacklin breezes to win". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. 22 July 1974. p. 2D – via Google News.
  5. "Ballesteros OK After Struck by Lightning Bolt". Youngstown Vindicator. Associated Press. 23 July 1977. p. 10 – via Google News.
  6. "Lucky Lee continues to sizzle". St. Petersburg Times. 23 July 1977. p. 5C – via Google News.
  7. "Brand takes Scandinavian Open". New Straits Times. 4 August 1987. p. 19 – via Google News.
  8. "Seve takes Swedish Open". Manila Standard. 2 August 1988. p. 15 – via Google News.
  9. "Record triumph by Stadler". Manila Standard. 11 June 1990. p. 22 – via Google News.
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