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.

Scandinavian Enterprise Open
Tournament information
LocationSweden
Established1973
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatStroke play
Final year1990
Tournament record score
Aggregate268 Craig Stadler (1990)
268 Ronan Rafferty (1989)
To par−20 (as above)
Final champion
Craig Stadler

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.[1]

Winners
YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (€)
1990Craig Stadler United States268−204 strokes Craig Parry93,324
1989Ronan Rafferty Northern Ireland268−202 strokes Michael Allen78,134
1988Seve Ballesteros (3) Spain270−185 strokes Gerry Taylor58,324
1987Gordon Brand, Jnr Scotland277−11Playoff Magnus Persson45,084
1986Greg Turner New Zealand270−18Playoff Craig Stadler35,750
1985Ian Baker-Finch Australia274−142 strokes Graham Marsh30,068
1984Ian Woosnam Wales280−46 strokes Michael Clayton31,890
1983Sam Torrance Scotland280−81 stroke Craig Stadler19,952
1982Bob Byman (2) United States275−93 strokes Sam Torrance15,400
1981Seve Ballesteros (2) Spain273−115 strokes Antonio Garrido11,662
1980Greg Norman Australia276−123 strokes Mark James11,600
1979Sandy Lyle Scotland276−123 strokes Seve Ballesteros7,421
1978Seve Ballesteros Spain279−91 stroke Dale Hayes9,722
1977Bob Byman United States275−131 stroke Hugh Baiocchi12,641
1976Hugh Baiocchi South Africa271−172 strokes Eamonn Darcy8,860
1975George Burns United States279−5Playoff Graham Marsh7,633
1974Tony Jacklin England279−511 strokes José María Cañizares7,000
1973Bob Charles New Zealand278−102 strokes Vin Baker
Tony Jacklin
Hedley Muscroft		4,074

Tournament highlights
  • 1973: Bob Charles wins the inaugural edition of the tournament. He finishes two shots ahead of Tony Jacklin, Hedley Muscroft, and Vin Baker.[2]
  • 1974: Tony Jacklin wins by 11 shots over José Maria Cañizares despite his shooting a final round 75.[3]
  • 1977: Seve Ballesteros is struck by lightning on the 14th fairway during the second round of play. He escaped major injury and continued playing.[4] Earlier in the same day Ballesteros got in a rules dispute when Lon Hinkle accused him of marking his ball incorrectly.[5]
  • 1987: Magnus Persson's attempt to become the Scandinavian Enterprise Open's first Swedish winner is foiled when Gordon Brand, Jnr defeats him on the first hole of a sudden death playoff.[6]
  • 1988: Seve Ballesteros wins the Scandinavian Open for a third time. He finishes five ahead of Gerry Taylor.[7]
  • 1990: Craig Stadler shoots a final round 61 to win the last edition of the tournament. He finishes four shots ahead of Craig Parry.[8]
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References
  1. "International Tour Events". Svenska Golfförbundet. Archived from the original on 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
  2. Charles a winner in Sweden
  3. Tony Jacklin breezes to win
  4. Ballesteros OK After Struck by Lightning Bolt
  5. Lucky Lee continues to sizzle
  6. Brand takes Scandinavian Open
  7. Seve takes Swedish Open
  8. Record triumph by Stadler
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