1988 Swedish Golf Tour Explained

Year:1988
Tour:Swedish Golf Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:17
Most Wins: Leif Hederström (2)
Jesper Parnevik (2)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Jesper Parnevik
Prevseason:1987
Nextseason:1989

The 1988 Swedish Golf Tour was the fifth season of the Swedish Golf Tour, the main professional golf tour in Sweden since it was formed in 1984.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1988 season.[1] [2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(SKr)
Winner
8 May Sapa Torekov Open Skåne 350,000 Carl-Magnus Strömberg (4)
14 May Lacoste Spalding Open Denmark 225,000 Leif Hederström (1)
22 May Skåne 250,000 Terry Price (n/a)
29 May Västergötland 300,000 Jesper Parnevik (1)
5 Jun Skåne 275,000 Jan Tilmanis (1)
12 Jun Skåne 400,000 Magnus Sunesson (3)
19 Jun Småland 225,000 Clas Hultman (1)
26 Jun Odense Open Denmark 225,000 Jesper Parnevik (2)
3 Jul Gästrikland 275,000 Per Haugsrud (1)
10 Jul Finland 225,000 Daniel Westermark (1)
24 Jul Småland 325,000 Mikael Krantz (1)
7 Aug Halland 500,000 Vijay Singh (n/a)
21 Aug Gästrikland 300,000 Dennis Edlund (1)
28 Aug Värmland 225,000 Leif Hederström (2)
11 Sep Västmanland 225,000 Johan Ryström (4)
18 Sep Halland 260,000 Ove Sellberg (2)
2 Oct Småland 400,000 Nils Lindeblad (2)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Swedish krona.[3]

Position Player Prize money (SKr)
1 243,100
2 193,000
3 187,650
4 165,650
5 159,400

See also

Notes and References

  1. Årets program . This year's program . sv . Svensk Golf . 16 October 2023 . April 1988 . 4 . 135.
  2. Swedish Golf Tour/Telia Tour . sv . 277–279 . 2004 . Anders . Jansson . Golf - Den Stora Sporten . Swedish Golf Federation . 9 October 2023 . 91-86818007.
  3. Club Sweden Order of Merit, Sverige . Club Sweden Order of Merit, Sweden . sv . Svensk Golf . 16 October 2023 . October 1988 . 10 . 80.