Volvo International Tournament Explained

Volvo Ladies Invitational
Location:Gothenburg, Sweden
Establishment:1980
Course:Albatross GK
Par:72
Tour:Ladies European Tour
Format:54-hole stroke play
Month Played:June
Final Year:1981
Final Champion: Beverly Lewis

The Volvo Ladies Invitational was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour held in Sweden.[1] It was played in 1980 and 1981 at Albatross Golf Club near Gothenburg.[2]

The tournament was the first LET event held in Sweden and only the second LET event outside the United Kingdom, after the WPGA European Championship held in France.[1]

Format

The event was a limited field invitational with a field consisting of the top 24 players from the LET Order of Merit.[3]

The tournament was played over three rounds with the score based on the best of the two first rounds along with the final round.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreMargin of
victory
Runner-upRef
+5 (76-71=147) 3 strokes [4]
+7 (73-76=149) 2 strokes [5]
Source:[6] [1]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Golf - Den stora sporten . Swedish Golf Federation . 27 September 2020 . 242. sv.
  2. Web site: 2011 LET Media Guide . Ladies European Tour . 23 September 2020.
  3. Web site: Svensk Golf 6/1981 . Swedish Golf Federation . 27 September 2020 . 52 . sv.
  4. Web site: Svensk Golf 6/1981 . Swedish Golf Federation . 27 September 2020 . 74 . sv.
  5. Web site: Svensk Golf 6/1980 . Swedish Golf Federation . 27 September 2020 . 23 . sv.
  6. Web site: Volvo Invitational . Where2golf . 23 September 2020.