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
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.[2]

Winners
YearWinnerCountryVenueScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (€)
1990Craig Stadler United StatesDrottningholm268−204 strokes Craig Parry93,324
1989Ronan Rafferty Northern IrelandDrottningholm268−202 strokes Michael Allen78,134
1988Seve Ballesteros (3) SpainDrottningholm270−185 strokes Gerry Taylor58,324
1987Gordon Brand Jnr ScotlandUllna277−11Playoff Magnus Persson45,084
1986Greg Turner New ZealandUllna270−18Playoff Craig Stadler35,750
1985Ian Baker-Finch AustraliaUllna274−142 strokes Graham Marsh30,068
1984Ian Woosnam WalesUllna280−46 strokes Mike Clayton31,890
1983Sam Torrance ScotlandUllna280−81 stroke Craig Stadler19,952
1982Bob Byman (2) United StatesLinköping275−93 strokes Sam Torrance15,400
1981Seve Ballesteros (2) SpainLinköping273−115 strokes Antonio Garrido11,662
1980Greg Norman AustraliaVasatorp276−123 strokes Mark James11,600
1979Sandy Lyle ScotlandVasatorp276−123 strokes Seve Ballesteros7,421
1978Seve Ballesteros SpainVasatorp279−91 stroke Dale Hayes9,722
1977Bob Byman United StatesDrottningholm275−131 stroke Hugh Baiocchi12,641
1976Hugh Baiocchi South AfricaDrottningholm271−172 strokes Eamonn Darcy8,860
1975George Burns United StatesBokskogen279−5Playoff Graham Marsh7,633
1974Tony Jacklin EnglandBokskogen279−511 strokes José María Cañizares7,000
1973Bob Charles New ZealandDrottningholm278−102 strokes Vin Baker
Tony Jacklin
Hedley Muscroft		4,074

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]

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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