The Svedala Ladies Open was a women's professional golf tournament on the Swedish Golf Tour played between 1996 and 2014. It was always held at the Bokskogen Golf Club in Svedala, Sweden.
History The tournament was first held in 1996 and ran for five consecutive seasons with Toyota as title sponsor. The inaugural event was won with a healthy margin by rookie professional Maria Hjorth, who went on to win the Order of Merit that year and joined the LPGA Tour in 1998. The tournament was discontinued when the venue instead hosted both the Swedish PGA Championship (women) and the men's Swedish PGA Championship, a Challenge Tour event, simultaneously in 2001.
The event briefly reappeared on the Swedish Golf Tour schedule again in 2013 and 2014 when it served as the season finale and was hosted by Peter Hanson.
Winners YearWinnerScoreMarginof victoryRunner(s)-upPrizefund (SEK)RefSvedala Ladies Open 2014 Caroline Hedwall –5 (67-69-72=208) 1 stroke Johanna Björk 300,000 2013 Julia Davidsson +3 (73-75-71=219) 2 strokes Linnea Torsson 300,000 2001–2012: No tournamentToyota Ladies Open 2000 Malin Burström +5 (74-71-76=221) 1 stroke Susanna Hanson (a)150,000 1999 Lisa Hed E (70-71-75=216) 2 strokes Anna Berg 150,000 1998 Marie Hedberg (a) +1 (74-73-70=217) Playoff Anna Jönsson (a) Sara Melin 100,000 1997 Nina Karlsson –1 (73-71-71=215) 1 stroke Catrin Nilsmark 85,000 1996 Maria Hjorth –6 (71-71-68=210) 11 strokes Malin Landehag 100,000
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