1999 Swedish Golf Tour

The 1999 Swedish Golf Tour, titled as the 1999 Telia Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 16th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, the main professional golf tour in Sweden since it was formed in 1984, with most tournaments being incorporated into the Nordic Golf League since 1999.

1999 Swedish Golf Tour season
Duration9 May 1999 (1999-05-09) – 3 October 1999 (1999-10-03)
Number of official events15
Order of MeritSweden Björn Pettersson
1998
2000

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1999 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(SKr)
Winner[a] Main
tour[b]
10 May Gula Sidorna Grand Opening Uppland 100,000   Peter Hanson (4)
22 May Möre Hotell Open Småland 100,000   Peter Malmgren NGL
30 May Kinnaborg Open Västergötland 150,000   Richard S. Johnson NGL
13 Jun NCC Open Skåne €63,000   Per G. Nyman CHA
20 Jun Husqvarna Open Småland 210,000   Björn Pettersson NGL
11 Jul Hofors Open Gästrikland 125,000   Markus Westerberg NGL
24 Jul DSV Hook Masters Småland 250,000   Patrik Gottfridsson NGL
1 Aug Isaberg Rapid Open Småland 100,000   Johan Annerfelt NGL
12 Aug GE Capital Bank Open Skåne 200,000   Peter Gustafsson NGL
22 Aug Västerås Open Västmanland 150,000   Ville Lemon NGL
29 Aug Skandia PGA Open Skåne 225,000   Per Larsson NGL
5 Sep Öhrlings Swedish Matchplay Skåne €63,000   Kalle Brink CHA
19 Sep DFDS Tor Line Open Halland 400,000   Patrik Gottfridsson NGL
26 Sep Tomelilla Open Skåne 125,000   Fredrik Widmark NGL
3 Oct Gula Sidorna Grand Prix Skåne €120,000   Raimo Sjöberg CHA

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3]

Position Player Points
1   Björn Pettersson 1,612
2   Peter Malmgren 1,431
3   Patrik Gottfridsson 1,404
4   Henrik Stenson 1,073
5   Per Larsson 1,061

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Swedish Golf Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. As most Swedish Golf Tour events are incorporated into the Nordic Golf League or Challenge Tour schedules, details of these wins are displayed there instead.
  2. ^ CHA − Challenge Tour; NGL − Nordic Golf League.

References

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  1. ^ "Alla tävlingar 1999" [All competitions 1999]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 1. January 1999. p. 186. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  2. ^ Jansson, Anders (2004). "Swedish Golf Tour/Telia Tour". Golf - Den Stora Sporten (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 277–279. ISBN 91-86818007. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Telia Ranking Herrar 1999" [Telia Ranking Men 1999]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 5. May 2000. p. 263. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
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