Telia Grand Opening (women)

The Telia Grand Opening was a women's professional golf tournament on the Swedish Golf Tour, played as the season opening event between 1999 and 2007.

Telia Grand Opening
Tournament information
LocationHöllviken, Sweden
Established1999
Course(s)Ljunghusen Golf Club
Par72
Tour(s)Swedish Golf Tour
Format54-hole stroke play
Prize fundSEK 150,000
Final year2007
Tournament record score
Aggregate140 Pernilla Sterner (2001)
To par−2 as above
Final champion
United States Jennifer Karr

The tournament was until 2006 a pro-am with a limited field of 32, played jointly with the men's Swedish Golf Tour.[1]

It was discontinued as part of the tour's major overhaul ahead of the introduction of the SAS Masters Tour in 2008.

Two players managed to defend their titles, Nina Reis and Anna Berg.

Winners

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Year Venue Winner Score Margin
of victory
Runner(s)-up Prize
fund (SEK)
Ref
Telia Grand Opening
2007 Ljunghusen   Jennifer Karr 221 (+5) Playoff   Julie Tvede 150,000 [2]
2006 Varberg   Anna Berg 151 (+7) 2 strokes   Hanna-Sofia Leijon 150,000 [3]
2005 Varberg   Anna Berg 143 (+3) Playoff   Anna Nordqvist (a) 110,000 [4]
2004 Hovås   Antonella Cvitan 144 (+2) 1 stroke   Lisa Holm Sørensen 100,000 [5]
2003 Fågelbro   Nina Reis 144 (+4) 1 stroke   Minea Blomqvist (a) 100,000 [6]
2002 Fågelbro   Nina Reis 145 (+5) 1 stroke   Karin Sjödin 100,000 [7]
2001 Fågelbro   Pernilla Sterner 140 (−2) 1 stroke   Åsa Gottmo 100,000 [8]
Gula Sidorna Grand Opening
2000 Fågelbro   Lisa Hed 141 (−1) 5 strokes   Mia Löjdahl
  Malin Tveit
100,000 [9]
1999 Fågelbro   Mia Löjdahl 145 (+3) 3 strokes   Anna Corderfeldt
  Lisa Hed
100,000 [10]

References

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  1. ^ "1999 Telia Tour". Svensk Golf #1 1999. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Results 2007 Telia Grand Opening Damer". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Results 2006 Telia Grand Opening Damer". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Results 2005 Telia Grand Opening Damer". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Results 2004 Telia Grand Opening Damer". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Results 2003 Telia Grand Opening Damer". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Results 2002 Telia Grand Opening Damer". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Results 2001 Telia Grand Opening Damer". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Results 2000 Gula Sidorna Grand Opening". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Results 1999 Gula Sidorna Grand Opening". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.