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]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Established | 1980 |
| Course(s) | Albatross GK |
| Par | 72 |
| Tour(s) | Ladies European Tour |
| Format | 54-hole stroke play |
| Month played | June |
| Final year | 1981 |
| Final champion | |
 Beverly Lewis
  Albatross GK Location in Europe | |
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
editThe 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.[4]
Winners
edit| Year | Winner | Score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Beverly Lewis |
+5 (76-71=147) | 3 strokes |  Kärstin Ehrnlund |
[5] |
| 1980 | Jenny Lee Smith |
+7 (73-76=149) | 2 strokes | Mickey Walker |
[4] |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Golf - Den stora sporten" (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 242. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "2011 LET Media Guide". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Svensk Golf 6/1981" (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 52. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Svensk Golf 6/1980" (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 23. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Svensk Golf 6/1981" (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 74. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Volvo Invitational". Where2golf. Retrieved 23 September 2020.