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Scandinavian Enterprise Open

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Location
  
Sweden

Format
  
Stroke play

To par
  
−20 (as above)

Established
  
1973

Final year
  
1990

Tour
  
PGA European Tour

Aggregate
  
268 Craig Stadler (1990) 268 Ronan Rafferty (1989)

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.

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.

Tournament highlihgts

  • 1973: Bob Charles wins the inaugural edition of the tournament. He finishes two shots ahead of Tony Jacklin, Hedley Muscroft, and Vin Baker.
  • 1974: Tony Jacklin wins by 11 shots over José Maria Cañizares despite his shooting a final round 75.
  • 1977: Seve Ballesteros is struck by lightning on the 14th fairway during the second round of play. He escaped major injury and continued playing. Earlier in the same day Ballesteros got in a rules dispute when Lon Hinkle accused him of marking his ball incorrectly.
  • 1987: Magnus Persson's attempt to become the Scandinavian Enterprise Open's first Swedish winner is foiled when Gordon Brand, Jnr defeats him on the first hole of a sudden death playoff.
  • 1988: Seve Ballesteros wins the Scandinavian Open for a third time. He finishes five ahead of Gerry Taylor.
  • 1990: Craig Stadler shoots a final round 61 to win the last edition of the tournament. He finishes four shots ahead of Craig Parry.
  • References

    Scandinavian Enterprise Open Wikipedia