Chrysler Open

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Chrysler Open
Tournament information
LocationHalmstad, Sweden
Established1998
Course(s)Halmstad Golf Club
Par72
Tour(s)Ladies European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund£150,000 (€235,000)[1]
Month playedJune/July
Final year2000
Tournament record score
Aggregate273 Laura Davies (1999)
To par−15 Laura Davies (1999)
Final champion
Sweden Carin Koch

The Chrysler Open was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that took place in Sweden.[2]

Held at in 1998,[3] the tournament was moved to Halmstad Golf Club, host of the 2007 Solheim Cup, in 1999.[1] The tournament's name is the result of a sponsorship agreement with Harry Karlsson Bilimport AB, importer of Chrysler vehicles.[1]

Laura Davies won the 1998 and 1999 installments scoring 284 (72-71-71-70) and 273 (71-69-66-67).[4]

Carin Koch won the final tournament after scoring 277 (−11) following rounds of 70-73-65-69, finishing 4 strokes ahead of Samantha Head at 281 and 7 strokes ahead of Sophie Gustafson and Catrin Nilsmark at 284. Laura Davies, at 289 strokes, finished tied for 10th place along with Helen Alfredsson, and Åsa Gottmo (still an amateur).[5]

Winners[]

Year Dates Venue Winner Country Score To par Margin
of victory		 Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (€)
1998 23–26 Jul Laura Davies  England 284 (−8) 6 strokes England Trish Johnson
Spain Raquel Carriedo		 18,750
1999 1–4 Jul Halmstad Golf Club Laura Davies  England 273 (−15) 8 strokes England Alison Nicholas 22,500
2000 1–4 Jun Halmstad Golf Club Carin Koch  Sweden 277 (−11) 4 strokes England Samantha Head 36,303.75

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Chrysler Open 1999, Golf.se (in Swedish)
  2. ^ Ladies European Tour: 2000 Tournaments
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-27. Retrieved 2015-04-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ European Womens Tour – 1994 To 1999
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-16. Retrieved 2015-04-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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