Chrysler Open
Tournament information | |
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Location | Halmstad, Sweden |
Established | 1998 |
Course(s) | Halmstad Golf Club |
Par | 72 |
Tour(s) | Ladies European Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | £150,000 (€235,000)[1] |
Month played | June/July |
Final year | 2000 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 273 Laura Davies (1999) |
To par | −15 Laura Davies (1999) |
Final champion | |
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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 (€) |
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1998 | 23–26 Jul | Laura Davies | ![]() |
284 | (−8) | 6 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
18,750 | |
1999 | 1–4 Jul | Halmstad Golf Club | Laura Davies | ![]() |
273 | (−15) | 8 strokes | ![]() |
22,500 |
2000 | 1–4 Jun | Halmstad Golf Club | Carin Koch | ![]() |
277 | (−11) | 4 strokes | ![]() |
36,303.75 |
References[]
- ^ a b c Chrysler Open 1999, Golf.se (in Swedish)
- ^ Ladies European Tour: 2000 Tournaments
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-27. Retrieved 2015-04-20.
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-16. Retrieved 2015-04-20.
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External links[]
- Ladies European Tour
- Official Results Chrysler Open 1998 (in Swedish)
- Official Results Chrysler Open 1999 (in Swedish)
- Official Results Chrysler Open 2000 (in Swedish)
- Former Ladies European Tour events
- Golf tournaments in Sweden