Volvo International Tournament

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Volvo Ladies Invitational
Tournament information
LocationGothenburg, Sweden
Established1980
Course(s)Albatross GK
Par72
Tour(s)Ladies European Tour
Format54-hole stroke play
Month playedJune
Final year1981
Final champion
England
Albatross GK is located in Europe
Albatross GK
Albatross GK
Location in Europe

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]

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[]

The 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[]

Year Winner Score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up Ref
1981 England +5 (76-71=147) 3 strokes Sweden Kärstin Ehrnlund [5]
1980 England Jenny Lee Smith +7 (73-76=149) 2 strokes England Mickey Walker [4]

Source:[6][1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Golf - Den stora sporten" (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 242. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ "2011 LET Media Guide". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Svensk Golf 6/1981" (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 52. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Svensk Golf 6/1980" (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 23. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Svensk Golf 6/1981" (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 74. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Volvo Invitational". Where2golf. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

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