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Golf tournament
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 Beverly Lewis Albatross GK is located in EuropeAlbatross GKAlbatross GKclass=notpageimage| Location in Europe

The Volvo Ladies Invitational was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour held in Sweden. It was played in 1980 and 1981 at Albatross Golf Club near Gothenburg.

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.

Format

The event was a limited field invitational with a field consisting of the top 24 players from the LET Order of Merit.

The tournament was played over three rounds with the score based on the best of the two first rounds along with the final round.

Winners

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

Source:

References

  1. ^ "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. ^ "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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