1997 Swedish Golf Tour (women)

The 1997 Swedish Golf Tour, known as the Telia InfoMedia Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the twelfth season of the Swedish Golf Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for women held in Sweden.^[1]

1997 Swedish Golf Tour (women) season

Duration	May 1997 (1997-05) – September 1997 (1997-09)
Number of official events	13
Most wins	2 (tie): Nina Karlsson Katharina Larsson Catrin Nilsmark
Order of Merit	Nina Karlsson
← 1996 1998 →

Nina Karlsson won two tournaments and the Order of Merit ahead of Catrin Nilsmark.

Schedule

The season consisted of 13 tournaments played between May and September, where one event was included on the 1997 Ladies European Tour.^[2]

Date	Tournament	Location	Winner	Score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Purse (SEK)	Note	Ref
25 May	Göteborgs Kex Ladies Open	Delsjö	Anna-Carin Jonasson	213 (−3)	Playoff	Sara Melin	100,000		[3]
1 Jun	Rörstrand Ladies Open	Lidköping	Karolina Andersson	208 (−5)	2 strokes	Nina Karlsson	85,000		[4]
7 Jun	Toyota Ladies Open	Bokskogen	Nina Karlsson	215 (−1)	1 stroke	Catrin Nilsmark	85,000		[5]
15 Jun	Volvo Anläggningsmaskiner Open	Gumbalde	Tina Bergstrand	215 (+2)	Playoff	Lisa Hed	100,000		[6]
29 Jun	Körunda Ladies Open	Nynäshamn	Nina Karlsson	217 (+1)	2 strokes	Maria Bodén (a)	100,000		[7]
5 Jul	Hook Ladies Open	Hook	Åsa Gottmo	208 (−8)	6 strokes	Mia Löjdahl	200,000		[8]
27 Jul	Aspeboda Ladies Open	Falun-Borlänge	Katharina Larsson	217 (+1)	5 strokes	Riikka Hakkarainen	85,000		[9]
10 Aug	SI Timrå Ladies Open	Timrå	Malin Tveit	227 (+11)	3 strokes	Maria Bodén (a)	150,000		[10]
24 Aug	Compaq Open	Österåker	Annika Sörenstam	277 (−11)	6 strokes	Catrin Nilsmark	£300,000	LET event	[11]
31 Aug	Lerum Ladies Open	Öijared	Catrin Nilsmark	209 (−7)	6 strokes	Sara Melin Susann Norberg Pernilla Sterner Malin Tveit	100,000		[12]
7 Sep	Öhrlings Swedish Matchplay	Varberg	Catrin Nilsmark	3&2		Nina Karlsson	100,000		[13]
13 Sep	Adapt Ladies Open	Upsala	Katharina Larsson	218 (+2)	1 stroke	Linda Ericsson	85,000		[14]
21 Sep	Telia InfoMedia Ladies Finale	Johannesberg	Malin Burström	213 (−3)	2 strokes	Malin Tveit	213,000		[15]

  National Championship tournaments

Order of Merit

Rank	Player	Score
1	Nina Karlsson	1,545
2	Catrin Nilsmark	1,263
3	Katharina Larsson	1,029

Source:^[16]

See also

• 1997 Swedish Golf Tour (men's tour)