Scandinavian Enterprise Open

The Scandinavian Enterprise Open was a golf tournament on the European Tour that was played in Sweden until 1990, when it had a prize fund of £400,000, which was mid-range for the tour at that time.^[1]

Scandinavian Enterprise Open

Tournament information
Location	Stockholm, Sweden
Established	1973
Course(s)	Royal Drottningholm Golf Club
Par	72
Tour(s)	European Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	£400,000
Month played	June
Final year	1990
Tournament record score
Aggregate	268 Ronan Rafferty (1989) 268 Craig Stadler (1990)
To par	−20 as above
Final champion
Craig Stadler
Location map
Royal Drottningholm GC Location in Sweden

In 1991, the tournament was merged with fellow Sweden-based European Tour event, the PLM Open, with the resultant tournament being called the Scandinavian Masters.^[2]

Tournament highlights

• 1973: Bob Charles won the inaugural edition of the tournament; he finished two strokes ahead of Tony Jacklin, Hedley Muscroft, and Vin Baker.^[3]
• 1974: Jacklin won by 11 strokes over José María Cañizares despite a final round 75.^[4]
• 1977: Seve Ballesteros was struck by lightning on the 14th fairway during the second round of play. He escaped major injury and continued playing.^[5] Earlier in the same day Ballesteros got in a rules dispute when Lon Hinkle accused him of marking his ball incorrectly.^[6]
• 1980: Greg Norman returned a 64 in the final round to win by three strokes at Vasatorp
• 1983: Played for the first time at the newly created Ullna Course, designed by the tournament founder Sven Tumba, Sam Torrance won on the final hole over playing partner, American Craig Stadler.
• 1987: Magnus Persson's attempt to become the Scandinavian Enterprise Open's first Swedish winner was foiled when Gordon Brand Jnr defeated him on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.^[7]
• 1988: Ballesteros won the Scandinavian Open for a third time; he finished five strokes ahead of Gerry Taylor.^[8]
• 1990: Stadler returned a final round 61 to win the last edition of the tournament by four strokes over Craig Parry; it was his fourth appearance, after twice finishing as runner-up.^[9]

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share (€)	Venue
1990	Craig Stadler	268	−20	4 strokes	Craig Parry	93,324	Drottningholm
1989	Ronan Rafferty	268	−20	2 strokes	Michael Allen	78,134	Drottningholm
1988	Seve Ballesteros (3)	270	−18	5 strokes	Gerry Taylor	58,324	Drottningholm
1987	Gordon Brand Jnr	277	−11	Playoff	Magnus Persson	45,084	Ullna
1986	Greg Turner	270	−18	Playoff	Craig Stadler	35,750	Ullna
1985	Ian Baker-Finch	274	−14	2 strokes	Graham Marsh	30,068	Ullna
1984	Ian Woosnam	280	−4	6 strokes	Mike Clayton	31,890	Ullna
1983	Sam Torrance	280	−8	1 stroke	Craig Stadler	19,952	Ullna
1982	Bob Byman (2)	275	−9	3 strokes	Sam Torrance	15,400	Linköping
1981	Seve Ballesteros (2)	273	−11	5 strokes	Antonio Garrido	11,662	Linköping
1980	Greg Norman	276	−12	3 strokes	Mark James	11,600	Vasatorp
1979	Sandy Lyle	276	−12	3 strokes	Seve Ballesteros	7,421	Vasatorp
1978	Seve Ballesteros	279	−9	1 stroke	Dale Hayes	9,722	Vasatorp
1977	Bob Byman	275	−13	1 stroke	Hugh Baiocchi	12,641	Drottningholm
1976	Hugh Baiocchi	271	−17	2 strokes	Eamonn Darcy	8,860	Drottningholm
1975	George Burns	279	−5	Playoff	Graham Marsh	7,633	Bokskogen
1974	Tony Jacklin	279	−5	11 strokes	José María Cañizares	7,000	Bokskogen
1973	Bob Charles	278	−10	2 strokes	Vin Baker Tony Jacklin Hedley Muscroft	4,074	Drottningholm