The Scandinavian Enterprise Open was a

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tournament on the

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that was played in

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until 1990, when it had a prize fund of £400,000, which was mid-range for the tour at that time. In 1991, the tournament was merged with fellow Sweden-based European Tour event, the

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, with the resultant tournament being called the

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Tournament highlights

*1973: Bob Charles won the inaugural edition of the tournament; he finished two strokes ahead of

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, Hedley Muscroft, and

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. *1974: Jacklin won by 11 strokes over

José María Cañizares José María Cañizares (born 18 February 1947) is a Spanish golfer. Cañizares was born in Madrid. He turned professional in 1967 and made the top hundred on the European Tour Order of Merit every year from its first season in 1972 through to 19 ...

despite a final round 75. *1977:

Seve Ballesteros Severiano Ballesteros Sota (; 9 April 1957 – 7 May 2011) was a Spanish professional golfer, a World No. 1 who was one of the sport's leading figures from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s. A member of a gifted golfing family, he won 90 inte ...

was struck by lightning on the 14th fairway during the second round of play. He escaped major injury and continued playing. Earlier in the same day Ballesteros got in a rules dispute when

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accused him of marking his ball incorrectly. *1980:

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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 Sven Tumba (born ''Sven'' Olof Gunnar Johansson; 28 August 1931 – 1 October 2011) was one of the most prominent Swedish ice hockey players of the 1950s and 1960s. He also represented Sweden in football as well as golf and became Swedish champio ...

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won on the final hole over playing partner, American

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. *1987: Magnus Persson's attempt to become the Scandinavian Enterprise Open's first Swedish winner was foiled when

Gordon Brand Jnr Gordon Brand Jnr (19 August 1958 – 31 July 2019) was a Scottish professional golfer. He played on the European Tour, winning eight times, and later the European Senior Tour, winning twice. He played in the 1979 Walker Cup and played twic ...

defeated him on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff. *1988: Ballesteros won the Scandinavian Open for a third time; he finished five strokes ahead of

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. *1990: Stadler returned a final round 61 to win the last edition of the tournament by four strokes over

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; it was his fourth appearance, after twice finishing as runner-up.

Winners

References

External links

Coverage on the European Tour's official site
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