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Höganäs Ladies Open
The Höganäs Ladies Open was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour in 1984 and 1985, and on the Swedish Golf Tour between 1986 and 1994. It was always held at Mölle Golf Club in Höganäs, Sweden. In 1990 Annika Sörenstam won the tournament while still an amateur, a feat Åsa Gottmo Åsa Gottmo (born 22 June 1971 in Kalmar) is a retired Swedish professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour 1993–2008. She won the 2002 Wales WPGA Championship of Europe and finished 5th in the Order of Merit twice. Amateur ca ... repeated in 1992. Winners References {{reflist External linksLadies European Tour Höganäs Sweden Open Swedish Golf Tour (women) events Golf tournaments in Sweden Defunct sports competitions in Sweden Recurring sporting events established in 1984 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1994 Sports competitions in Skåne County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Höganäs
Höganäs () is a locality and the seat of Höganäs Municipality, Scania County, Sweden. Its population was 14,107 in 2010. Höganäs is nationally known for its ceramics industry, Höganäs Keramik. Höganäs Keramik is part of Iittala Group. Höganäs has the main office of Höganäs AB, one of the world's biggest iron powder manufacturers with subsidiaries around the world. The Höganäs AB company was founded by Count Eric Ruuth in 1797, which makes it one of Sweden's oldest companies. History Höganäs began as a small fishing village in the parish of Väsby, documented in 1488 in the written form ''Høyenæss''. In the middle of the 17th century it had 17 homes. Coal was found in the area, and mining started in 1797. In 1798 a railway with wooden rails was built. It was the first of its kind in Sweden and was used to transport coal from the mine to the harbour. The population started to grow and new dwellings were built for the miners. During the 19th century more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |