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 Europe
Albatross GK
Albatross GK
Location in Europe

The Volvo Ladies Invitational was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour held in Sweden.[1] It was played in 1980 and 1981 at Albatross Golf Club near Gothenburg.[2]

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.[1]

Format

The event was a limited field invitational with a field consisting of the top 24 players from the LET Order of Merit.[3]

The tournament was played over three rounds with the score based on the best of the two first rounds along with the final round.[4]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreMargin of
victory
Runner-upRef
1981England Beverly Lewis+5 (76-71=147)3 strokesSweden Kärstin Ehrnlund[5]
1980England Jenny Lee Smith+7 (73-76=149)2 strokesEngland Mickey Walker[4]

Source:[6][1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "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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