Scandinavian Masters
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Mölndal, Sweden (2018) |
| Established | 1991 |
| Course(s) | Hills Golf Club (2018) |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,169 yards (6,555 m) |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | €1,500,000 |
| Month played | August |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 262 Mark Hensby (2005) |
| To par | −22 Mark Hensby (2005) |
| Current champion | |
 Paul Waring | |
The Scandinavian Masters, currently known as the Nordea Masters for sponsorship reasons, is an annual golf tournament on the European Tour which is played in Sweden.
The tournament has its origins in the Volvo Open and the Scandinavian Enterprise Open, which, in 1973, became the first Swedish stop on the European Tour schedule. In 1991, the SEO merged with the PLM Open, with the resultant tournament being called the Scandinavian Masters.[1]
The Scandinavian Masters is currently the only European Tour event to be held in Scandinavia, and in 2013 had a prize fund of €1.5 million, which is at the lower end of the scale for European Tour events held in the tour's home continent.
Until 2011, the tournament was played at the end of July or the beginning of August each year. For 2012, it moved to the first weekend in June, and was played from Wednesday to Saturday to allow players more time to travel to the following week's U.S. Open.[2] From 2013 to 2017 it was played in late May/early June, two weeks before the U.S. Open, but in 2018 it was played in August.
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References
- ^ "International Tour Events". Svenska Golfförbundet. Retrieved 2008-11-17.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Swedish Golf Online - Nordea Masters Makes "Majors" Announcement