Scandinavian Masters (Nordea Masters) on European Tour
First played: 1991
Last played: 2019
There were once multiple European Tour tournaments played in Sweden. But in 1991, the previously existing Scandinavian Enterprise Open and PLM Open tournaments merged, creating the Scandinavian Masters. This tournament, for most of its run, was the only European Tour tournament played in the Scandinavian countries.
Also known as: In addition to "Scandinavian Masters" with no title sponsor, this tournament had numerous title sponsors plus other names over the years. Those included Volvo Scandinavian Masters, Scandic Carlsberg Scandinavian Masters, EnterCard Scandinavian Masters, SAS Masters, Nordea Scandinavian Masters, Nordea Masters and Scandinavian Invitation.
Winners of the Scandinavian Masters (Nordea Masters)
1991 — Colin Montgomerie, 2701992 — Nick Faldo, 277
1993 — Peter Baker, 278 (def. Anders Forsbrand in playoff)
1994 — Vijay Singh, 268
1995 — Jesper Parnevik, 270
1996 — Lee Westwood, 281 (def. Paul Broadhurst, Russell Claydon in playoff)
1997 — Joakim Haeggman, 270
1998 — Jesper Parnevik, 273
1999 — Colin Montgomerie, 268
2000 — Lee Westwood, 270
2001 — Colin Montgomerie, 274
2002 — Graeme McDowell, 270
2003 — Adam Scott, 277
2004 — Luke Donald, 272
2005 — Mark Hensby, 262 (def. Henrik Stenson in playoff)
2006 — Marc Warren, 278 (def. Robert Karlssen in playoff)
2007 — Mikko Ilonen, 274
2008 — Peter Hanson, 271
2009 — Ricardo Gonzalez, 282
2010 — Richard S. Johnson, 277
2011 — Alex Noren, 273
2012 — Lee Westwood, 269
2013 — Mikko Ilonen, 267
2014 — Thongchai Jaidee, 272 (def. Victor Dubuisson, Stephen Gallacher in playoff)
2015 — Alex Noren, 276
2016 — Matt Fitzpatrick, 272
2017 — Renato Paratore, 281
2018 — Paul Waring, 266 (def. Thomas Aiken in playoff)
2019 — Erik van Rooyen, 261
Colin Montgomerie and Lee Westwood share the tournament record for victories with three wins each. The Scandinavian Masters got off to an auspicious start in 1991 when two of the European Tour's greatest, Montgomerie and Seve Ballesteros, battled in the final round before Monty gained the one-stroke win.
In his 1999 win, Montgomerie set the tournament record for margin of victory, nine strokes. He also won in 2001, while Westwood's wins were in 1996, 2000 and 2012. Westwood's 1996 victory was the first of his 25 career European Tour wins.
The tournament scoring record of 261 was set by Erik van Rooyen in the event's final year of 2019.
Nick Faldo's win in 1992 was the 25th of his European Tour career. Graeme McDowell (2002) and Luke Donald (2004) both earned their first European Tour victories in this tournament.
Golf courses: The Scandinavian Masters was played at golf courses around Sweden, with 12 different courses being used over the tournament's history. The most-frequently used courses were Barseback Golf & Country Club in Scania province (10 times), and Bro Hof Slott Golf Club in Uppland province (five times). The only other course to serve as host more than twice was Kungsangen Golf Club in Uppland (four times).
Scandinavian Mixed
Following the 2019 Scandinavian Masters, major changes were announced that completely changed the format and even the tours involved in running the event. The Ladies European Tour came on as co-organizer, LET golfers joined the field playing alongside European Tour golfers, and the tournament was renamed to the Scandinavian Mixed. Some sources cite the Scandinavian Mixed as a continuation of the Scandinavian Masters, but because of the complete changeover in both format and organizing bodies we consider the Scandinavian Mixed a completely separate tournament. These are the Mixed winners:
2020 — Not played due to COVID
2021 — Jonathan Caldwell, 271
2022 — Linn Grant, 264
2023 — Dale Whitnell, 267
2024 — Linn Grant, 271
Linn Grant was an LPGA Tour and LET golfer who became the first woman to record an official win on the European Tour.
