Volvo Cross Country Challenge

Volvo Cross Country Challenge
Tournament information
Location Denmark (2006-2007)
Spain (2005)
Established 2005
Tour(s) Ladies European Tour
Prize fund $120,000
$1,000,000 (bonus)
Volvo XC70
Final year 2007
Final champion
England Kiran Matharu

The Volvo Cross Country Challenge was an unofficial women's professional golf event on the Ladies European Tour. It was held in Spain or Denmark annually between 2005 and 2007.

The winner of the challenge received a Volvo. The 18-year-old Kiran Matharu from Leeds, England, had yet to learn to drive when she won the Volvo Cross Country Challenge and a brand new Volvo XC70 in 2007.[1]

Participation

To qualify for the tournament, players had to participate in at least three out of four of the LET tournaments hosted in Nordic countries:

  1. Sweden Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika
  2. Norway SAS Masters
  3. Finland Finnair Masters
  4. Denmark Nykredit Masters

Prize money collected in these tournaments were added up in a "Volvo XC Challenge Order-of-Merit". The top 10 on the Order-of-Merit competed for $120,000.

In addition, players could get $1,000,000 bonus by winning all four of the above tournaments in one season.[2]

Winners

Year Venue Location Winner Note
2007 Helsingør Golf Club Helsingør, Denmark England Kiran Matharu Following the Nykredit Masters[3]
2006 Odense Golfklub Odense, Denmark England Laura Davies Following the Nykredit Masters[4][5]
2005 Golf Platja de Pals Costa Brava, Spain Sweden Cecilia Ekelundh Following the Catalonia Ladies Masters[6][7]

References

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