Looking Back: Scandinavian TPC Hosted By Annika

The Scandinavian TPC Hosted by Annika was a 72-hole, professional golf tournament played in Sweden. Part of the Ladies European Tour schedule, it was played from the mid-1990s until the late 2000-aughts, with Sorenstam's name added to the event title in the latter stages.

First played: 1996

Last played: 2008

Also known as: The tournament was launched as the Compaq Open and went by that name from 1996-2002. It was the HP Open in 2003-04.

Winners of the LET Scandinavian TPC

1996 — Federica Dassu, 279 (def. Kathryn Imrie, Helen Alfredsson in playoff)
1997 — Annika Sorenstam, 277
1998 — Annika Sorenstam, 279
1999 — Laura Davies, 277
2000 — Juli Inkster, 282
2001 — Raquel Carriedo, 284
2002 — Annika Sorenstam, 271
2003 — Sophie Gustafson, 269 (def. Suzann Pettersen in playoff)
2004 — Annika Sorenstam, 275
2005 — Annika Sorenstam, 284
2006 — Annika Sorenstam, 271
2007 — Catriona Matthew, 279
2008 — Amy Yang, 202

Annika Sorenstam didn't become the Scandinavian TPC's titular host until 2005, but she was the dominant name throughout this event's history. Sorenstam won it six times total, first in 1997 (Year 2, when it was called the Compaq Open) and last in 2006, when she outduelled Lorena Ochoa to win by one stroke. Those six wins are second-best in Ladies European Tour history for victories in the same tournament (Karrie Webb won the ANZ Ladies Masters eight times).

Sorenstam's 269 winning total in 2003 was the event's 72-hole scoring record.

Sorenstam's 1998 victory was by 10 strokes, the tournament's largest winning margin. The distant runners-up that year were Helen Alfredsson, Catrin Nilsmark and Johanna Head. (Alfredsson never won, but does share the tournament record for most runner-up finishes with three.)

No golfer other than Sorenstam won multiple titles here, although Sophie Gustafson's one victory was in addition to three second-place showings. In her 2003 victory, Gustafson beat Suzann Pettersen in a playoff, overcoming Pettersen's earlier round of 62. That 62, at the time, was the lowest round ever scored in an LET tournament.

At the other end of the scale, Juli Inkster scored 76 in the final round of her 2000 win. That tied the LET record for highest final-round score in a win.

Golf courses: The tournament rotated to golf courses around Sweden, with Barseback Golf & Country Club in Scania, near Malmo, as the most-frequent site. The only other course that hosted multiple tournaments was Osterakers Golf Club near Stockholm. Orebro Golf Club was the site of the inaugural tournament in 1996, and Frosakers Golf & Country Club the last in 2008.