G4D SKAFTÖ OPEN SET TO MAKE HISTORY IN SWEDEN THIS WEEKEND
The stars of the LET will not be the only players competing at Skaftö Golfklubb this week, as the G4D (Golf For Disabled) Tour is also coming to Sweden with a separate trophy on the off during the weekend.
Eight of Europe’s best disabled golfers will compete this weekend in a 36-hole mixed format event in Sweden, with four men and four women competing in the hope of lifting the G4D Skaftö Open trophy on Sunday.
It’s a momentous occasion for everyone involved in the competition this week, as the Ladies European Tour and EDGA (European Disabled Golf Association) join forces to have a G4D competition run alongside a LET event for the very first time.
Golf is a sport that is for everyone and Skaftö Open promoter Reine Patriksson is very passionate about giving everyone the chance to show off their talents on the course.
“It’s great to be able to expose paragolf live in a big arena,” he said.
“We think it adds a lot to our competition and are very happy about the opportunity to offer a competition opportunity on Swedish soil.”
Daphne Van Houten is a player who is no stranger to LET events, having competed in the field at the Big Green Egg Open in her native Netherlands earlier this year.
The 24-year-old is the current European Golf Association Women Golfer with Disability Champion, and has been a constant force at the top of the leaderboards across Europe in recent years, with numerous titles to her name.
Also in the field is Danish talent Mette Wegge Lynggaard, who has experience playing for the Danish national team, which saw them finish seventh in the team EC earlier in the summer.
Germany’s Jennifer Sraega has experience of competing on the big stage before, having competed in the 2019 ‘Diversity Cup’, which runs alongside the Solheim Cup, while Aimi Bullock flags for England this weekend.
Bullock was part of the England team that won bronze at the European Team Championships earlier this year, while competing in the pro-am at the AIG Women’s Open this month, playing it up alongside Hannah Green.
On the men’s side, world number 15 Rasmus Lia will be looking for a strong performance in Sweden this week, with all four male competitors all looking forward to playing it up on home soil.
Lia comes into the weekend in good form, having finished second to Johnny Granberg in the People’s Paragolf Tour last weekend, and will look to go one better in her home country this time around.
Alongside Lia in the field is compatriot Joakim Björkman, with the illustrious Swede looking to add to his 35 titles this week. After an impressive T24 showing at the US Adaptive Open earlier in the year, Björkman will be ready to dazzle under the spotlight to compete on home soil this week.
Felix Norrman went even better as runner-up in the US Adaptive Open earlier this year which has seen him reach #26 in the world rankings heading into the week, while Marcus Malo was also part of the Swedish team to finish second in the European team SM earlier this year.
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