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 | |
 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:
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 | Kiran Matharu | Following the Nykredit Masters[3] |
| 2006 | Odense Golfklub | Odense, Denmark | Laura Davies | Following the Nykredit Masters[4][5] |
| 2005 | Golf Platja de Pals | Costa Brava, Spain |  Cecilia Ekelundh | Following the Catalonia Ladies Masters[6][7] |
References
- ↑ Kiran Matharu wins the Volvo Challenge, September 9th, 2007
- ↑ GolfToday. "LET and Volvo in new sponsorship deal".
- ↑ Ladies European Tour. "Matharu wins Volvo Cross Country Challenge".
- ↑ Ladies European Tour. "Davies wins 2006 Volvo Cross Country Challenge".
- ↑ Ladies European Tour. "2006 Volvo Cross Country Challenge".
- ↑ Ladies European Tour. "Ekelundh receives her Volvo XC70".
- ↑ Ladies European Tour. "2006 Volvo Cross Country Challenge".