SM Match by Cutter & Buck

The SM Match by Cutter & Buck is a golf tournament held at Skövde Golfklubb in Skövde, Sweden. Established in 1904, the event is organized as a combination of 36-hole stroke play qualifying followed by match play. Specifically, the top 32 men and 16 women from the stroke play rounds advance to the match play portion. The tournament is played annually in July and functions under both the Swedish Golf Tour and the Nordic Golf League for men, while the women's event is part of the women's Swedish Golf Tour. The format includes multiple rounds: two rounds of stroke play to qualify the field, then several rounds of match play culminating in the championship match. The men's final is typically a 36-hole match, a tradition dating back many decades. The number of competitors is typically at least 32 men and 16 women in the match play stages, with a larger initial field in stroke play qualifying. Qualification generally involves entry standards set by the Swedish Golf Federation or relevant golf associations, and performance in stroke play rounds during the tournament determines who advances to the match play brackets. If a non-Swedish player wins the event, the highest-placed Swedish player is named Swedish champion for the year.