Nordic Golf League
Current season, competition or edition: 2020 Nordic Golf League | |
| Sport | Golf |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| Countries | Based in Scandinavia. Current schedule includes tournaments in Spain. |
| Official website | http://www.nordicgolfleague.com/ |
The Nordic Golf League is one of the four PGA European Tour-recognised third-tier men's professional golf tours that are known as the Satellite Tours. The top five players on the rankings list at the end of each season earn a place on the second tier Challenge Tour for the following year.[1] For 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, other rules were decided for qualification for the 2021 Challenge Tour.
The Nordic Golf League is based in Scandinavia, and consists primarily of tournaments on the national tours of Denmark (Ecco Tour) and Sweden (Swedish Golf Tour).
Beginning in July 2015, Nordic Golf League tournaments carry Official World Golf Ranking points.[2]
Alumni who went on to win on the European Tour include Lucas Bjerregaard, Alexander Björk, Kristoffer Broberg, Rikard Karlberg, Mikko Korhonen, Morten Ørum Madsen, Christian Nilsson, and Thorbjørn Olesen.
Order of Merit winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Niklas Møller |  Denmark |
47,891 |
| 2018 | Aksel Kristoffer Olsen |  Norway |
48,181 |
| 2017 | Axel Bóasson |  Iceland |
45,260 |
| 2016 | Mark Haastrup | Denmark |
54,457 |
| 2015 | Tapio Pulkkanen |  Finland |
62,652 |
| 2014 | Jacob Glennemo |  Sweden |
64,998 |
| 2013 | Jesper Kennegård | Sweden |
46,591 |
| 2012 | Lucas Bjerregaard | Denmark |
52,260 |
| 2011 | Jens Dantorp | Sweden |
61,167 |
| 2010 | Wilhelm Schauman | Sweden |
30,869 |
| 2009 | Lasse Jensen | Denmark |
32,396 |
| 2008 | Petter Bocian | Sweden |
24,510 |
| 2007 | Rikard Karlberg | Sweden |
25,005 |
| 2006 | Pontus Ericsson | Sweden |
2,207 |
| 2005 | Morten Hagen | Norway |
2,509 |
| 2004 | Peter Malmgren | Sweden |
1,974 |
| 2003 | Øyvind Rojahn | Norway |
1,820 |
| 2002 | Joakim Kristiansson | Sweden |
1,990 |
| 2001 | Mads Vibe-Hastrup | Denmark |
2,159 |
| 2000 | Morten Orveland | Norway |
2,147 |
| 1999 | Patrik Gottfridson | Sweden |
28,516 |
References
- ^ "Third Level Tours Relaunched as the Satellite Tours". 21 April 2006. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "OWGR Board Announce Inclusion of New Tours". OWGR. 15 July 2015.