2016 Nordic Golf League

The 2016 Nordic Golf League was the 18th season of the Nordic Golf League, one of four third-tier tours recognised by the European Tour.

Schedule

The season consisted of 26 events.[1] With the exception of a four-event Winter Series held in Spain, all official tournaments were held in Norway, Sweden, Finland, or Denmark. Although the ranking was calculated in euros, many prize funds were set in Danish krone or Swedish krona.

DateTournamentLocationWinnerOWGRPrize fund
28 Feb Lumine Lakes Open Spain Sweden Björn Hellgren 4 55,000
4 Mar Lumine Hills Open Spain Finland Niclas Hellberg 4 €55,000
15 Mar Mediter Real Estate Masters Spain Denmark Benjamin Henry Poke 4 375,000 DKK
20 Mar PGA Catalunya Resort Championship Spain Denmark Rasmus Hjelm Nielsen 4 375,000 DKK
29 Apr Grundfos Masters Denmark Denmark Oliver Suhr 4 300,000 DKK
6 May Kitchen Joy Championship Denmark Finland Oliver Lindell 4 €40,000
13 May Kellers Park Masters Denmark Finland Erik Myllymaki 4 €50,000
21 May Stora Hotellet Bryggan Fjällbacka Open Sweden Sweden Per Langfors 4 400,000 SEK
28 May Trummenäs Open Sweden Sweden Mikael Lindberg 4 350,000 SEK
4 Jun Jyske Bank PGA Championship Denmark Denmark Rasmus Hjelm Nielsen 4 375,000 DKK
11 Jun Österlen PGA Open Sweden Sweden Ola Johansson 4 400,000 SEK
18 Jun NorthSide Charity Challenge Denmark Finland Oliver Lindell 4 €70,000
23 Jun Borre Open Norway Norway Jarand Ekeland Arnoy 4 €40,000
2 Jul SM Match Play Sweden Denmark Mark Haastrup 4 400,000 SEK
9 Jul Kristianstad Åhus Open Sweden Sweden Ola Johansson 4 600,000 SEK
6 Aug Made in Denmark European Tour Qualifier Denmark Denmark Daniel Løkke 4 €40,000
13 Aug Isaberg Open Sweden Denmark Mark Haastrup 4 400,000 SEK
20 Aug Norwegian Open Norway Sweden Oscar Lengden 4 €50,000
28 Aug Landeryd Masters Sweden Sweden Oscar Bergman 4 400,000 SEK
2 Sep Ålandsbanken Finnish Open Finland Denmark Jesper Lerchedahl 4 €50,000
10 Sep Willis Towers Watson Masters Denmark Denmark Mathias Gladbjerg 4 300,000 DKK
17 Sep Star for Life Challenge Sweden Denmark Mark Haastrup 4 400,000 SEK
23 Sep Thisted Forsikring Championship Denmark Denmark Kasper K. Estrup 4 €40,000
1 Oct GolfUppsala Open Sweden Sweden Niklas Lindström 4 400,000 SEK
8 Oct Race to Himmerland Denmark Sweden Alexander Wennstam 4 €50,000
15 Oct Tourfinal Vellinge Open Sweden Denmark Mark Haastrup 4 450,000 SEK

  Nordea Tour Winter Series   Freja Final 4 Tour Series

Graduates

The top five players on the Nordic Golf League Ranking earn Challenge Tour cards for 2017.[2]

Rank Player Country Earnings ()
1 Mark Haastrup  Denmark 54,457
2 Oliver Lindell  Finland 47,363
3 Oscar Lengdén  Sweden 37,833
4 Alexander Wennstam  Sweden 36,801
5 Rasmus Hjelm Nielsen  Denmark 35,945

References

  1. "Schedule". Nordic Golf League. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  2. "GolfBox Nordic Golf League Ranking 2016". Nordic Golf League. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
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