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.
Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | OWGR | Prize fund |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
28 Feb | Lumine Lakes Open | Spain | ![]() |
4 | €55,000 |
4 Mar | Lumine Hills Open | Spain | ![]() |
4 | €55,000 |
15 Mar | Mediter Real Estate Masters | Spain | ![]() |
4 | 375,000 DKK |
20 Mar | PGA Catalunya Resort Championship | Spain | ![]() |
4 | 375,000 DKK |
29 Apr | Grundfos Masters | Denmark | ![]() |
4 | 300,000 DKK |
6 May | Kitchen Joy Championship | Denmark | ![]() |
4 | €40,000 |
13 May | Kellers Park Masters | Denmark | ![]() |
4 | €50,000 |
21 May | Stora Hotellet Bryggan Fjällbacka Open | Sweden | ![]() |
4 | 400,000 SEK |
28 May | Trummenäs Open | Sweden | ![]() |
4 | 350,000 SEK |
4 Jun | Jyske Bank PGA Championship | Denmark | ![]() |
4 | 375,000 DKK |
11 Jun | Österlen PGA Open | Sweden | ![]() |
4 | 400,000 SEK |
18 Jun | NorthSide Charity Challenge | Denmark | ![]() |
4 | €70,000 |
23 Jun | Borre Open | Norway | ![]() |
4 | €40,000 |
2 Jul | SM Match Play | Sweden | ![]() |
4 | 400,000 SEK |
9 Jul | Kristianstad Åhus Open | Sweden | ![]() |
4 | 600,000 SEK |
6 Aug | Made in Denmark European Tour Qualifier | Denmark | ![]() |
4 | €40,000 |
13 Aug | Isaberg Open | Sweden | ![]() |
4 | 400,000 SEK |
20 Aug | Norwegian Open | Norway | ![]() |
4 | €50,000 |
28 Aug | Landeryd Masters | Sweden | ![]() |
4 | 400,000 SEK |
2 Sep | Ålandsbanken Finnish Open | Finland | ![]() |
4 | €50,000 |
10 Sep | Willis Towers Watson Masters | Denmark | ![]() |
4 | 300,000 DKK |
17 Sep | Star for Life Challenge | Sweden | ![]() |
4 | 400,000 SEK |
23 Sep | Thisted Forsikring Championship | Denmark | ![]() |
4 | €40,000 |
1 Oct | GolfUppsala Open | Sweden | ![]() |
4 | 400,000 SEK |
8 Oct | Race to Himmerland | Denmark | ![]() |
4 | €50,000 |
15 Oct | Tourfinal Vellinge Open | Sweden | ![]() |
4 | 450,000 SEK |
Winter Series Freja Final 4 Tour Series
Graduates
The top five players (not otherwise exempt) on the Nordic Golf League Ranking earned Challenge Tour cards for 2017.[2] Since the third-place finisher earned Challenge Tour status in a higher category by making the cut in the final stage of Q School, the sixth-place finisher received the fifth card.
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings (€) | Status earned |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark Haastrup | ![]() |
54,619 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
2 | Oliver Lindell | ![]() |
47,378 | |
3 | Oscar Lengdén | ![]() |
37,836 | Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School) |
4 | Alexander Wennstam | ![]() |
36,827 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
5 | Rasmus Hjelm Nielsen | ![]() |
35,968 | |
6 | Niklas Lindström | ![]() |
30,148 | |
7 | Christian Aronsen | ![]() |
29,675 | |
8 | Ola Johansson | ![]() |
25,981 | |
9 | Mikael Lindberg | ![]() |
25,339 | |
10 | Tobias Rosendahl | ![]() |
25,197 |
References
- "Schedule". Nordic Golf League. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- "GolfBox Nordic Golf League Ranking 2016". Nordic Golf League. Retrieved 15 October 2016.