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 Björn Hellgren 4 €55,000
4 Mar Lumine Hills Open Spain Niclas Hellberg 4 €55,000
15 Mar Mediter Real Estate Masters Spain Benjamin Henry Poke 4 375,000 DKK
20 Mar PGA Catalunya Resort Championship Spain Rasmus Hjelm Nielsen 4 375,000 DKK
29 Apr Grundfos Masters Denmark Oliver Suhr 4 300,000 DKK
6 May Kitchen Joy Championship Denmark Oliver Lindell 4 €40,000
13 May Kellers Park Masters Denmark Erik Myllymaki 4 €50,000
21 May Stora Hotellet Bryggan Fjällbacka Open Sweden Per Längfors 4 400,000 SEK
28 May Trummenäs Open Sweden Mikael Lindberg 4 350,000 SEK
4 Jun Jyske Bank PGA Championship Denmark Rasmus Hjelm Nielsen 4 375,000 DKK
11 Jun Österlen PGA Open Sweden Ola Johansson 4 400,000 SEK
18 Jun NorthSide Charity Challenge Denmark Oliver Lindell 4 €70,000
23 Jun Borre Open Norway Jarand Ekeland Arnøy 4 €40,000
2 Jul SM Match Play Sweden Mark Haastrup 4 400,000 SEK
9 Jul Kristianstad Åhus Open Sweden Ola Johansson 4 600,000 SEK
6 Aug Made in Denmark European Tour Qualifier Denmark Daniel Løkke 4 €40,000
13 Aug Isaberg Open Sweden Mark Haastrup 4 400,000 SEK
20 Aug Norwegian Open Norway Oscar Lengdén 4 €50,000
28 Aug Landeryd Masters Sweden Oscar Bergman 4 400,000 SEK
2 Sep Ålandsbanken Finnish Open Finland Jesper Lerchedahl 4 €50,000
10 Sep Willis Towers Watson Masters Denmark Mathias Gladbjerg 4 300,000 DKK
17 Sep Star for Life Challenge Sweden Mark Haastrup 4 400,000 SEK
23 Sep Thisted Forsikring Championship Denmark Kasper K. Estrup 4 €40,000
1 Oct GolfUppsala Open Sweden Niklas Lindström 4 400,000 SEK
8 Oct Race to Himmerland Denmark Alexander Wennstam 4 €50,000
15 Oct Tourfinal Vellinge Open Sweden Mark Haastrup 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  Denmark 54,619 Promoted to Challenge Tour
2 Oliver Lindell  Finland 47,378
3 Oscar Lengdén  Sweden 37,836 Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School)
4 Alexander Wennstam  Sweden 36,827 Promoted to Challenge Tour
5 Rasmus Hjelm Nielsen  Denmark 35,968
6 Niklas Lindström  Sweden 30,148
7 Christian Aronsen  Norway 29,675
8 Ola Johansson  Sweden 25,981
9 Mikael Lindberg  Sweden 25,339
10 Tobias Rosendahl  Sweden 25,197

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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