2002 Nordic Golf League Explained

Year:2002
Tour:Nordic Golf League
Regular Season:
No Of Events:23
Most Wins: Joakim Kristiansson (3)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Joakim Kristiansson
Prevseason:2001
Nextseason:2003

The 2002 Nordic Golf League was the fourth season of the Nordic Golf League, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2002 season.[1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinner
5 May Audi Open Norway €8,000 Markus Westerberg (2)
8 May Titleist Open Denmark €15,000 Jesper Lassen Nielsen (1)
15 May Sweden SKr 100,000 Johan Edfors (1)
25 May Telehuset Larvik Open Norway €8,000 Christian Nilsson (1)
26 May Intersport Open Finland €8,000 Mikael Piltz (6)
26 May Kinnaborg Open Sweden SKr 175,000 Joakim Kristiansson (1)
1 Jun Sweden SKr 230,000 Fredrik Orest (1)
16 Jun Affecto Open Finland €8,000 Kalle Aitala (1)
16 Jun Sweden SKr 300,000 Hans Edberg (1)
30 Jun Messilä Trophy Finland €8,000 Toni Karjalainen (1)
30 Jun Sweden SKr 300,000 Fredrik Orest (2)
30 Jun Telia Open Denmark €34,000 Jakob Borregaard (1)
14 Jul Sundbyholm Open Sweden SKr 250,000 Max Anglert (1)
26 Jul Gibson Scandinavia Brollsta Open Sweden SKr 175,000 Marcus Norgren (2)
8 Aug TietoEnator Open Sweden SKr 175,000 Joakim Kristiansson (2)
17 Aug Gula Sidorna Open Sweden SKr 250,000 Hampus von Post (2)
18 Aug Kotka Golf Center Open Finland €8,000 Panu Kylliäinen (1)
25 Aug Griffin Open Denmark €27,000 Morten Backhausen (1)
30 Aug match.golf.se Sweden SKr 200,000 Joakim Kristiansson (3)
7 Sep Sweden SKr 250,000 Jonas Wåhlstedt (1)
8 Sep Holiday Club Open Finland €8,000 Peter Gustafsson (3)
22 Sep St Arild Open Sweden SKr 175,000 Martin Erlandsson (1)
26 Sep Wilson Open Denmark €15,000 Thomas Nørret (1)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2] The top four players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2003 Challenge Tour.

PositionPlayerPointsStatus earned
1 1,990 Promoted to Challenge Tour
2 1,897 Qualified for European Tour (Top 25 in Q School)
3 1,749 Promoted to Challenge Tour
4 1,601 Finished in Top 80 of Challenge Tour Rankings
5 1,585 Promoted to Challenge Tour
6 1,401
7 1,310
8 1,032
9 1,006
10 978

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2002 Nordic Golf League schedule . Nordic Golf League . 20 October 2022 . 17 June 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080617123304/http://www.golfdata.se/nl/nl_sida_tpro.asp?AR=2002.
  2. Web site: 2002 Nordic Golf League Ranking . Nordic Golf League . 20 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080617123137/http://www.golfdata.se/nl/nl_rank_lista_1.asp?QTOUR=NL&QAR=2002&QSORT=R&QLISTA=1 . 17 June 2008.