2013 Nordic Golf League Explained

Year:2013
Tour:Nordic Golf League
Regular Season:
No Of Events:24
Most Wins: Jesper Kennegård (3)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Jesper Kennegård
Prevseason:2012
Nextseason:2014

The 2013 Nordic Golf League was the 15th season of the Nordic Golf League, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.[1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinner
17 Mar Mediter Real Estate Masters Spain €40,000 Richard Pettersson (1)
22 Mar ECCO Spanish Open Spain €40,000 Lucas Bjerregaard (3)
27 Apr Sweden SKr 500,000 Niklas Bruzelius (6)
4 May Freja Championship Denmark DKr 300,000 Jesper Kennegård (1)
11 May DAT Masters Denmark DKr 300,000 Morten Ørum Madsen (3)
24 May Landskrona Masters Sweden SKr 400,000 Tony Edlund (6)
1 Jun Bravo Tours Open Denmark DKr 300,000 Jeff Winther (2)
7 Jun Samsø Pro-Am Classic Denmark DKr 300,000 Richard Pettersson (2)
15 Jun Wisby Open Sweden SKr 400,000 Jesper Kennegård (2)
20 Jun Nordea Challenge Norway SKr 350,000 Anton Wejshag (1)
28 Jun Mercedes-Benz Matchplay Denmark DKr 300,000 Joakim Rask (8)
5 Jul Sweden SKr 350,000 Joakim Wikström (1)
14 Jul Gant Open Finland €40,000 Patrik Sjöland (2)
27 Jul Finland €60,000 Kasper Kjær Estrup (1)
2 Aug Mørk Masters Norway €50,000 Mark Suursalu (1)
3 Aug Sweden SKr 250,000 Jesper Kennegård (3)
10 Aug Isaberg Open Sweden SKr 300,000 Joakim Lagergren (3)
17 Aug ECCO Tournament of Champions Denmark DKr 300,000 Jeff Winther (3)
25 Aug Landeryd Masters Sweden SKr 450,000 Björn Hellgren (1)
6 Sep Willis Masters Denmark DKr 300,000 Sebastian Söderberg (1)
13 Sep Arlandastad MoreGolf Open Sweden SKr 400,000 Alexander Björk (2)
20 Sep Denmark DKr 375,000 Sebastian Söderberg (2)
28 Sep Sweden SKr 450,000 Jesper Billing (2)
5 Oct Backtee Race to HimmerLand Denmark DKr 450,000 Lasse Jensen (4)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was titled as the Road to Europe and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2] The top five players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2014 Challenge Tour.[3]

PositionPlayerPointsStatus earned
1 46,591 Promoted to Challenge Tour
2 32,155
3 30,173
4 29,633 Qualified for European Tour (Top 25 in Q School)
5 28,525 Promoted to Challenge Tour
6 28,350
7 26,401
8 25,817
9 20,357
10 20,030

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2013 Nordic Golf League Schedule . Danish Golf Tour . 3 October 2022.
  2. Web site: 2013 Road to Europe . Danish Golf Tour . 3 October 2022.
  3. Web site: Lasse Jensen vandt finalen – Jeff Winther på Challenge Tour . Lasse Jensen won the final – Jeff Winther on the Challenge Tour . Danish . Danish Golf Tour . 5 October 2013 . 4 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140311022343/http://eccotour.org/blog/lasse-jensen-vandt-finalen-jeff-winther-pa-challenge-tour/ . 11 March 2014 . Mens Jensen tog sig af sejren, så handlede dagens afslutning også om at få fordelt de fem pladser til Challenge Touren i næste sæson. Her var Jesper Kennegård, som vinder af ranglisten allerede inden denne uge, og Niclas Johansson sikre på at kvalificere sig. Jeff Winther på tredjepladsen og Joakim Rask på femtepladsen endte også med at holde sin plads i top-5 efter dagens nervepirrende runde, hvor de selv spillede sekundære roller. . While Jensen took care of the victory, the end of the day was also about distributing the five places for the Challenge Tour next season. Jesper Kennegård, winner of the rankings even before this week, and Niclas Johansson were sure to qualify. Jeff Winther in third place and Joakim Rask in fifth place also ended up holding his place in the top-5 after the day's nerve-wracking round, where they played secondary roles themselves..