2015 Nordic Golf League Explained

Year:2015
Tour:Nordic Golf League
Regular Season:
No Of Events:28
Most Wins: Tapio Pulkkanen (5)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Tapio Pulkkanen
Prevseason:2014
Nextseason:2016

The 2015 Nordic Golf League was the 17th season of the Nordic Golf League, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

OWGR inclusion

In July, it was announced that all Nordic Golf League events, beginning with the Master Promo Championship, would receive Official World Golf Ranking points at the minimum level of 4 points for the winner of a 54-hole event.[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2015 season.[2]

DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinnerOWGR
points
23 FebLumine Lakes OpenSpain€55,000 Peter Vejgaard (1)n/a
28 FebLumine Hills OpenSpain€55,000 Eirik Tage Johansen (4)n/a
12 MarMediter Real Estate MastersSpainDKr 375,000 Daniel Jennevret (2)n/a
17 MarPGA Catalunya Resort ChampionshipSpainDKr 375,000 Åke Nilsson (5)n/a
1 MayBravo Tours OpenDenmarkDKr 300,000 Daniel Løkke (1)n/a
8 MayNorthSide Charity ChallengeDenmarkDKr 400,000 Tapio Pulkkanen (4)n/a
13 MayStora Hotellet Bryggan Fjällbacka OpenSwedenSKr 400,000 Gabriel Axell (1)n/a
23 MayTrummenäs OpenSwedenSKr 350,000 Simon Forsström (1)n/a
30 MayKitchen Joy ChampionshipDenmarkDKr 300,000 Per Barth (3)n/a
5 JunThisted Forsikring ChampionshipDenmarkDKr 375,000 Eric Blom (1)n/a
12 JunÖsterlen PGA OpenSwedenSKr 400,000 Patrick Winther (1)n/a
18 JunNordea ChallengeNorway€40,000 Benjamin Poke (1)n/a
26 JunECCO German MastersGermany€45,000 Tapio Pulkkanen (5)n/a
28 JunSM MatchSwedenSKr 400,000 Björn Hellgren (2)n/a
3 JulKatrineholm OpenSwedenSKr 400,000 Gustav Adell (4)n/a
12 JulFinnish OpenFinland€50,000 Tapio Pulkkanen (6)n/a
25 JulMaster Promo ChampionshipFinland€40,000 Oliver Lindell (a) (1)4
31 JulMade in Denmark QualifierDenmarkDKr 375,000 Tapio Pulkkanen (7)4
8 AugIsaberg OpenSwedenSKr 400,000 Anton Wejshag (2)4
14 AugHoltsmark OpenNorwaySKr 400,000 Kristian Krogh Johannessen (1)4
23 AugLanderyd MastersSwedenSKr 400,000 Christopher Lang (1)4
29 AugK-Supermarket Kamppi OpenFinland€30,000 Kristian Krogh Johannessen (2)4
4 SepWillis MastersDenmarkDKr 300,000 Daniel Jennevret (3)4
13 SepKristianstad Åhus OpenSwedenSKr 600,000 Tapio Pulkkanen (8)4
19 SepDanæg PGA ChampionshipDenmarkDKr 337,500 Nicolai Tinning (1)4
27 SepGolfUppsala OpenSwedenSKr 400,000 Richard Pettersson (3)4
3 OctRace to HimmerLandDenmarkDKr 375,000 Christofer Blomstrand (1)4
10 OctTourfinal Vellinge OpenSwedenSKr 450,000 Mark Haastrup (2)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.[3] The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2016 Challenge Tour.[4]

PositionPlayerPointsStatus earned
1 Tapio Pulkkanen62,652Promoted to Challenge Tour
2 Eirik Tage Johansen42,785
3 Eric Blom38,191
4 Kristian Krogh Johannessen35,803
5 Simon Forsström34,005
6 Daniel Løkke33,187
7 Björn Hellgren32,650
8 Rasmus Hjelm Nielsen31,273
9 Peter Vejgaard26,863
10 Daniel Jennevret26,586

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: OWGR Board Announce Inclusion of New Tours . Official World Golf Ranking . 15 July 2015 . 7 April 2023 . Each Tour will enter the OWGR system with a minimum level of 4 first place points for 54 hole tournaments and 6 first place points for 72 hole tournaments. Inclusion will commence with the tournaments to be played during OWGR Week 30 – Week ending Sunday 26th July 2015..
  2. Web site: 2015 Nordic Golf League Schedule . Danish Golf Tour . 4 May 2023.
  3. Web site: 2015 Road to Europe . Danish Golf Tour . 10 October 2015.
  4. Web site: Haastrup vandt da Løkkes Challenge Tour drøm brast . Haastrup won when Løkke's Challenge Tour dream was shattered . Danish . Danish Golf Tour . 10 October 2015 . 4 May 2023 . Dermed kan der ikke længere pilles ved GolfBox Nordic Golf League Ranking, hvor den endelige top-10 for 2015 ser således ud. (Top-5 er klar til Challenge Tour 2016) . Thus, the GolfBox Nordic Golf League Ranking can no longer be tampered with, where the final top-10 for 2015 looks like this. (Top-5 ready for Challenge Tour 2016).