2021 Nordic Golf League Explained

Year:2021
Tour:Nordic Golf League
Regular Season:
No Of Events:27
Honor1:Order of Merit
Prevseason:2020
Nextseason:2022

The 2021 Nordic Golf League was the 23rd season of the Nordic Golf League, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2021 season.[1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinnerOWGR
points
Other
tours
22 Feb Lumine Hills Open Spain Cancelled
28 Feb Lumine Lakes Open Spain Cancelled
16 Apr
6 Mar
ECCO Tour Spanish Masters Spain €50,000 Marcus Helligkilde (3) 4
20 Apr
10 Mar
PGA Catalunya Resort Championship Spain €50,000 Mikael Lundberg (2) 4
6 May Lindbytvätten Grand Opening Sweden SKr 420,000 Hampus Bergman (2) 4
14 May Made in HimmerLand Qualifier Denmark €35,000 John Axelsen (1) 4
22 May TanumStrand Fjällbacka Open Sweden SKr 350,000 Robert S. Karlsson (1) 4
4 Jun Stockholm Trophy Sweden SKr 420,000 Jesper Kennegård (5) 4
11 Jun Jyske Bank Championship Denmark €35,000 Lasse Jensen (6) 4
18 Jun Samsø Pro-Am Classic Denmark €30,000 Joakim Wikström (4) 4
24 Jun Halmstad Challenge Sweden SKr 400,000 Nicolai Nøhr Madsen (1) 7
2 Jul Junet Open Sweden SKr 430,000 Lasse Jensen (7) 4
10 Jul Sweden SKr 430,000 Hannes Rönneblad (1) 4
24 Jul Audi Finnish PGA Golf Tour Championship Finland €40,000 Niclas Hellberg (2) 4
31 Jul Göteborg Open Sweden SKr 420,000 Jonathan Ågren (2) 4
6 Aug Frederikshavn Championship Denmark €35,000 Tobias Edén (1) 4
14 Aug Denmark €200,000 Ricardo Gouveia (n/a) 9 CHA
16 Aug Bråviken Open Sweden SKr 400,000 Adam Eineving (1) 4
20 Aug Denmark €200,000 Espen Kofstad (n/a) 9
21 Aug Sweden SKr 600,000 Christopher Feldborg Nielsen (3) 6
27 Aug Thisted Forsikring Championship Denmark €35,000 Elis Svärd (1) 4
4 Sep Finland €55,000 Christopher Feldborg Nielsen (4) 4
10 Sep Trust Forsikring Championship Denmark €35,000 Nicolai Tinning (3) 4
17 Sep Great Northern Challenge Denmark DKr 500,000 Peter Launer Bæk (2) 4
24 Sep Sweden SKr 430,000 Sebastian Petersen (1) 4
30 Sep Visby Open Sweden SKr 400,000 Jarand Ekeland Arnøy (2) 4
8 Oct Race to HimmerLand Denmark €35,000 Niclas Johansson (2) 4
15 Oct Sweden SKr 500,000 Sebastian Petersen (2) 4
22 Oct Road to Europe Tour Final Denmark €30,000 Christopher Feldborg Nielsen (5) 4

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was titled as the GolfBox 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 earned status to play on the 2022 Challenge Tour.[3]

PositionPlayerPointsStatus earned
1 43,578 Promoted to Challenge Tour
2 42,106
3 36,694
4 31,380
5 31,165
6 28,875 Finished in Top 70 of Challenge Tour Rankings
7 28,216
8 23,422
9 21,438
10 21,399

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 Nordic Golf League Schedule . 13 March 2013 . 4 May 2023 . Danish Golf Tour.
  2. Web site: 2021 GolfBox Road to Europe . 13 March 2013 . Danish Golf Tour . 22 October 2021.
  3. Web site: Feldborg Nielsen crowned Nordic Golf League Number One in style . European Tour . 23 December 2021 . 4 May 2023 . The 29-year-old will be joined on the Challenge Tour in 2022 by fellow Nordic Golf League graduates Blommé and Joakim Wikström, also of Sweden, and Danish duo Lasse Jensen and Peter Launer Bæk..