2022 Nordic Golf League Explained

Year:2022
Tour:Nordic Golf League
Regular Season:
No Of Events:27
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: John Axelsen
Prevseason:2021
Nextseason:2023

The 2022 Nordic Golf League was the 24th season of the Nordic Golf League, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2022 season.[1] [2]

DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinnerOWGR
points
20 Feb GolfStar Winter Series I Spain SKr 615,000 John Axelsen (2) 4
24 Feb GolfStar Winter Series II Spain SKr 615,000 Marcus Kinhult (1) 4
1 Mar ECCO Tour Spanish Masters Spain €50,000 Sebastian Friedrichsen (1) 4
5 Mar PGA Catalunya Resort Championship Spain €50,000 Jeppe Kristian Andersen (1) 4
29 Apr Bravo Tours Open Denmark €35,000 Frederik Birkelund (a) (1) 4
6 May Barncancerfonden Open Sweden SKr 450,000 Nicolai Tinning (4) 4
12 May Rewell Elisefarm Challenge Sweden SKr 450,000 Axel Bóasson (3) 4
20 May Stora Hotellet Fjällbacka Open Sweden SKr 450,000 Simon Forsström (2) 4
26 May Moss & Rygge Open Norway NKr 450,000 August Thor Høst (1) 4
3 Jun Thisted Forsikring Championship Denmark €35,000 Nicolai Nøhr Madsen (2) 4
10 Jun Thomas Bjørn Samsø Classic Denmark €30,000 Mathias Gladbjerg (3) 4
18 Jun Junet Open Sweden SKr 450,000 Jesper Hagborg Asp (1) 4
24 Jun UNICEF Championship Denmark €35,000 Christian Jacobsen (1) 4
2 Jul Sweden SKr 600,000 Rasmus Holmberg (1) 6
8 Jul Sweden SKr 450,000 Mathias Gladbjerg (4) 6
28 Jul Holtsmark Open Norway NKr 450,000 Tobias Ruth (2) 4
5 Aug Göteborg Open Sweden SKr 450,000 Jeppe Kristian Andersen (2) 4
13 Aug Finland €50,000 Viktor Edin (1) 0.45
20 Aug Esbjerg Open Denmark €35,000 Christian Jacobsen (2) 0.72
2 Sep Greatdays Trophy Sweden SKr 450,000 Rasmus Holmberg (2) 0.70
9 Sep BMW Onsjö Open Sweden SKr 450,000 Frederik Severin Tøttenborg (1) 1.02
16 Sep Trust Forsikring Championship Denmark €35,000 August Thor Høst (2) 1.00
23 Sep Great Northern Challenge Denmark DKr 500,000 Frederik Birkelund (a) (2) 1.17
29 Sep Gumbalde Open Sweden SKr 450,000 Adam Andersson (1) 0.69
7 Oct Race to HimmerLand Denmark €40,000 John Axelsen (3) 1.06
14 Oct Sweden SKr 550,000 John Axelsen (4) 0.89
21 Oct Sydbank Road to Europe Final Denmark €30,000 Jeppe Kristian Andersen (3) 0.77

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.[3] The top five players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2023 Challenge Tour.[4]

PositionPlayerPointsStatus earned
1 53,303 Qualified for European Tour (Top 25 in Q School)
2 51,979
3 50,990 Promoted to Challenge Tour
4 42,348
5 39,267
6 38,912
7 38,771
8 32,524
9 27,304
10 26,094

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 Nordic Golf League Schedule . 13 March 2013 . 4 May 2023 . Danish Golf Tour . Danish.
  2. Web site: ECCO Tour klar med 2022 kalenderen . ECCO Tour ready with the 2022 calendar . Danish Golf Tour . 5 November 2021 . 28 December 2021 . da . https://web.archive.org/web/20211206171125/https://eccotour.org/ecco-tour-klar-med-2022-kalenderen-se-den-her/ . 6 December 2021.
  3. Web site: 2022 GolfBox Road to Europe . 13 March 2013 . Danish Golf Tour . 21 October 2022.
  4. Web site: Andersen wins Nordic Golf League season finale . European Tour . 6 December 2022 . 4 May 2023 . Andersen will be joined on the Challenge Tour in 2023 by fellow Nordic Golf League graduates and countrymen Frederik Birkelund, Sebastian Friedrichsen, Hamish William Brown and Nicolai Tinning..