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2016 Nordic Golf League

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2016 Nordic Golf League season
Duration26 February 2016 (2016-02-26) – 15 October 2016 (2016-10-15)
Number of official events26
Most winsDenmark Mark Haastrup (4)
Order of MeritDenmark Mark Haastrup
2015
2017

The 2016 Nordic Golf League was the 18th season of the Nordic Golf League, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse Winner[a] OWGR
points
28 Feb Lumine Lakes Open Spain €55,000 Sweden Björn Hellgren (3) 4
4 Mar Lumine Hills Open Spain €55,000 Finland Niclas Hellberg (1) 4
15 Mar Mediter Real Estate Masters Spain DKr 375,000 Denmark Benjamin Poke (2) 4
20 Mar PGA Catalunya Resort Championship Spain DKr 375,000 Denmark Rasmus Hjelm Nielsen (3) 4
29 Apr Grundfos Masters Germany €40,000 Denmark Oliver Suhr (2) 4
6 May Kitchen Joy Championship Denmark €40,000 Finland Oliver Lindell (2) 4
13 May Kellers Park Masters Denmark €50,000 Finland Erik Myllymäki (1) 4
21 May Stora Hotellet Bryggan Fjällbacka Open Sweden SKr 400,000 Sweden Per Längfors (1) 4
28 May Trummenäs Open Sweden SKr 350,000 Sweden Mikael Lindberg (1) 4
4 Jun Jyske Bank PGA Championship Denmark DKr 375,000 Denmark Rasmus Hjelm Nielsen (4) 4
11 Jun Österlen PGA Open Sweden SKr 400,000 Sweden Ola Johansson (1) 4
18 Jun NorthSide Charity Challenge Denmark €70,000 Finland Oliver Lindell (3) 4
23 Jun Borre Open Norway €40,000 Norway Jarand Ekeland Arnøy (1) 4
2 Jul SM Match Sweden SKr 400,000 Denmark Mark Haastrup (3) 4
9 Jul Kristianstad Åhus Open Sweden SKr 600,000 Sweden Ola Johansson (2) 4
6 Aug Made in Denmark European Tour Qualifier Denmark DKr 300,000 Denmark Daniel Løkke (2) 4
13 Aug Isaberg Open Sweden SKr 400,000 Denmark Mark Haastrup (4) 4
20 Aug Norwegian Open Norway €50,000 Sweden Oscar Lengdén (1) 4
28 Aug Landeryd Masters Sweden SKr 400,000 Sweden Oskar Bergman (2) 4
2 Sep Ålandsbanken Finnish Open Finland €50,000 Denmark Jesper Lerchedahl (1) 4
10 Sep Willis Towers Watson Masters Denmark DKr 300,000 Denmark Mathias Gladbjerg (1) 4
17 Sep Star for Life Challenge Sweden SKr 400,000 Denmark Mark Haastrup (5) 4
23 Sep Thisted Forsikring Championship Denmark DKr 300,000 Denmark Kasper Kjær Estrup (2) 4
1 Oct GolfUppsala Open Sweden SKr 400,000 Sweden Niklas Lindström (1) 4
8 Oct Race to HimmerLand Denmark DKr 375,000 Sweden Alexander Wennstam (1) 4
15 Oct Tourfinal Vellinge Open Sweden SKr 450,000 Denmark Mark Haastrup (6) 4

Order of Merit

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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 2017 Challenge Tour.[3]

Position Player Points Status earned
1 Denmark Mark Haastrup 54,619 Promoted to Challenge Tour
2 Finland Oliver Lindell 47,378
3 Sweden Oscar Lengdén 37,836 Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School)
4 Sweden Alexander Wennstam 36,827 Promoted to Challenge Tour
5 Denmark Rasmus Hjelm Nielsen 35,968
6 Sweden Niklas Lindström 30,148
7 Norway Christian Aronsen 29,675
8 Sweden Ola Johannson 25,981
9 Sweden Mikael Lindberg 25,339
10 Sweden Tobias Rosendahl 25,197

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Nordic Golf League events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Nordic Golf League as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Challenge Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "2016 Nordic Golf League Schedule". Danish Golf Tour. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  2. ^ "2016 Road to Europe". Danish Golf Tour. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Satellite stars: Oliver Lindell". European Tour. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2023. 2016 Nordic Golf League Graduates: Mark Haastrup (Denmark), Oliver Lindell (Finland), Oscar Lengden (Sweden), Alexander Wennstam (Sweden), Rasmus Hjelm Nielsen (Denmark)