1999 Nordic Golf League

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1999 Nordic Golf League season
Duration18 May 1999 (1999-05-18) – 26 September 1999 (1999-09-26)
Number of official events25
Most wins Flag of Finland.svg Mikael Piltz (4)
Order of Merit Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Gottfridson
2000

The 1999 Nordic Golf League was the inaugural season of the Nordic Golf League, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1999 season. [1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinner [a]
19 MayP4 OpenNorwayNKr 100,000 Flag of Norway.svg Morten Haerås (1)
22 MayMöre Hotell OpenSwedenSKr 100,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Malmgren (1)
22 MaySynsam OpenNorwayNKr 100,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Eskelid (1)
30 MayKinnaborg OpenSwedenSKr 100,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Richard S. Johnson (1)
6 JunKiitolinja OpenFinlandFIM 60,000 Flag of Finland.svg Mikael Piltz (1)
6 JunStavanger OpenNorwayNKr 100,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Widmark (1)
20 JunCanon MastersFinlandFIM 50,000 Flag of Finland.svg Mikael Piltz (2)
20 Jun Husqvarna Open SwedenSKr 210,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Pettersson (1)
27 JunVår Bank & Försäkringar OpenNorwayNKr 100,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Widmark (2)
4 JulUPM-Kymmene OpenFinlandFIM 50,000 Flag of Finland.svg Antti Ulvio (1)
11 JulHofors OpenSwedenSKr 125,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Markus Westerberg (1)
24 JulDSV Hook MastersSwedenSKr 250,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Gottfridsson (1)
25 JulAudi TrophyFinlandFIM 60,000 Flag of Finland.svg Mikael Piltz (3)
1 AugIsaberg Rapid OpenSwedenSKr 100,000 Flag of Finland.svg Johan Annerfelt (1)
12 AugGE Capital Bank OpenSwedenSKr 200,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Gustafsson (1)
15 AugAudi TourinFinlandFIM 60,000 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Lehtinen (1)
15 AugPGA Braathens ChampionshipNorwayNKr 200,000 Flag of Norway.svg Morten Hagen (1)
22 Aug Västerås Open SwedenSKr 150,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Ville Lemon (1)
29 Aug Scandic Hotel Danish Open DenmarkDKr 150,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Schmidt Hansen (a) (1)
29 Aug Skandia PGA Open SwedenSKr 225,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Per Larsson (1)
12 SepFinnish PGA ChampionshipFinlandFIM 75,000 Flag of Finland.svg Mikael Piltz (4)
12 SepSiemens OpenNorwayNKr 100,000 Flag of Norway.svg Øyvind Rojahn (1)
19 SepDFDS Tor Line OpenSwedenSKr 400,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Gottfridsson (2)
24 SepAudi Open FinaleNorwayNKr 100,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Gustafsson (2)
26 SepTomelilla OpenSwedenSKr 125,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Widmark (3)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. [2]

PositionPlayerPoints
1 Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Gottfridson 28,516
2 Flag of Finland.svg Mikael Piltz 22,903
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Klas Eriksson 21,835
4 Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Nørret 20,744
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Raimo Sjöberg 20,341

See also

Notes

  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

  1. "1999 Nordic Golf League schedule". Nordic Golf League. Archived from the original on 17 June 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  2. "1999 Nordic Golf League Ranking". Nordic Golf League. Archived from the original on 17 June 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2022.