2001 Nordic Golf League

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2001 Nordic Golf League season
Duration23 April 2001 (2001-04-23) – 23 September 2001 (2001-09-23)
Number of official events23
Most wins Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Bäck (3)
Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Vibe-Hastrup (3)
Order of Merit Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Vibe-Hastrup
2000
2002

The 2001 Nordic Golf League was the third 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 2001 season. [1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinner [a]
25 AprTitleist OpenDenmarkDKr 80,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Grönhagen (1)
13 MaySola OpenNorway€8,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Vibe-Hastrup (1)
20 MayKinnaborg OpenSwedenSKr 175,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Grönhagen (2)
27 MayAudi OpenDenmark€20,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Vibe-Hastrup (2)
10 JunCanon MastersFinland€8,000 Flag of Finland.svg Pasi Purhonen (2)
10 Jun St Ibb Open SwedenSKr 225,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Pettersson (3)
10 JunSiemens OpenNorway€8,000 Flag of Norway.svg Anders Eriksen (1)
17 JunSonera-Kiitolinja OpenFinland€10,000 Flag of Finland.svg Thomas Sundström (1)
17 Jun Husqvarna Open SwedenSKr 300,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Bjerhag (1)
30 JunMatch golf.seSwedenSKr 200,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Bäck (1)
8 JulWilson Rebild OpenDenmarkDKr 150,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Vibe-Hastrup (3)
15 JulSundbyholm OpenSwedenSKr 250,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Bäckström (1)
19 JulMGA Russian CupRussiaUS$20,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Runnquist (1)
29 JulSorknes Birkebeiner OpenNorway€8,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Bäck (2)
11 AugSundsvall Golf OpenSwedenSKr 175,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Norgren (1)
16 AugTietoEnator OpenSwedenSKr 175,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Jesper Björklund (2)
19 Aug Telehuset Norwegian Open Norway€30,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Bäck (3)
26 AugGriffin OpenDenmarkDKr 150,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Ben Tinning (1)
31 AugViking Line ChallengeFinland€8,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Carlsson (1)
2 Sep SM Match SwedenSKr 300,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Widmark (4)
7 SepPGA Finnish ChampionshipFinland€10,000 Flag of Finland.svg Anssi Kankkonen (1)
8 Sep Västerås Open SwedenSKr 250,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrick Månsson (2)
23 SepSparebanken 1 OpenNorway€20,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Kristofer Svensson (3)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. [2] The top four players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2002 Challenge Tour.

PositionPlayerPointsStatus earned
1 Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Vibe-Hastrup 2,159Promoted to European Tour (Top 15 of Challenge Tour Rankings)
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Bäck 1,939Promoted to Challenge Tour
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Kristofer Svensson 1,326
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrick Månsson 1,322
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Grönhagen 1,182
6 Flag of Norway.svg Øyvind Rojahn 1,117
7 Flag of Sweden.svg Christian Nilsson 1,004
8 Flag of Denmark.svg Brian Akstrup 914
9 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Norgren 912
10 Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Persson Atlevi 905Qualified for European Tour (Top 25 in Q School)

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. "2001 Nordic Golf League schedule". Nordic Golf League. Archived from the original on 17 June 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  2. "2001 Nordic Golf League Ranking". Nordic Golf League. Archived from the original on 17 June 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2022.