2003 Nordic Golf League

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2003 Nordic Golf League season
Duration24 April 2003 (2003-04-24) – 28 September 2003 (2003-09-28)
Number of official events27
Most wins Flag of Sweden.svg Pelle Edberg (3)
Order of Merit Flag of Norway.svg Øyvind Rojahn
2002
2004

The 2003 Nordic Golf League was the fifth 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 2003 season. [1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinner [a]
26 AprViasat Sport OpenDenmark€15,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Söderström (1)
30 AprWilson OpenDenmark€15,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Allan Høgh Madsen (1)
13 May Telia Grand Opening SwedenSKr 100,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Pelle Edberg (1)
18 MayGambro OpenSwedenSKr 200,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Möller (a) (1)
25 MayFinnish Golf Tour OpeningFinland€9,000 Flag of Finland.svg Jarkko Soikkeli (1)
25 MayKinnaborg OpenSwedenSKr 200,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Jimmy Kawalec (1)
8 JunRönnebäck OpenSweden€15,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Pelle Edberg (2)
15 JunAffecto OpenFinland€9,000 Flag of Finland.svg Keijo Jaakola (a) (1)
15 Jun Husqvarna Open SwedenSKr 300,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Hampus von Post (3)
19 JunExpobank Russian CupRussia€30,000 Flag of Finland.svg Janne Martikainen (1)
27 JunStarkki ChallengeFinland€9,000 Flag of Finland.svg Jarkko Soikkeli (2)
28 Jun SM Match SwedenSKr 200,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Andreaz Lindberg (1)
29 JunTelia OpenSweden€47,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Bindslev (1)
4 Jul St Ibb Open SwedenSKr 230,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Åke Nilsson (1)
6 JulClubhouse OpenDenmark€15,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Bøgebjerg (1)
11 JulHjarbæk OpenDenmark€15,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Jesper Bentsen (1)
27 JulNordic Open QualifyingDenmark€25,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Jakob Berlin (1)
27 JulBirkebeiner OpenNorway€8,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Blaikie (1)
14 AugSundbyholm OpenSwedenSKr 200,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Pelle Edberg (3)
17 AugSony Cybershot OpenFinland€9,000 Flag of Finland.svg Juha-Pekka Peltomäki (1)
22 Aug Swedish International SwedenSKr 200,000 Flag of Finland.svg Ari Savolainen (1)
24 AugGriffin OpenDenmark€34,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Torines (1)
31 AugNL-Norge 2Norway€20,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Ljunggren (3)
6 Sep Västerås Open SwedenSKr 250,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Leif Westerberg (1)
7 SepHoliday Club OpenFinland€9,000 Flag of Finland.svg Janne Martikainen (2)
11 SepFalster OpenDenmark€15,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Ljunggren (4)
28 SepMarlboro Classic MastersDenmark€15,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Bäckström (2)

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 2004 Challenge Tour.

PositionPlayerPointsStatus earned
1 Flag of Norway.svg Øyvind Rojahn 1,820Promoted to Challenge Tour
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Henge 1,782Finished in Top 80 of Challenge Tour Rankings
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Leif Westerberg 1,613
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Pelle Edberg 1,577Promoted to Challenge Tour
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Ljunggren 1,358Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School)
6 Flag of Sweden.svg Christian Nilsson 1,336Promoted to Challenge Tour
7 Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Torines 1,284
8 Flag of Sweden.svg Tony Edlund 1,209Finished in Top 80 of Challenge Tour Rankings
9 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Bjerhag 986
10 Flag of Finland.svg Janne Martikainen 837

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. "2003 Nordic Golf League schedule". Nordic Golf League. Archived from the original on 17 June 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  2. "2003 Nordic Golf League Ranking". Nordic Golf League. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2022.