2006 Nordic Golf League

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2006 Nordic Golf League season
Duration22 February 2006 (2006-02-22) – 14 October 2006 (2006-10-14)
Number of official events43
Most wins Flag of Denmark.svg Morten Hedegaard (2)
Flag of Denmark.svg Christoffer Lange (2)
Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Ljunggren (2)
Flag of Finland.svg Jaakko Mäkitalo (2)
Flag of Finland.svg Janne Martikainen (2)
Order of Merit Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Ericsson
2005
2007

The 2006 Nordic Golf League was the eighth season of the Nordic Golf League, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

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Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2006 season. [1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinner [lower-alpha 1] Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
24 FebWinter Series #1Portugal€15,000 Flag of Finland.svg Jaakko Mäkitalo (3)
3 MarWinter Series #2Portugal€15,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Petter Bocian (1)
10 MarWinter Series #3Portugal€15,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Johansén (1)
27 AprIBM OpenDenmark€15,000 Flag of Denmark.svg John Davies (1)
4 MayBrundtland OpenDenmarkDKr 225,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Malmgren (3)
7 MayDnB NOR OpenNorway€15,000 Flag of Norway.svg Jan-Are Larsen (1)
11 MayEurocard OpenDenmark€15,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Christoffer Lange (1)
14 May St Ibb Open SwedenSKr 250,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Per Barth (1)
19 MayGambro OpenSwedenSKr 200,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Carlsson (a) (1)
21 MayFujitsu-Siemens OpenNorway€15,000 Flag of Norway.svg Martin Dahl (1)
26 MayKinnaborg OpenSwedenSKr 200,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Andersson (1)
27 MayFGT OpeningFinland€12,000 Flag of Finland.svg Tuomas Tuovinen (1)
1 JunDangaard Telekom - Fleggard Leasing OpenDenmarkDKr 225,000 Flag of Finland.svg Janne Martikainen (3)
11 JunSonera OpenFinland€15,000 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Lehtinen (2)
11 JunTelia MastersSwedenSKr 500,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Tony Edlund (2)
18 Jun Husqvarna Open SwedenSKr 350,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Orest (3)
22 JunHerning OpenDenmark€15,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Ohlsson (1)
27 JunDG Event OpenDenmark€25,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Steen Ottosen (2)
2 JulDanfoss OpenDenmark€15,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Ankersø (1)
6 JulLadbrokes Golf ChampionshipDenmarkDKr 225,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Jespersen (1)
9 Jul Finnish Open Finland€15,000 Flag of Finland.svg Jaakko Mäkitalo (4)
9 JulInterspons OpenNorway€15,000 Flag of Norway.svg Eirik Tage Johansen (2)
9 JulSkåne OpenSwedenSKr 200,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Pettersson (4)
15 JulSalem OpenSwedenSKr 200,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Åke Nilsson (3)
25 JulCentrebet OpenDenmark€15,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Morten Hedegaard (1)
30 Jul Hansabanka Baltic Open LatviaSKr 425,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Lindgren (1)
9 AugAller MastersDenmarkDKr 225,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Ericsson (1)
12 Aug Västerås Open SwedenSKr 250,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Wahlin (1)
13 AugWillis OpenDenmark€15,000 Flag of Finland.svg Janne Martikainen (4)
19 AugBornholm MastersDenmark€25,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Lars Edvinson (2)
19 Aug PGA Landmann Open SwedenSKr 300,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Rikard Karlberg (1)
20 AugSony Ericsson OpenNorway€15,000 Flag of Norway.svg Christian Aronsen (1)
25 Aug SM Match SwedenSKr 200,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Ljunggren (5)
27 AugHansabank Estonian OpenEstonia€25,000 Flag of Finland.svg Casimir Collin (1)
27 Aug ECCO Tour Championship Denmark€130,000 Flag of England.svg James Heath (n/a) CHA
3 SepHydro-Texaco OpenNorway€15,000 Flag of Norway.svg Knut Børsheim (a) (1)
9 SepGant OpenFinland€15,000 Flag of Finland.svg Antti Ahokas (2)
9 SepThermia OpenSwedenSKr 200,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Rask (2)
22 Sep Swedish International SwedenSKr 225,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Ljunggren (6)
24 SepIngram Micro OpenDenmark€15,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Christoffer Lange (2)
1 OctTourGolf MastersSwedenSKr 600,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Pelle Edberg (4)
6 OctSmørum OpenDenmark€15,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Morten Hedegaard (2)
14 OctScanplan Tour FinalDenmark€15,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Per G. Nyman (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 five players on the tour (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2007 Challenge Tour.

PositionPlayerPointsStatus earned
1 Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Ericsson 2,207Promoted to Challenge Tour
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Per Barth 1,851
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Ohlsson 1,846
T4 Flag of Denmark.svg Morten Hedegaard 1,711
Flag of Denmark.svg Christoffer Lange
6 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Hammarberg 1,682
7 Flag of Finland.svg Janne Martikainen 1,670
8 Flag of Sweden.svg Pelle Edberg 1,665
9 Flag of Sweden.svg Niklas Bruzelius 1,583
10 Flag of Sweden.svg Petter Bocian 1,569

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.
  2. CHA − Challenge Tour.

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References

  1. "2006 Nordic Golf League schedule". Nordic Golf League. Archived from the original on 17 June 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  2. "2006 Nordic Golf League Ranking". Nordic Golf League. Archived from the original on 15 August 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2022.