2016 Nordic Golf League

2016 Nordic Golf League season

Duration	26 February 2016 (2016-02-26) – 15 October 2016 (2016-10-15)
Number of official events	26
Most wins	Mark Haastrup (4)
Order of Merit	Mark Haastrup
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The 2016 Nordic Golf League was the 18th season of the Nordic Golf League, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

Schedule

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

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

Order of Merit

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

See also

• 2016 Danish Golf Tour
• 2016 Swedish Golf Tour

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. "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)