2018 Nordic Golf League

2018 Nordic Golf League season

Duration	13 February 2018 (2018-02-13) – 13 October 2018 (2018-10-13)
Number of official events	26
Most wins	Jacob Glennemo (3)
Order of Merit	Aksel Olsen
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The 2018 Nordic Golf League was the 20th season of the Nordic Golf League, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2018 season. ^[1]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse	Winner [lower-alpha 1]	OWGR points
15 Feb	Mediter Real Estate Masters	Spain	DKr 375,000	Joachim B. Hansen (2)	4
20 Feb	PGA Catalunya Resort Championship	Spain	DKr 375,000	Aksel Olsen (1)	4
26 Feb	Lumine Lakes Open	Spain	€55,000	Sebastian Söderberg (3)	4
3 Mar	Lumine Hills Open	Spain	€55,000	Kristian Krogh Johannessen (3)	4
27 Apr	Bravo Tours Open	Denmark	DKr 300,000	Nicolai Højgaard (a) (1)	4
4 May	Willis Towers Watson Masters	Denmark	€40,000	Frederik Dreier (1)	4
10 May	Master of the Monster	Germany	€30,000	Per Längfors (4)	6
19 May	Stora Hotellet Bryggan Fjällbacka Open	Sweden	SKr 400,000	Mathias Gladbjerg (2)	4
25 May	Pärnu Bay Golf Links Challenge	Estonia	SKr 400,000	Martin Eriksson (1)	4
1 Jun	Jyske Bank PGA Championship	Denmark	DKr 300,000	Jacob Glennemo (5)	4
10 Jun	PGA Championship	Sweden	SKr 375,000	Morten Toft Hansen (a) (1)	4
14 Jun	12 Twelve Championship	Denmark	DKr 300,000	Christian Gløët (2)	4
21 Jun	Gamle Fredrikstad Open	Norway	SKr 350,000	Pontus Stjärnfeldt (1)	4
30 Jun	SM Match	Sweden	SKr 400,000	Christian Gløët (3)	4
7 Jul	Camfil Nordic Championship	Sweden	SKr 350,000	Søren Schulze Pettersson (1)	4
3 Aug	Made in Denmark Qualifier	Denmark	DKr 300,000	Nicolai Tinning (2)	4
10 Aug	OnePartnerGroup Open	Sweden	SKr 350,000	Sebastian Hansson (2)	4
17 Aug	Holtsmark Open	Norway	SKr 350,000	Jacob Glennemo (6)	4
25 Aug	Åhus KGK Pro-Am	Sweden	SKr 650,000	Benjamin Poke (3)	4
1 Sep	Timberwise Finnish Open	Finland	€50,000	Stefan Idstam (1)	4
8 Sep	Bråviken Open	Sweden	SKr 350,000	Hampus Bergman (1)	4
14 Sep	Tinderbox Charity Challenge	Denmark	DKr 300,000	Peter Launer Bæk (1)	4
21 Sep	Harboe Open	Denmark	€40,000	Gustav Adell (5)	4
27 Sep	Ekerum Öland Masters	Sweden	SKr 350,000	Marcus Helligkilde (1)	4
7 Oct	Race to HimmerLand	Denmark	DKr 300,000	Aksel Olsen (2)	4
13 Oct	Tourfinalen	Sweden	SKr 300,000	Jacob Glennemo (7)	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 2019 Challenge Tour. ^{[3] [4]}

Position	Player	Points	Status earned
1	Aksel Olsen	48,181	Promoted to Challenge Tour
2	Jacob Glennemo	44,375
3	Benjamin Poke	32,116
4	Martin Simonsen	31,222	Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School)
5	Marcus Helligkilde	30,668	Promoted to Challenge Tour
6	Christian Gløët	29,097	Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School)
7	Martin Eriksson	27,734	Promoted to Challenge Tour
8	Frederik Dreier	25,412
9	Mathias Gladbjerg	25,249
10	Peter Launer Bæk	21,619

See also

• 2018 Danish Golf Tour
• 2018 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. "2018 Nordic Golf League Schedule". Danish Golf Tour. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
2. "2018 GolfBox Road to Europe". Danish Golf Tour. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
3. Strömberg, Martin (14 October 2018). "Glennemo starkast i Tourfinalen" [Glennemo strongest in Tour final]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 May 2023. De fem högst rankade på Nordic Golf League får ett kort till Challengetouren (undertour till Europatouren) nästa säsong.[The top five finishers in the Nordic Golf League will receive a card to the Challenge Tour next season.]
4. "Satellite Stars: Aksel Olsen". European Tour. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2023. 2018 Nordic Golf League graduates: Aksel Olsen (Norway), Jacob Glennemo (Sweden), Benjamin Poke (Denmark), Marcus Helligkilde (Denmark), Martin Eriksson* (Sweden). *Eriksson finished seventh on the Nordic Golf League Order of Merit but gained Challenge Tour status after Martin Simonsen and Christian Gloet made the cut at European Tour Final Stage Qualifying School, thus improving their category.