2021 Nordic Golf League

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2021 Nordic Golf League season
Duration14 April 2021 (2021-04-14) – 22 October 2021 (2021-10-22)
Number of official events27 [a]
Most wins Flag of Sweden.svg Christopher Feldborg Nielsen (3)
Order of Merit Flag of Sweden.svg Christopher Feldborg Nielsen
2020
2022

The 2021 Nordic Golf League was the 23rd 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 2021 season. [1]

DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinner [b] OWGR
points
Other
tours [c]
22 FebLumine Hills OpenSpainCancelled [2]
28 FebLumine Lakes OpenSpainCancelled [2]
16 Apr
6 Mar
ECCO Tour Spanish MastersSpain€50,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Marcus Helligkilde (3)4
20 Apr
10 Mar
PGA Catalunya Resort ChampionshipSpain€50,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Lundberg (2)4
6 MayLindbytvätten Grand OpeningSwedenSKr 420,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Hampus Bergman (2)4
14 MayMade in HimmerLand QualifierDenmark€35,000 Flag of Denmark.svg John Axelsen (1)4
22 MayTanumStrand Fjällbacka OpenSwedenSKr 350,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Robert S. Karlsson (1)4
4 JunStockholm TrophySwedenSKr 420,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Jesper Kennegård (5)4
11 JunJyske Bank ChampionshipDenmark€35,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Lasse Jensen (6)4
18 JunSamsø Pro-Am ClassicDenmark€30,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Wikström (4)4
24 JunHalmstad ChallengeSwedenSKr 400,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Nicolai Nøhr Madsen (1)7
2 JulJunet OpenSwedenSKr 430,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Lasse Jensen (7)4
10 Jul Live It Katrineholm Open SwedenSKr 430,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Hannes Rönneblad (1)4
24 JulAudi Finnish PGA Golf Tour ChampionshipFinland€40,000 Flag of Finland.svg Niclas Hellberg (2)4
31 JulGöteborg OpenSwedenSKr 420,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Jonathan Ågren (2)4
6 AugFrederikshavn ChampionshipDenmark€35,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Tobias Edén (1)4
14 Aug Made in Esbjerg Challenge Denmark€200,000 Flag of Portugal.svg Ricardo Gouveia (n/a)9 CHA
16 AugBråviken OpenSwedenSKr 400,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Adam Eineving (1)4
20 Aug Sydbank Esbjerg Challenge Denmark€200,000 Flag of Norway.svg Espen Kofstad (n/a)9 CHA
21 Aug PGA Championship Landeryd Masters SwedenSKr 600,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Christopher Feldborg Nielsen (3)6
27 AugThisted Forsikring ChampionshipDenmark€35,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Elis Svärd (1)4
4 Sep Timberwise Finnish Open Finland€55,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Christopher Feldborg Nielsen (4)4
10 SepTrust Forsikring ChampionshipDenmark€35,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Nicolai Tinning (3)4
17 SepGreat Northern ChallengeDenmarkDKr 500,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Launer Bæk (2)4
24 Sep Big Green Egg Swedish Matchplay Championship SwedenSKr 430,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Sebastian Petersen (1)4
30 SepVisby OpenSwedenSKr 400,000 Flag of Norway.svg Jarand Ekeland Arnøy (2)4
8 OctRace to HimmerLandDenmark€35,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Niclas Johansson (2)4
15 Oct MoreGolf Mastercard Tour Final SwedenSKr 500,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Sebastian Petersen (2)4
22 OctRoad to Europe Tour FinalDenmark€30,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Christopher Feldborg Nielsen (5)4

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was titled as the GolfBox Road to Europe and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. [3] The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2022 Challenge Tour. [4]

PositionPlayerPointsStatus earned
1 Flag of Sweden.svg Christopher Feldborg Nielsen 43,578Promoted to Challenge Tour
2 Flag of Denmark.svg Lasse Jensen 42,106
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Wikström 36,694
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Adam Blommé 31,380
5 Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Launer Bæk 31,165
6 Flag of Sweden.svg Jesper Kennegård 28,875Finished in Top 70 of Challenge Tour Rankings
7 Flag of Denmark.svg Nicolai Tinning 28,216
8 Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Åkesson 23,422
9 Flag of Sweden.svg Sebastian Petersen 21,438
10 Flag of Sweden.svg Hannes Rönneblad 21,399

See also

Notes

  1. A further two tournaments were scheduled but were cancelled.
  2. 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.
  3. CHA − Challenge Tour.

References

  1. "2021 Nordic Golf League Schedule". Danish Golf Tour. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 Damgaard, Peter (2 February 2021). "MoreGolf Mastercard Tour Winter Series er aflyst" [MoreGolf Mastercard Tour Winter Series has been cancelled]. 19hul.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  3. "2021 GolfBox Road to Europe". Danish Golf Tour. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  4. "Feldborg Nielsen crowned Nordic Golf League Number One in style". European Tour. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2023. The 29-year-old will be joined on the Challenge Tour in 2022 by fellow Nordic Golf League graduates Blommé and Joakim Wikström, also of Sweden, and Danish duo Lasse Jensen and Peter Launer Bæk.