2023 Swedish Golf Tour

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2023 Swedish Golf Tour season
Duration17 February 2023 (2023-02-17) – 13 October 2023 (2023-10-13)
Number of official events14 [lower-alpha 1]
Order of Merit Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Åkesson
2022
2024

The 2023 Swedish Golf Tour, titled as the 2023 MoreGolf Mastercard Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 40th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, the main professional golf tour in Sweden since it was formed in 1984, with most tournaments being incorporated into the Nordic Golf League since 1999.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2023 season. [1] [2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(SKr)
Winner [lower-alpha 2] Main
tour [lower-alpha 3]
19 FebGolfStar Winter Series ISpain600,000 Flag of Sweden.svg William Nygård NGL
23 FebGolfStar Winter Series IISpain600,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Christofer Blomstrand NGL
5 MayGolfkusten BlekingeBlekinge470,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Anton Karlsson NGL
12 MaySkåne ChallengeSkåne470,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Christofer Blomstrand NGL
18 MayStora Hotellet Fjällbacka OpenBohuslän480,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Victor H. Sidal Svendsen NGL
25 MayGamle Fredrikstad OpenNorway470,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Oliver Gillberg NGL
16 JunGreatdays TrophyHalland450,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Åkesson NGL
1 Jul PGA Championship Landeryd Masters Östergötland600,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Launer Bæk NGL
7 JulArlandastad TrophyUppland470,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Hellgren NGL
14 Jul Big Green Egg Swedish Matchplay Championship Västergötland450,000 Flag of Iceland.svg Axel Bóasson NGL
27 JulMiklagard OpenNorway470,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Kristoffer Max NGL
11 AugGöteborg OpenVästergötlandCancelled [lower-alpha 4] NGL
9 SepOnsjö OpenVästergötland470,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Jesper Hagborg Asp NGL
28 SepDestination Gotland OpenGotland470,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Åkesson NGL
13 Oct The No. 1 Tour Final in Golf Skåne550,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Jonathan Gøth-Rasmussen NGL

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was titled as the MoreGolf Mastercard Tour Ranking and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. [4] [5]

PositionPlayerPoints
1 Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Åkesson 349,913
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Oliver Gillberg 284,150
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Per Längfors 270,006
4 Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Launer Bæk 248,865
5 Flag of Iceland.svg Axel Bóasson 241,646

See also

Notes

  1. A further one tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
  2. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Swedish Golf Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. As most Swedish Golf Tour events are incorporated into the Nordic Golf League schedule, details of these wins are displayed there instead.
  3. NGL − Nordic Golf League.
  4. Cancelled due to Storm Hans. [3]

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The 2015 Swedish Golf Tour, titled as the 2015 Nordea Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 32nd season of the Swedish Golf Tour, the main professional golf tour in Sweden since it was formed in 1984, with most tournaments being incorporated into the Nordic Golf League since 1999.

The 2016 Swedish Golf Tour, titled as the 2016 Nordea Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 33rd season of the Swedish Golf Tour, the main professional golf tour in Sweden since it was formed in 1984, with most tournaments being incorporated into the Nordic Golf League since 1999.

The 2017 Swedish Golf Tour was the 34th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, the main professional golf tour in Sweden since it was formed in 1984, with most tournaments being incorporated into the Nordic Golf League since 1999.

The 2018 Swedish Golf Tour was the 35th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, the main professional golf tour in Sweden since it was formed in 1984, with most tournaments being incorporated into the Nordic Golf League since 1999.

The 2019 Swedish Golf Tour was the 36th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, the main professional golf tour in Sweden since it was formed in 1984, with most tournaments being incorporated into the Nordic Golf League since 1999.

The 2014 Swedish Golf Tour, titled as the 2014 Nordea Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st season of the Swedish Golf Tour, the main professional golf tour in Sweden since it was formed in 1984, with most tournaments being incorporated into the Nordic Golf League since 1999.

The 2013 Swedish Golf Tour, titled as the 2013 Nordea Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 30th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, the main professional golf tour in Sweden since it was formed in 1984, with most tournaments being incorporated into the Nordic Golf League since 1999.

The 2012 Swedish Golf Tour, titled as the 2012 Nordea Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 29th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, the main professional golf tour in Sweden since it was formed in 1984, with most tournaments being incorporated into the Nordic Golf League since 1999.

The 2011 Swedish Golf Tour, titled as the 2011 Nordea Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, the main professional golf tour in Sweden since it was formed in 1984, with most tournaments being incorporated into the Nordic Golf League since 1999.

The 2010 Swedish Golf Tour, titled as the 2010 Nordea Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 27th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, the main professional golf tour in Sweden since it was formed in 1984, with most tournaments being incorporated into the Nordic Golf League since 1999.

The 2005 Swedish Golf Tour, titled as the 2005 Telia Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 22nd season of the Swedish Golf Tour, the main professional golf tour in Sweden since it was formed in 1984, with most tournaments being incorporated into the Nordic Golf League since 1999.

The 2021 Swedish Golf Tour, titled as the 2021 MoreGolf Mastercard Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 38th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, the main professional golf tour in Sweden since it was formed in 1984, with most tournaments being incorporated into the Nordic Golf League since 1999.

The 2022 Swedish Golf Tour, titled as the 2022 MoreGolf Mastercard Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 39th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, the main professional golf tour in Sweden since it was formed in 1984, with most tournaments being incorporated into the Nordic Golf League since 1999.

The 2023 Nordic Golf League was the 25th season of the Nordic Golf League, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

References

  1. "2023 MoreGolf Mastercard Tour". Swedish Golf Federation. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  2. "GolfStar Winter Series 2023". Swedish Golf Federation. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  3. MoreGolf Mastercard Tour [@moregolfmastercardtour] (10 August 2023). "Inställd tävling" [Cancelled competition] (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 August 2023 via Instagram.
  4. "2023 MoreGolf Mastercard Tour Ranking". Swedish Golf Tour. Retrieved 16 October 2023 via Golfbox.
  5. Damgaard, Peter (14 October 2023). "Björn Åkesson vandt MoreGolf Mastercard Tour ranglisten" [Björn Åkesson won the MoreGolf Mastercard Tour rankings]. 19hul.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 16 October 2023.