The 2020 Nordic Golf League is the 22nd season of the

Nordic Golf League The Nordic Golf League is one of the four PGA European Tour-recognised third-tier men's professional golf tours that are known as the Satellite Tours. The top five players on the rankings list at the end of each season earn a place on the second t ...

, a third-tier tour recognised by the

European Tour The European Tour (currently known as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons), legally the PGA European Tour is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European Senior Tour (for players aged fift ...

In-season changes

The season started with four events in Spain, and was later suspended in March 2020 due to the

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. After the hiatus, the schedule was subject to change and several tournaments were postponed, cancelled or due to travel restrictions, became unofficial events for Order of Merit ranking purposed. The tour announced in July that only the top three players (rather than the traditional five) on the final Order of Merit would receive Challenge Tour status for the 2021 season.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2020 season.

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Nordic Golf League, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Order of Merit

The

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was titled as the GolfBox Road to Europe and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. The top three players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the

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