The Nordic Golf League is one of the four
PGA European Tour
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-recognised third-tier men's
professional golf tours
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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 tier
Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and, as with on the main European Tour and the European Senior Tour, some of the events are played outside Europe.
History
The ...
for the following year. For
2020
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, due to the
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, other rules were decided for qualification for the 2021 Challenge Tour.
The Nordic Golf League is based in Scandinavia, and consists primarily of tournaments on the national tours of Denmark (
Danish Golf Tour
The Danish Golf Tour, currently titled as the ECCO Tour for sponsorship reasons, is a developmental professional golf tour based in Denmark. Similar to the Swedish Golf Tour, most events on the Danish Golf Tour schedule are incorporated into the ...
, currently titled as the ECCO Tour for sponsorship reasons) and Sweden (
Swedish Golf Tour
The Swedish Golf Tour (currently known as the MoreGolf Mastercard Tour for sponsorship reasons), is a developmental professional golf formerly operated by Svenska Golftourerna AB, owned equally by the Swedish Golf Federation and the PGA of Swede ...
, currently titled as the MoreGolf Mastercard Tour for sponsorship reasons).
Beginning in July 2015, Nordic Golf League tournaments carry
Official World Golf Ranking
The Official World Golf Ranking is a system for rating the performance level of professional golfers. It was started in 1986.
The rankings are based on a player's position in individual tournaments (i.e. not pairs or team events) over a "rolli ...
points.
Alumni who went on to win on the European Tour include
Lucas Bjerregaard
Lucas Justra Bjerregaard (born 14 August 1991) is a Danish professional golfer who plays the European Tour. In May 2017, playing with Thorbjørn Olesen, they won the inaugural GolfSixes, an unofficial pairs event on the European Tour. Later that ...
,
Alexander Björk
Alexander Karl Mikael Björk (born 7 June 1990) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He won the 2018 Volvo China Open.
Professional career
Björk turned professional in 2009 and played on the Swedish Golf Tour and th ...
,
Kristoffer Broberg
Kristoffer Per Thomas Broberg (born 1 August 1986) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.
Professional career
Broberg started his professional career in 2010, winning twice on the Swedish mini tour. The following two y ...
,
Rikard Karlberg
Rikard Karlberg (born 1 December 1986 ) is a Swedish professional golfer. He won the 2015 Open d'Italia on the European Tour after winning a play-off against Martin Kaymer. He has also won twice on the Asian Tour and won the 2007 Nordic Golf L ...
,
Mikko Korhonen
Mikko Korhonen (born 23 July 1980) is a Finnish professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour. He won the 2018 Shot Clock Masters and the 2019 Volvo China Open.
Professional career
Korhonen turned professional at the late age of ...
,
Morten Ørum Madsen
Morten Ørum Madsen (born 9 April 1988) is a Danish professional golfer. He played on the European Tour from 2013 to 2016, winning the South African Open Championship in late 2013.
Early life and amateur career
Madsen was born in Silkeborg. He to ...
,
Christian Nilsson, and
Thorbjørn Olesen
Jacob Thorbjørn Olesen (born 21 December 1989) is a Danish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour, where he has won six times including the 2016 Turkish Airlines Open and the 2018 Italian Open. He has also won two important pairs eve ...
.
Order of Merit winners
See also
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Danish Golf Tour
The Danish Golf Tour, currently titled as the ECCO Tour for sponsorship reasons, is a developmental professional golf tour based in Denmark. Similar to the Swedish Golf Tour, most events on the Danish Golf Tour schedule are incorporated into the ...
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Swedish Golf Tour
The Swedish Golf Tour (currently known as the MoreGolf Mastercard Tour for sponsorship reasons), is a developmental professional golf formerly operated by Svenska Golftourerna AB, owned equally by the Swedish Golf Federation and the PGA of Swede ...
Notes
References
External links
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Professional golf tours
Golf in Denmark
Golf in Finland
Golf in Norway
Golf in Sweden