2016 Nordic Golf League

The 2016 Nordic Golf League was the 18th season of the Nordic Golf League, one of four third-tier tours recognised by the European Tour.

Schedule[]

The season consisted of 26 events.^[1] With the exception of a four-event Winter Series held in Spain, all official tournaments were held in Norway, Sweden, Finland, or Denmark. Although the ranking was calculated in euros, many prize funds were set in Danish krone or Swedish krona.

Date	Tournament	Location	Winner	OWGR	Prize fund
28 Feb		Spain	Björn Hellgren	4	€55,000
4 Mar		Spain		4	€55,000
15 Mar		Spain		4	375,000 DKK
20 Mar		Spain		4	375,000 DKK
29 Apr		Denmark		4	300,000 DKK
6 May		Denmark		4	€40,000
13 May		Denmark		4	€50,000
21 May		Sweden		4	400,000 SEK
28 May		Sweden		4	350,000 SEK
4 Jun	Jyske Bank PGA Championship	Denmark		4	375,000 DKK
11 Jun	Österlen PGA Open	Sweden	Ola Johansson	4	400,000 SEK
18 Jun		Denmark		4	€70,000
23 Jun		Norway		4	€40,000
2 Jul	SM Match Play	Sweden	Mark Haastrup	4	400,000 SEK
9 Jul		Sweden	Ola Johansson	4	600,000 SEK
6 Aug		Denmark		4	€40,000
13 Aug		Sweden	Mark Haastrup	4	400,000 SEK
20 Aug		Norway	Oscar Lengdén	4	€50,000
28 Aug		Sweden		4	400,000 SEK
2 Sep	Ålandsbanken Finnish Open	Finland		4	€50,000
10 Sep		Denmark		4	300,000 DKK
17 Sep		Sweden	Mark Haastrup	4	400,000 SEK
23 Sep		Denmark		4	€40,000
1 Oct		Sweden		4	400,000 SEK
8 Oct		Denmark		4	€50,000
15 Oct		Sweden	Mark Haastrup	4	450,000 SEK

  Winter Series   Freja Final 4 Tour Series

Graduates[]

The top five players (not otherwise exempt) on the Nordic Golf League Ranking earned Challenge Tour cards for 2017.^[2] Since the third-place finisher earned Challenge Tour status in a higher category by making the cut in the final stage of Q School, the sixth-place finisher received the fifth card.

Rank	Player	Country	Earnings (€)	Status earned
1	Mark Haastrup	Denmark	54,619	Promoted to Challenge Tour
2		Finland	47,378
3	Oscar Lengdén	Sweden	37,836	Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School)
4		Sweden	36,827	Promoted to Challenge Tour
5		Denmark	35,968
6		Sweden	30,148
7		Norway	29,675
8	Ola Johansson	Sweden	25,981
9		Sweden	25,339
10		Sweden	25,197

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