| Duration | 21 February 2015 – 10 October 2015 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 28 |
| Most wins |  Tapio Pulkkanen (5) |
| Order of Merit | Tapio Pulkkanen |
← 2014 2016 → | |
The 2015 Nordic Golf League was the 17th season of the Nordic Golf League, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.
OWGR inclusion
In July, it was announced that all Nordic Golf League events, beginning with the Master Promo Championship, would receive Official World Golf Ranking points at the minimum level of 4 points for the winner of a 54-hole event.[1]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2015 season.[2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb | Lumine Lakes Open | Spain | €55,000 |  Peter Vejgaard (1) |
n/a |
| 28 Feb | Lumine Hills Open | Spain | €55,000 |  Eirik Tage Johansen (4) |
n/a |
| 12 Mar | Mediter Real Estate Masters | Spain | DKr 375,000 |  Daniel Jennevret (2) |
n/a |
| 17 Mar | PGA Catalunya Resort Championship | Spain | DKr 375,000 | Åke Nilsson (5) |
n/a |
| 1 May | Bravo Tours Open | Denmark | DKr 300,000 | Daniel Løkke (1) |
n/a |
| 8 May | NorthSide Charity Challenge | Denmark | DKr 400,000 | Tapio Pulkkanen (4) |
n/a |
| 13 May | Stora Hotellet Bryggan Fjällbacka Open | Sweden | SKr 400,000 | Gabriel Axell (1) |
n/a |
| 23 May | Trummenäs Open | Sweden | SKr 350,000 | Simon Forsström (1) |
n/a |
| 30 May | Kitchen Joy Championship | Denmark | DKr 300,000 | Per Barth (3) |
n/a |
| 5 Jun | Thisted Forsikring Championship | Denmark | DKr 375,000 | Eric Blom (1) |
n/a |
| 12 Jun | Österlen PGA Open | Sweden | SKr 400,000 | Patrick Winther (1) |
n/a |
| 18 Jun | Nordea Challenge | Norway | €40,000 | Benjamin Poke (1) |
n/a |
| 26 Jun | ECCO German Masters | Germany | €45,000 | Tapio Pulkkanen (5) |
n/a |
| 28 Jun | SM Match | Sweden | SKr 400,000 | Björn Hellgren (2) |
n/a |
| 3 Jul | Katrineholm Open | Sweden | SKr 400,000 | Gustav Adell (4) |
n/a |
| 12 Jul | Finnish Open | Finland | €50,000 | Tapio Pulkkanen (6) |
n/a |
| 25 Jul | Master Promo Championship | Finland | €40,000 | Oliver Lindell (a) (1) |
4 |
| 31 Jul | Made in Denmark Qualifier | Denmark | DKr 375,000 | Tapio Pulkkanen (7) |
4 |
| 8 Aug | Isaberg Open | Sweden | SKr 400,000 | Anton Wejshag (2) |
4 |
| 14 Aug | Holtsmark Open | Norway | SKr 400,000 | Kristian Krogh Johannessen (1) |
4 |
| 23 Aug | Landeryd Masters | Sweden | SKr 400,000 | Christopher Lang (1) |
4 |
| 29 Aug | K-Supermarket Kamppi Open | Finland | €30,000 | Kristian Krogh Johannessen (2) |
4 |
| 4 Sep | Willis Masters | Denmark | DKr 300,000 | Daniel Jennevret (3) |
4 |
| 13 Sep | Kristianstad Åhus Open | Sweden | SKr 600,000 | Tapio Pulkkanen (8) |
4 |
| 19 Sep | Danæg PGA Championship | Denmark | DKr 337,500 | Nicolai Tinning (1) |
4 |
| 27 Sep | GolfUppsala Open | Sweden | SKr 400,000 | Richard Pettersson (3) |
4 |
| 3 Oct | Race to HimmerLand | Denmark | DKr 375,000 | Christofer Blomstrand (1) |
4 |
| 10 Oct | Tourfinal Vellinge Open | Sweden | SKr 450,000 | Mark Haastrup (2) |
4 |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was titled as the 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 2016 Challenge Tour.[4]
| Position | Player | Points | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tapio Pulkkanen |
62,652 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 2 | Eirik Tage Johansen |
42,785 | |
| 3 | Eric Blom |
38,191 | |
| 4 | Kristian Krogh Johannessen |
35,803 | |
| 5 | Simon Forsström |
34,005 | |
| 6 | Daniel Løkke |
33,187 | |
| 7 | Björn Hellgren |
32,650 | |
| 8 | Rasmus Hjelm Nielsen |
31,273 | |
| 9 | Peter Vejgaard |
26,863 | |
| 10 | Daniel Jennevret |
26,586 |
See also
Notes
- ↑ 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.
References
- ↑ "OWGR Board Announce Inclusion of New Tours". Official World Golf Ranking. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
Each Tour will enter the OWGR system with a minimum level of 4 first place points for 54 hole tournaments and 6 first place points for 72 hole tournaments. Inclusion will commence with the tournaments to be played during OWGR Week 30 – Week ending Sunday 26th July 2015.
- ↑ "2015 Nordic Golf League Schedule". Danish Golf Tour. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ↑ "2015 Road to Europe". Danish Golf Tour. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ↑ "Haastrup vandt da Løkkes Challenge Tour drøm brast" [Haastrup won when Løkke's Challenge Tour dream was shattered] (in Danish). Danish Golf Tour. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
Dermed kan der ikke længere pilles ved GolfBox Nordic Golf League Ranking, hvor den endelige top-10 for 2015 ser således ud. (Top-5 er klar til Challenge Tour 2016)
[Thus, the GolfBox Nordic Golf League Ranking can no longer be tampered with, where the final top-10 for 2015 looks like this. (Top-5 ready for Challenge Tour 2016)]
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