The 2021 Nordic Golf League was the 23rd season of the Nordic Golf League, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.
| Duration | 14 April 2021 – 22 October 2021 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 27[a] |
| Most wins |  Christopher Feldborg Nielsen (3) |
| Order of Merit | Christopher Feldborg Nielsen |
← 2020 2022 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 2021 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner[b] | OWGR points |
Other tours[c] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumine Hills Open | Spain | – | Cancelled[2] | – | ||
| Lumine Lakes Open | Spain | – | Cancelled[2] | – | ||
| 16 Apr |
ECCO Tour Spanish Masters | Spain | €50,000 |  Marcus Helligkilde (3) |
4 | |
| 20 Apr |
PGA Catalunya Resort Championship | Spain | €50,000 | Mikael Lundberg (2) |
4 | |
| 6 May | Lindbytvätten Grand Opening | Sweden | SKr 420,000 | Hampus Bergman (2) |
4 | |
| 14 May | Made in HimmerLand Qualifier | Denmark | €35,000 | John Axelsen (1) |
4 | |
| 22 May | TanumStrand Fjällbacka Open | Sweden | SKr 350,000 | Robert S. Karlsson (1) |
4 | |
| 4 Jun | Stockholm Trophy | Sweden | SKr 420,000 | Jesper Kennegård (5) |
4 | |
| 11 Jun | Jyske Bank Championship | Denmark | €35,000 | Lasse Jensen (6) |
4 | |
| 18 Jun | Samsø Pro-Am Classic | Denmark | €30,000 | Joakim Wikström (4) |
4 | |
| 24 Jun | Halmstad Challenge | Sweden | SKr 400,000 | Nicolai Nøhr Madsen (1) |
7 | |
| 2 Jul | Junet Open | Sweden | SKr 430,000 | Lasse Jensen (7) |
4 | |
| 10 Jul | Live It Katrineholm Open | Sweden | SKr 430,000 | Hannes Rönneblad (1) |
4 | |
| 24 Jul | Audi Finnish PGA Golf Tour Championship | Finland | €40,000 |  Niclas Hellberg (2) |
4 | |
| 31 Jul | Göteborg Open | Sweden | SKr 420,000 | Jonathan Ågren (2) |
4 | |
| 6 Aug | Frederikshavn Championship | Denmark | €35,000 | Tobias Edén (1) |
4 | |
| 14 Aug | Made in Esbjerg Challenge | Denmark | €200,000 |  Ricardo Gouveia (n/a) |
9 | CHA |
| 16 Aug | Bråviken Open | Sweden | SKr 400,000 | Adam Eineving (1) |
4 | |
| 20 Aug | Sydbank Esbjerg Challenge | Denmark | €200,000 |  Espen Kofstad (n/a) |
9 | CHA |
| 21 Aug | PGA Championship Landeryd Masters | Sweden | SKr 600,000 | Christopher Feldborg Nielsen (3) |
6 | |
| 27 Aug | Thisted Forsikring Championship | Denmark | €35,000 | Elis Svärd (1) |
4 | |
| 4 Sep | Timberwise Finnish Open | Finland | €55,000 | Christopher Feldborg Nielsen (4) |
4 | |
| 10 Sep | Trust Forsikring Championship | Denmark | €35,000 | Nicolai Tinning (3) |
4 | |
| 17 Sep | Great Northern Challenge | Denmark | DKr 500,000 | Peter Launer Bæk (2) |
4 | |
| 24 Sep | Big Green Egg Swedish Matchplay Championship | Sweden | SKr 430,000 | Sebastian Petersen (1) |
4 | |
| 30 Sep | Visby Open | Sweden | SKr 400,000 | Jarand Ekeland Arnøy (2) |
4 | |
| 8 Oct | Race to HimmerLand | Denmark | €35,000 | Niclas Johansson (2) |
4 | |
| 15 Oct | MoreGolf Mastercard Tour Final | Sweden | SKr 500,000 | Sebastian Petersen (2) |
4 | |
| 22 Oct | Road to Europe Tour Final | Denmark | €30,000 | Christopher Feldborg Nielsen (5) |
4 |
Order of Merit
editThe Order of Merit was titled as the GolfBox 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 2022 Challenge Tour.[4]
| Position | Player | Points | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Feldborg Nielsen |
43,578 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 2 | Lasse Jensen |
42,106 | |
| 3 | Joakim Wikström |
36,694 | |
| 4 | Adam Blommé |
31,380 | |
| 5 | Peter Launer Bæk |
31,165 | |
| 6 | Jesper Kennegård |
28,875 | Finished in Top 70 of Challenge Tour Rankings |
| 7 | Nicolai Tinning |
28,216 | |
| 8 | Björn Åkesson |
23,422 | |
| 9 | Sebastian Petersen |
21,438 | |
| 10 | Hannes Rönneblad |
21,399 |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ A further two tournaments were scheduled but were cancelled.
- ^ 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.
- ^ CHA − Challenge Tour.
References
edit- ^ "2021 Nordic Golf League Schedule". Danish Golf Tour. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ a b Damgaard, Peter (2 February 2021). "MoreGolf Mastercard Tour Winter Series er aflyst" [MoreGolf Mastercard Tour Winter Series has been cancelled]. 19hul.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "2021 GolfBox Road to Europe". Danish Golf Tour. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Feldborg Nielsen crowned Nordic Golf League Number One in style". European Tour. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
The 29-year-old will be joined on the Challenge Tour in 2022 by fellow Nordic Golf League graduates Blommé and Joakim Wikström, also of Sweden, and Danish duo Lasse Jensen and Peter Launer Bæk.