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	Lumine Lakes Open	Spain	Björn Hellgren	4	€55,000
4 Mar	Lumine Hills Open	Spain	Niclas Hellberg	4	€55,000
15 Mar	Mediter Real Estate Masters	Spain	Benjamin Henry Poke	4	375,000 DKK
20 Mar	PGA Catalunya Resort Championship	Spain	Rasmus Hjelm Nielsen	4	375,000 DKK
29 Apr	Grundfos Masters	Denmark	Oliver Suhr	4	300,000 DKK
6 May	Kitchen Joy Championship	Denmark	Oliver Lindell	4	€40,000
13 May	Kellers Park Masters	Denmark	Erik Myllymaki	4	€50,000
21 May	Stora Hotellet Bryggan Fjällbacka Open	Sweden	Per Längfors	4	400,000 SEK
28 May	Trummenäs Open	Sweden	Mikael Lindberg	4	350,000 SEK
4 Jun	Jyske Bank PGA Championship	Denmark	Rasmus Hjelm Nielsen	4	375,000 DKK
11 Jun	Österlen PGA Open	Sweden	Ola Johansson	4	400,000 SEK
18 Jun	NorthSide Charity Challenge	Denmark	Oliver Lindell	4	€70,000
23 Jun	Borre Open	Norway	Jarand Ekeland Arnøy	4	€40,000
2 Jul	SM Match Play	Sweden	Mark Haastrup	4	400,000 SEK
9 Jul	Kristianstad Åhus Open	Sweden	Ola Johansson	4	600,000 SEK
6 Aug	Made in Denmark European Tour Qualifier	Denmark	Daniel Løkke	4	€40,000
13 Aug	Isaberg Open	Sweden	Mark Haastrup	4	400,000 SEK
20 Aug	Norwegian Open	Norway	Oscar Lengdén	4	€50,000
28 Aug	Landeryd Masters	Sweden	Oscar Bergman	4	400,000 SEK
2 Sep	Ålandsbanken Finnish Open	Finland	Jesper Lerchedahl	4	€50,000
10 Sep	Willis Towers Watson Masters	Denmark	Mathias Gladbjerg	4	300,000 DKK
17 Sep	Star for Life Challenge	Sweden	Mark Haastrup	4	400,000 SEK
23 Sep	Thisted Forsikring Championship	Denmark	Kasper K. Estrup	4	€40,000
1 Oct	GolfUppsala Open	Sweden	Niklas Lindström	4	400,000 SEK
8 Oct	Race to Himmerland	Denmark	Alexander Wennstam	4	€50,000
15 Oct	Tourfinal Vellinge Open	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	Oliver Lindell	Finland	47,378
3	Oscar Lengdén	Sweden	37,836	Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School)
4	Alexander Wennstam	Sweden	36,827	Promoted to Challenge Tour
5	Rasmus Hjelm Nielsen	Denmark	35,968
6	Niklas Lindström	Sweden	30,148
7	Christian Aronsen	Norway	29,675
8	Ola Johansson	Sweden	25,981
9	Mikael Lindberg	Sweden	25,339
10	Tobias Rosendahl	Sweden	25,197

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