The 2008 Nordic Golf League was the 10th season of the Nordic Golf League, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.
DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinner Othertours 29 Apr ECCO Tour Qualification Denmark DKr 150,000 Steven Chad (1) 3 May Brundtland Open Denmark DKr 225,000 Peter Møller Hansen (1) 10 May Telenor Masters Sweden SKr 300,000 Petter Bocian (2) 24 May PayEx Masters Norway SKr 300,000 Kalle Edberg (1) 25 May Løgstør Parkhotel Masters Denmark €40,000 Nicolai Bech (1) 31 May FGT Opening Finland €15,000 Joachim Altonen (1) 31 May Söderby Masters Sweden SKr 300,000 Pehr Magnebrant (1) 1 Jun Danfoss Masters Denmark DKr 300,000 Jaakko Mäkitalo (5) 7 Jun Kristianstad Masters Sweden SKr 300,000 Fredrik Hammarberg (1) 8 Jun Cutter & Buck Open Norway €15,000 Marius Thorp (2) 15 Jun Husqvarna Open Sweden SKr 500,000 Johan Bjerhag (2) 19 Jun Österlen Masters Sweden SKr 350,000 Petter Bocian (3) 22 Jun Unibake Masters Denmark €40,000 Thomas Nielsen (2) 22 Jun Nordialog Open Norway €15,000 Markus Leanderson (1) 13 Jul FGT 3 Finland €15,000 Tuomas Pollari (1) 27 Jul Hansabanka Baltic Open Latvia €50,000 Per Barth (2) 9 Aug Pensum Invitational Sweden SKr 400,000 Oliver Suhr (1) 10 Aug Kivitippu Pro-Am Finland €30,000 Janne Mommo (2) 17 Aug Estatum Masters Denmark €40,000 Eirik Tage Johansen (3) 17 Aug FGT 4 Finland €15,000 Ossi Mikkola (1) 22 Aug SM Match Sweden SKr 300,000 Åke Nilsson (4) 31 Aug Gant Open Finland SKr 300,000 Jens Dantorp (1) 31 Aug ECCO Tour Championship Denmark €180,000 Antti Ahokas (3) CHA 14 Sep P4 Open Norway €15,000 Paul Blaikie (2) 14 Sep Landskrona Masters Sweden SKr 300,000 Anders Sjöstrand (1) 21 Sep FGT Final Estonia €15,000 Kalle Samooja (a) (1) 21 Sep Visma Masters Denmark €50,000 Magnus Persson Atlevi (1) 27 Sep PGA Landmann Open Sweden SKr 400,000 Jonas Enander-Hedin (1) 4 Oct Volkswagen Open Sweden SKr 300,000 Klas Hallgren (1) 22 Oct ECCO Tour Qualification Denmark DKr 225,000 Thorbjørn Olesen (1) 26 Oct Nickent Golf Invitational Pro-Am Denmark €40,000 Thomas Nørret (2)
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. The top five players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2009 Challenge Tour.
PositionPlayerPointsStatus earned1 Petter Bocian 24,510 Promoted to Challenge Tour2 Åke Nilsson 23,821 Qualified for European Tour (Top 30 in Q School)3 Oliver Suhr 22,428 Promoted to Challenge Tour4 Eirik Tage Johansen 19,791 Qualified for European Tour (Top 30 in Q School)5 Gustav Adell 18,227 Promoted to Challenge Tour6 Jaakko Mäkitalo 17,578 Finished in Top 80 of Challenge Tour Rankings7 Michael Jürgensen 16,319 Promoted to Challenge Tour8 Johan Bjerhag 15,5219 Anders Sjöstrand 15,059 10 Lars Johansson 14,095
See also 2008 Danish Golf Tour 2008 Finnish Tour 2008 Swedish Golf Tour
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