The 2002 Nordic Golf League was the fourth season of the Nordic Golf League, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2002 season.
DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinner 5 May Audi Open Norway €8,000 Markus Westerberg (2) 8 May Titleist Open Denmark €15,000 Jesper Lassen Nielsen (1) 15 May Telia Grand Opening Sweden SKr 100,000 Johan Edfors (1) 25 May Telehuset Larvik Open Norway €8,000 Christian Nilsson (1) 26 May Intersport Open Finland €8,000 Mikael Piltz (6) 26 May Kinnaborg Open Sweden SKr 175,000 Joakim Kristiansson (1) 1 Jun St Ibb Open Sweden SKr 230,000 Fredrik Orest (1) 16 Jun Affecto Open Finland €8,000 Kalle Aitala (1) 16 Jun Husqvarna Open Sweden SKr 300,000 Hans Edberg (1) 30 Jun Messilä Trophy Finland €8,000 Toni Karjalainen (1) 30 Jun SM Match Sweden SKr 300,000 Fredrik Orest (2) 30 Jun Telia Open Denmark €34,000 Jakob Borregaard (1) 14 Jul Sundbyholm Open Sweden SKr 250,000 Max Anglert (1) 26 Jul Gibson Scandinavia Brollsta Open Sweden SKr 175,000 Marcus Norgren (2) 8 Aug TietoEnator Open Sweden SKr 175,000 Joakim Kristiansson (2) 17 Aug Gula Sidorna Open Sweden SKr 250,000 Hampus von Post (2) 18 Aug Kotka Golf Center Open Finland €8,000 Panu Kylliäinen (1) 25 Aug Griffin Open Denmark €27,000 Morten Backhausen (1) 30 Aug match.golf.se Sweden SKr 200,000 Joakim Kristiansson (3) 7 Sep Västerås Open Sweden SKr 250,000 Jonas Wåhlstedt (1) 8 Sep Holiday Club Open Finland €8,000 Peter Gustafsson (3) 22 Sep St Arild Open Sweden SKr 175,000 Martin Erlandsson (1) 26 Sep Wilson Open Denmark €15,000 Thomas Nørret (1)
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. The top four players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2003 Challenge Tour.
PositionPlayerPointsStatus earned1 Joakim Kristiansson 1,990 Promoted to Challenge Tour2 Fredrik Orest 1,897 Qualified for European Tour (Top 25 in Q School)3 Markus Westerberg 1,749 Promoted to Challenge Tour4 Thomas Nørret 1,601 Finished in Top 80 of Challenge Tour Rankings5 Peter Gustafsson 1,585 Promoted to Challenge Tour6 Johan Edfors 1,4017 Jonas Wåhlstedt 1,310 8 Jesper Lassen Nielsen 1,032 9 Tuomas Tuovinen 1,006 10 Christian Nilsson 978
See also 2002 Finnish Tour 2002 Swedish Golf Tour
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