The 2001 Nordic Golf League was the third season of the Nordic Golf League, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2001 season.
DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinner 25 Apr Titleist Open Denmark DKr 80,000 Joakim Grönhagen (1) 13 May Sola Open Norway €8,000 Mads Vibe-Hastrup (1) 20 May Kinnaborg Open Sweden SKr 175,000 Joakim Grönhagen (2) 27 May Audi Open Denmark €20,000 Mads Vibe-Hastrup (2) 10 Jun Canon Masters Finland €8,000 Pasi Purhonen (2) 10 Jun St Ibb Open Sweden SKr 225,000 Björn Pettersson (3) 10 Jun Siemens Open Norway €8,000 Anders Eriksen (1) 17 Jun Sonera-Kiitolinja Open Finland €10,000 Thomas Sundström (1) 17 Jun Husqvarna Open Sweden SKr 300,000 Johan Bjerhag (1) 30 Jun Match golf.se Sweden SKr 200,000 Björn Bäck (1) 8 Jul Wilson Rebild Open Denmark DKr 150,000 Mads Vibe-Hastrup (3) 15 Jul Sundbyholm Open Sweden SKr 250,000 Joakim Bäckström (1) 19 Jul MGA Russian Cup Russia US$20,000 Jonas Runnquist (1) 29 Jul Sorknes Birkebeiner Open Norway €8,000 Björn Bäck (2) 11 Aug Sundsvall Golf Open Sweden SKr 175,000 Marcus Norgren (1) 16 Aug TietoEnator Open Sweden SKr 175,000 Jesper Björklund (2) 19 Aug Telehuset Norwegian Open Norway €30,000 Björn Bäck (3) 26 Aug Griffin Open Denmark DKr 150,000 Ben Tinning (1) 31 Aug Viking Line Challenge Finland €8,000 Magnus Carlsson (1) 2 Sep SM Match Sweden SKr 300,000 Fredrik Widmark (4) 7 Sep PGA Finnish Championship Finland €10,000 Anssi Kankkonen (1) 8 Sep Västerås Open Sweden SKr 250,000 Fredrick Månsson (2) 23 Sep Sparebanken 1 Open Norway €20,000 Kristofer Svensson (3)
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 2002 Challenge Tour.
PositionPlayerPointsStatus earned1 Mads Vibe-Hastrup 2,159 Promoted to European Tour (Top 15 of Challenge Tour Rankings)2 Björn Bäck 1,939 Promoted to Challenge Tour3 Kristofer Svensson 1,3264 Fredrick Månsson 1,3225 Joakim Grönhagen 1,1826 Øyvind Rojahn 1,117 7 Christian Nilsson 1,004 8 Brian Akstrup 914 9 Marcus Norgren 912 10 Magnus Persson Atlevi 905 Qualified for European Tour (Top 25 in Q School)
See also 2001 Swedish Golf Tour
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