2011 Nordic Golf League
The 2011 Nordic Golf League was the 13th season of the Nordic Golf League, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.
| Duration | 1 March 2011 – 8 October 2011 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 26 |
| Most wins | Jens Dantorp (4) |
| Order of Merit | Jens Dantorp |
← 2010 2012 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2011 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner[lower-alpha 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar | Backtee Spanish Open | Spain | €30,000 | Anders Sjöstrand (4) |
| 7 Mar | ECCO Spanish Open | Spain | €30,000 | Joakim Lagergren (2) |
| 11 Mar | Mediter Real Estate Masters | Spain | €30,000 | Krister Eriksson (1) |
| 1 May | PEAB PGA Grand Opening | Sweden | SKr 500,000 | Steven Jeppesen (1) |
| 6 May | JELD-WEN Masters | Denmark | DKr 250,000 | David Palm (2) |
| 13 May | Samsø Classic | Denmark | DKr 300,000 | Knud Storgaard (4) |
| 20 May | Danfoss Masters | Denmark | DKr 300,000 | Joakim Bäckström (5) |
| 28 May | PayEx Invitational | Sweden | SKr 400,000 | Victor Almström (2) |
| 4 Jun | Söderby Masters | Sweden | SKr 450,000 | Mathias Johansson (1) |
| 11 Jun | Sturup Park Masters | Sweden | SKr 450,000 | Jens Dantorp (3) |
| 18 Jun | Willis Masters | Denmark | DKr 300,000 | Niklas Nørgaard (a) (1) |
| 23 Jun | Nordea Open | Norway | SKr 350,000 | Mattias Eliasson (3) |
| 2 Jul | Mørk Masters | Norway | DKr 300,000 | Kristoffer Broberg (1) |
| 8 Jul | Katrineholm Open | Sweden | SKr 300,000 | Joakim Rask (7) |
| 16 Jul | Finnish Open | Finland | €60,000 | Morten Ørum Madsen (1) |
| 31 Jul | Gant Open | Finland | €40,000 | Toni Karjalainen (3) |
| 5 Aug | Actona PGA Championship | Denmark | DKr 300,000 | Morten Ørum Madsen (2) |
| 13 Aug | Isaberg Open | Sweden | SKr 400,000 | Johan Wahlqvist (2) |
| 18 Aug | SM Match | Sweden | SKr 250,000 | Niklas Bruzelius (4) |
| 21 Aug | Gefle Open | Sweden | SKr 400,000 | Steven Jeppesen (2) |
| 28 Aug | Landskrona Masters | Sweden | SKr 450,000 | Andreas Högberg (3) |
| 9 Sep | Bravo Tours Open | Denmark | DKr 300,000 | Jens Dantorp (4) |
| 17 Sep | Telenor Masters | Sweden | SKr 400,000 | Gustav Adell (3) |
| 24 Sep | Golf Experten Open | Denmark | DKr 300,000 | Jens Dantorp (5) |
| 2 Oct | Nordea Tour Championship | Sweden | SKr 450,000 | Felix Fihn (1) |
| 8 Oct | Backtee Race to HimmerLand | Denmark | DKr 520,000 | Jens Dantorp (6) |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3] The top five players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2012 Challenge Tour.
| Position | Player | Points | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jens Dantorp | 61,167 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 2 | Kristoffer Broberg | 40,523 | |
| 3 | Morten Ørum Madsen | 37,640 | Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School) |
| 4 | Steven Jeppesen | 30,133 | |
| 5 | Joachim B. Hansen | 29,262 | |
| 6 | Mattias Eliasson | 28,630 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 7 | Joakim Rask | 26,650 | |
| 8 | Benny Ahlenbäck | 23,155 | |
| 9 | Felix Fihn | 20,501 | |
| 10 | Joakim Bäckström | 19,769 |
Notes
- 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.
References
- "2011 ECCO Tour Calendar". Danish Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- "Nordea Tour 2011". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). March 2011. p. 124. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- "Nordic Golf League Ranking 2011". Nordic Golf League. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
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