2024 Nordic Golf League
| Duration | 16 February 2024 – 18 October 2024 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 31 |
| Most wins | Christofer Rahm (3) Victor H. Sidal Svendsen (3) |
| Order of Merit | Jesper Sandborg |
← 2023 2025 → | |
The 2024 Nordic Golf League was the 26th season of the Nordic Golf League, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2024 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner[a] | OWGR points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Feb | GolfStar Winter Series (Links) | Spain | SKr 630,000 | Victor H. Sidal Svendsen (2) | 1.38 |
| 22 Feb | GolfStar Winter Series (Forest) | Spain | SKr 630,000 | Christofer Rahm (1) | 1.33 |
| 27 Feb | ECCO Tour Spanish Open | Spain | €50,000 | Christofer Rahm (2) | 1.49 |
| 2 Mar | ECCO Tour Catalunya Championship | Spain | €50,000 | Alexander George Frances (3) | 1.44 |
| 9 Apr | ECCO Tour Polish Masters | Poland | €50,000 | Benjamin Hjort (1) | 1.18 |
| 13 Apr | Sand Valley Championship | Poland | €50,000 | Albin Tidén (1) | 1.20 |
| 17 Apr | Sand Valley Spring Series Final | Poland | €50,000 | Sebastian Petersen (3) | 1.18 |
| 26 Apr | Bravo Tours Open | Denmark | €40,000 | Jens Kristian Thysted (1) | 0.75 |
| 3 May | Golfkusten Blekinge | Sweden | SKr 500,000 | Albin Bergström (1) | 1.25 |
| 18 May | Stora Hotellet Fjällbacka Open | Sweden | SKr 500,000 | Christofer Rahm (3) | 1.30 |
| 23 May | Gamle Fredrikstad Open | Sweden | SKr 470,000 | Malthe Tandrup Laustsen (1) | 0.75 |
| 31 May | Smørum Open | Denmark | €40,000 | Mads Heller (a) (1) | 0.83 |
| 7 Jun | Samsø Classic Pro-Am | Denmark | €35,000 | Jens Kristian Thysted (2) | 0.85 |
| 14 Jun | Greatdays Trophy | Sweden | SKr 500,000 | Sebastian Petersen (4) | 0.87 |
| 21 Jun | Danish Golf Open | Denmark | €40,000 | Philip Linberg Bondestad (a) (1) | 0.83 |
| 29 Jun | PGA Championship Landeryd Masters | Sweden | SKr 620,000 | Jesper Sandborg (1) | 1.23 |
| 5 Jul | OnTee Grand Prix | Sweden | SKr 500,000 | Christian Jacobsen (3) | 1.15 |
| 12 Jul | Göteborg Open | Sweden | SKr 500,000 | Tobias Ruth (3) | 1.27 |
| 26 Jul | Holtsmark Open | Norway | SKr 470,000 | Sebastian Eidsæther Syr (1) | 0.79 |
| 2 Aug | Esbjerg Open | Denmark | €35,000 | Jarand Ekeland Arnøy (5) | 1.01 |
| 9 Aug | Forsbacka Open | Sweden | SKr 500,000 | Jesper Sandborg (2) | 1.28 |
| 16 Aug | Skåne Challenge | Sweden | SKr 500,000 | Victor H. Sidal Svendsen (3) | 1.27 |
| 24 Aug | Timberwise Finnish Open | Finland | €50,000 | Victor H. Sidal Svendsen (4) | 0.54 |
| 30 Aug | Footjoy Finnish Swing | Finland | €50,000 | Anders Emil Ejlersen (1) | 0.67 |
| 7 Sep | SM Match | Sweden | SKr 450,000 | Oliver Gillberg (4) | 1.22 |
| 13 Sep | H2O x Danish.Golf Championship | Denmark | €35,000 | Alexander George Frances (4) | 0.74 |
| 19 Sep | Great Northern Challenge | Denmark | DKr 500,000 | Oliver Gillberg (5) | 1.51 |
| 27 Sep | Titleist Championship | Sweden | SKr 550,000 | Hugo Townsend (1) | 1.18 |
| 4 Oct | Trust Forsikring Championship | Denmark | €40,000 | Christian Jacobsen (4) | 0.90 |
| 10 Oct | Destination Gotland Open | Sweden | SKr 600,000 | Anton Karlsson (2) | 1.07 |
| 18 Oct | Road to Europe Final | Denmark | €35,000 | Peter Launer Bæk (4) | 1.05 |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was titled as the GolfBox Road to Europe and 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 2025 Challenge Tour (HotelPlanner Tour).[b][4][5][6]
| Position | Player | Points | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesper Sandborg | 54,099 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 2 | Albin Bergström | 52,366 | |
| 3 | Christian Jacobsen | 45,270 | Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School) |
| 4 | Alexander George Frances | 44,370 | Qualified for European Tour (Top 20 in Q School) |
| 5 | Jens Kristian Thysted | 43,520 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 6 | Oliver Gillberg | 40,115 | |
| 7 | Hugo Townsend | 34,552 | |
| 8 | Victor H. Sidal Svendsen | 33,421 | Promoted to Challenge Tour[b] |
| 9 | Sebastian Petersen | 32,585 | |
| 10 | Christofer Rahm | 32,498 | Finished in Top 70 of Challenge Tour Rankings |
See also
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.
- ^ a b Despite finishing outside the top five on the Order of Merit; Svendsen also earned promotion to the Challenge Tour by winning three times during the 2024 Nordic Golf League season.[7]
References
- ^ "2024 Tournament schedule". Danish Golf. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Tävlingsprogram" [Competition program] (in Swedish). Cutter & Buck Tour. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "2024 GolfBox Road to Europe". Danish Golf. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ Damgaard, Peter (10 October 2024). "Breaking: Top-5 + 3 sejre på Nordic League giver Challenge Tour kort" [Breaking: Top-5 + 3 wins on the Nordic League gives the Challenge Tour card]. 19hul.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "Peter Bæk vinder i Frederikshavn – Fire danskere får CT-kort" [Peter Bæk wins in Frederikshavn – Four Danes get CT cards] (in Danish). Danish Golf. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Sandborg set for Challenge Tour return following Nordic Golf League promotion". European Tour. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ Damgaard, Peter (24 August 2024). "Victor H Sidal Svendsen får CT kort efter sejr i Timberwise Finnish Open" [Victor H Sidal Svendsen gets CT shortly after victory in the Timberwise Finnish Open]. 19hul.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 18 October 2024.