2011 Nordic Golf League

2011 Nordic Golf League season

Duration	1 March 2011 (2011-03-01) – 8 October 2011 (2011-10-08)
Number of official events	26
Most wins	Jens Dantorp (4)
Order of Merit	Jens Dantorp
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The 2011 Nordic Golf League was the 13th season of the Nordic Golf League, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2011 season.^[1][2]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse	Winner[a]
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

See also

• 2011 Danish Golf Tour
• 2011 Finnish Tour
• 2011 Swedish Golf Tour

Notes

1. 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

1. "2011 ECCO Tour Calendar". Danish Golf Tour. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
2. "Nordea Tour 2011". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). March 2011. p. 124. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
3. "Nordic Golf League Ranking 2011". Nordic Golf League. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2022.