2010 Nordic Golf League
Golf tour season
The 2010 Nordic Golf League was the 12th season of the Nordic Golf League , a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour .
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2010 season.[ 1]
Date
Tournament
Host country
Purse
Winner[ a]
Other tours[ b]
9 Mar
La Manga Masters I
Spain
€30,000
Thomas Nørret (3)
13 Mar
La Manga Masters II
Spain
€30,000
Jan-Are Larsen (2)
17 Mar
Titleist Trophy
Spain
€50,000
Pontus Ericsson (2)
13 May
JELD-WEN Masters
Denmark
DKr 275,000
Thomas Nørret (4)
22 May
Willis Masters
Denmark
DKr 300,000
Marius Thorp (4)
29 May
Fredrik Jacobson Masters
Sweden
SKr 250,000
Wilhelm Schauman (3)
30 May
Finnish Tour Opening
Finland
€15,000
Joonas Granberg (2)
5 Jun
Söderby Masters
Sweden
SKr 425,000
Oskar Bergman (1)
12 Jun
Danfoss Masters
Denmark
DKr 275,000
Rasmus Hjelm Nielsen (1)
12 Jun
Sturup Park Masters
Sweden
SKr 450,000
Adrian Axelson (1)
18 Jun
Golf Experten Open
Denmark
DKr 250,000
Joachim B. Hansen (a) (1)
19 Jun
Finnish Tour 2
Finland
€15,000
Tuomas Tuovinen (2)
24 Jun
Nordea Masters
Norway
SKr 300,000
Marcus Palm (2)
30 Jun
Unibake Masters
Denmark
DKr 300,000
Gustav Adell (1)
3 Jul
Finnish Tour 3
Finland
€15,000
Jani Christoffer Perttilä (1)
11 Jul
Gant Open
Finland
€40,000
Wilhelm Schauman (4)
30 Jul
St Ibb Open
Sweden
SKr 300,000
Victor Almström (1)
31 Jul
Green Eagle Classic
Germany
€30,000
Gustav Adell (2)
EPD
7 Aug
Gefle Open
Sweden
SKr 350,000
Björn Åkesson (1)
14 Aug
Isaberg Open
Sweden
SKr 300,000
Tony Edlund (5)
21 Aug
SM Match
Sweden
SKr 250,000
Christian Aronsen (4)
29 Aug
Landskrona Masters
Sweden
SKr 450,000
Joakim Lagergren (1)
3 Sep
Peltomäki Golf Open
Finland
€15,000
Jani Christoffer Perttilä (2)
8 Sep
Samsø Masters
Denmark
DKr 300,000
David Palm (1)
11 Sep
Finnish Tour 6
Finland
€15,000
Tapio Pulkkanen (a) (2)
18 Sep
PEAB PGA Open
Sweden
SKr 400,000
Magnus Persson Atlevi (2)
19 Sep
Finnish Tour Final
Finland
€15,000
Thomas Sundström (7)
25 Sep
Krone Golf Tours Open
Denmark
DKr 250,000
Wilhelm Schauman (5)
2 Oct
Helsingborg Golf Open
Sweden
SKr 450,000
Joakim Bäckström (4)
16 Oct
Backtee Race to HimmerLand
Denmark
DKr 750,000
Knud Storgaard (3)
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[ 2] The top five players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2011 Challenge Tour .
Position
Player
Points
Status earned
1
Wilhelm Schauman
30,869
Promoted to Challenge Tour
2
Björn Åkesson
28,940
3
Marcus Palm
28,669
4
Rasmus Hjelm Nielsen
25,653
5
Gustav Adell
24,988
6
Johan Bjerhag
24,698
7
Knud Storgaard
23,513
8
Thomas Nørret
21,992
Qualified for European Tour (Top 25 in Q School)
9
Joakim Bäckström
21,822
10
Victor Almström
21,227
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 .
^ EPD − EPD Tour .
References
2010 Satellite Tour seasons