2008 Nordic Golf League

The 2008 Nordic Golf League was the 10th season of the Nordic Golf League, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

2008 Nordic Golf League season
Duration28 April 2008 (2008-04-28) – 26 October 2008 (2008-10-26)
Number of official events31
Most winsSweden Petter Bocian (2)
Order of MeritSweden Petter Bocian
2007
2009

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse Winner[a] Other
tours[b]
29 Apr ECCO Tour Qualification Denmark DKr 150,000   Steven Chad (1)
3 May Brundtland Open Denmark DKr 225,000   Peter Møller Hansen (1)
10 May Telenor Masters Sweden SKr 300,000   Petter Bocian (2)
24 May PayEx Masters Norway SKr 300,000   Kalle Edberg (1)
25 May Løgstør Parkhotel Masters Denmark €40,000   Nicolai Bech (1)
31 May FGT Opening Finland €15,000   Joachim Altonen (1)
31 May Söderby Masters Sweden SKr 300,000   Pehr Magnebrant (1)
1 Jun Danfoss Masters Denmark DKr 300,000   Jaakko Mäkitalo (5)
7 Jun Kristianstad Masters Sweden SKr 300,000   Fredrik Hammarberg (1)
8 Jun Cutter & Buck Open Norway €15,000   Marius Thorp (2)
15 Jun Husqvarna Open Sweden SKr 500,000   Johan Bjerhag (2)
19 Jun Österlen Masters Sweden SKr 350,000   Petter Bocian (3)
22 Jun Unibake Masters Denmark €40,000   Thomas Nielsen (2)
22 Jun Nordialog Open Norway €15,000   Markus Leanderson (1)
13 Jul FGT 3 Finland €15,000   Tuomas Pollari (1)
27 Jul Hansabanka Baltic Open Latvia €50,000   Per Barth (2)
9 Aug Pensum Invitational Sweden SKr 400,000   Oliver Suhr (1)
10 Aug Kivitippu Pro-Am Finland €30,000   Janne Mommo (2)
17 Aug Estatum Masters Denmark €40,000   Eirik Tage Johansen (3)
17 Aug FGT 4 Finland €15,000   Ossi Mikkola (1)
22 Aug SM Match Sweden SKr 300,000   Åke Nilsson (4)
31 Aug Gant Open Finland SKr 300,000   Jens Dantorp (1)
31 Aug ECCO Tour Championship Denmark €180,000   Antti Ahokas (3) CHA
14 Sep P4 Open Norway €15,000   Paul Blaikie (2)
14 Sep Landskrona Masters Sweden SKr 300,000   Anders Sjöstrand (1)
21 Sep FGT Final Estonia €15,000   Kalle Samooja (a) (1)
21 Sep Visma Masters Denmark €50,000   Magnus Persson Atlevi (1)
27 Sep PGA Landmann Open Sweden SKr 400,000   Jonas Enander-Hedin (1)
4 Oct Volkswagen Open Sweden SKr 300,000   Klas Hallgren (1)
22 Oct ECCO Tour Qualification Denmark DKr 225,000   Thorbjørn Olesen (1)
26 Oct Nickent Golf Invitational Pro-Am Denmark €40,000   Thomas Nørret (2)

Order of Merit

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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 (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2009 Challenge Tour.

Position Player Points Status earned
1   Petter Bocian 24,510 Promoted to Challenge Tour
2   Åke Nilsson 23,821 Qualified for European Tour (Top 30 in Q School)
3   Oliver Suhr 22,428 Promoted to Challenge Tour
4   Eirik Tage Johansen 19,791 Qualified for European Tour (Top 30 in Q School)
5   Gustav Adell 18,227 Promoted to Challenge Tour
6   Jaakko Mäkitalo 17,578 Finished in Top 80 of Challenge Tour Rankings
7   Michael Jürgensen 16,319 Promoted to Challenge Tour
8   Johan Bjerhag 15,521
9   Anders Sjöstrand 15,059
10   Lars Johansson 14,095

See also

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Notes

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  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.
  2. ^ CHA − Challenge Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "2008 Nordic Golf League schedule". Nordic Golf League. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  2. ^ "2008 Nordic Golf League Ranking". Nordic Golf League. Archived from the original on 26 January 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2022.