2001 Nordic Golf League
{{Short description|Golf tour season}}
{{use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox golf season
| year = 2001
| tour = Nordic Golf League
| regular_season = {{Start date|2001|4|23|df=y}} – {{end date|2001|9|23|df=y}}
| no_of_events = 23
| most_wins = {{flagicon|SWE}} Björn Bäck (3)
{{flagicon|DEN}} Mads Vibe-Hastrup (3)
| honor1 = Order of Merit
| honoree1 = {{flagicon|DEN}} Mads Vibe-Hastrup
| honor2 =
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| prevseason = 2000
| nextseason = 2002
}}
The 2001 Nordic Golf League was the third season of the Nordic Golf League, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2001 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.golfdata.se/nl/nl_sida_tpro.asp?AR=2001 |title=2001 Nordic Golf League schedule |publisher=Nordic Golf League |access-date=20 October 2022 |archive-date=17 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617123259/http://www.golfdata.se/nl/nl_sida_tpro.asp?AR=2001}}
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!Date!!Tournament!!Host country!!Purse!!Winner{{efn|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.}} | ||||
| 25 Apr | Titleist Open | Denmark | align=right|DKr 80,000 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Joakim Grönhagen (1) |
| 13 May | Sola Open | Norway | align=right|€8,000 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Mads Vibe-Hastrup (1) |
| 20 May | Kinnaborg Open | Sweden | align=right|SKr 175,000 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Joakim Grönhagen (2) |
| 27 May | Audi Open | Denmark | align=right|€20,000 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Mads Vibe-Hastrup (2) |
| 10 Jun | Canon Masters | Finland | align=right|€8,000 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Pasi Purhonen (2) |
| 10 Jun | St Ibb Open | Sweden | align=right|SKr 225,000 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Björn Pettersson (3) |
| 10 Jun | Siemens Open | Norway | align=right|€8,000 | {{flagicon|NOR}} Anders Eriksen (1) |
| 17 Jun | Sonera-Kiitolinja Open | Finland | align=right|€10,000 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Thomas Sundström (1) |
| 17 Jun | Husqvarna Open | Sweden | align=right|SKr 300,000 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Johan Bjerhag (1) |
| 30 Jun | Match golf.se | Sweden | align=right|SKr 200,000 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Björn Bäck (1) |
| 8 Jul | Wilson Rebild Open | Denmark | align=right|DKr 150,000 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Mads Vibe-Hastrup (3) |
| 15 Jul | Sundbyholm Open | Sweden | align=right|SKr 250,000 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Joakim Bäckström (1) |
| 19 Jul | MGA Russian Cup | Russia | align=right|US$20,000 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Runnquist (1) |
| 29 Jul | Sorknes Birkebeiner Open | Norway | align=right|€8,000 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Björn Bäck (2) |
| 11 Aug | Sundsvall Golf Open | Sweden | align=right|SKr 175,000 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Norgren (1) |
| 16 Aug | TietoEnator Open | Sweden | align=right|SKr 175,000 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Jesper Björklund (2) |
| 19 Aug | Telehuset Norwegian Open | Norway | align=right|€30,000 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Björn Bäck (3) |
| 26 Aug | Griffin Open | Denmark | align=right|DKr 150,000 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Ben Tinning (1) |
| 31 Aug | Viking Line Challenge | Finland | align=right|€8,000 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Magnus Carlsson (1) |
| 2 Sep | SM Match | Sweden | align=right|SKr 300,000 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Fredrik Widmark (4) |
| 7 Sep | PGA Finnish Championship | Finland | align=right|€10,000 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Anssi Kankkonen (1) |
| 8 Sep | Västerås Open | Sweden | align=right|SKr 250,000 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Fredrick Månsson (2) |
| 23 Sep | Sparebanken 1 Open | Norway | align=right|€20,000 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Kristofer Svensson (3) |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.{{cite web |url=http://www.golfdata.se/nl/nl_rank_lista_1.asp?QTOUR=NL&QAR=2001&QSORT=R&QLISTA=1 |title=2001 Nordic Golf League Ranking |publisher=Nordic Golf League |accessdate=20 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617123132/http://www.golfdata.se/nl/nl_rank_lista_1.asp?QTOUR=NL&QAR=2001&QSORT=R&QLISTA=1 |archive-date=17 June 2008}} The top four players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2002 Challenge Tour.
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!Position !Player !Points !Status earned | |||
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| align=center|1 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Mads Vibe-Hastrup | align=center|2,159 | Promoted to European Tour (Top 15 of Challenge Tour Rankings) |
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| align=center|2 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Björn Bäck | align=center|1,939 | rowspan=4|Promoted to Challenge Tour |
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| align=center|3 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Kristofer Svensson | align=center|1,326 | |
| style="background:#D0F0C0;"
| align=center|4 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Fredrick Månsson | align=center|1,322 | |
| style="background:#D0F0C0;"
| align=center|5 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Joakim Grönhagen | align=center|1,182 | |
| align=center|6 | {{flagicon|NOR}} Øyvind Rojahn | align=center|1,117 | |
| align=center|7 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Christian Nilsson | align=center|1,004 | |
| align=center|8 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Brian Akstrup | align=center|914 | |
| align=center|9 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Norgren | align=center|912 | |
| style="background:#C0F0F0;"
| align=center|10 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Magnus Persson Atlevi | align=center|905 | Qualified for European Tour (Top 25 in Q School) |
See also
Notes
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References
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{{Satellite Tour seasons master|2001}}
{{Nordic Golf League seasons}}