The 2005 Nordic Golf League was the seventh season of the Nordic Golf League, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | Winner[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr | Berlingske Open | Denmark | €15,000 |  Ville Karhu (1)
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| 6 May | Eurocard Open | Denmark | €15,000 |  Morten Hagen (3)
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| 8 May | DnB Open | Norway | €15,000 |  Fredrick Månsson (3)
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| 10 May | Telia Tour Opening | Sweden | SKr 110,000 | Erik Algulin (1)
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| 15 May | Wavin Open | Denmark | €25,000 |  Knud Storgaard (1)
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| 22 May | Gambro Open | Sweden | SKr 175,000 | Jimmy Kawalec (2)
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| 28 May | Danfoss Open | Denmark | €15,000 | Allan Høgh Madsen (2)
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| 28 May | Fujitsu-Siemens Open | Norway | €15,000 | Lars Brovold (1)
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| 29 May | Finnish Golf Tour Opening | Finland | €12,000 | Panu Kylliäinen (2)
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| 5 Jun | Kinnaborg Open | Sweden | SKr 200,000 | Niklas Bruzelius (1)
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| 12 Jun | Sonera Open | Finland | €15,000 | Antti Ahokas (a) (1)
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| 12 Jun | St Ibb Open | Sweden | SKr 250,000 | Fredrik Söderström (3)
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| 18 Jun | Gant Open | Norway | €15,000 | Erik Stenman (2)
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| 19 Jun | Husqvarna Open | Sweden | SKr 350,000 | Hans Edberg (2)
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| 25 Jun | Sydbank Open | Denmark | €25,000 | Steen Ottosen (1)
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| 2 Jul | IBM/teetime.dk Open | Denmark | €15,000 | Lars Edvinson (1)
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| 2 Jul | SM Match | Sweden | SKr 200,000 | Mattias Nilsson (1)
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| 7 Jul | Centrebet Open | Denmark | €15,000 | Mark Haastrup (a) (1)
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| 10 Jul | FGT 3 | Finland | €12,000 | Eero Kangasniemi (1)
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| 10 Jul | Vestfold Open | Norway | €12,000 | Henrik Bjørnstad (1)
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| 23 Jul | Gävle Energi Open | Sweden | SKr 200,000 | Panu Kylliäinen (3)
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| 28 Jul | Logida Open | Denmark | €12,000 | Åke Nilsson (2)
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| 5 Aug | Willis Open | Denmark | €15,000 | Per G. Nyman (1)
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| 7 Aug | Hansabanka Baltic Open | Latvia | €30,000 | Fredrick Månsson (4)
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| 11 Aug | Telehuset Open | Norway | €15,000 | Ross Robertson (1)
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| 14 Aug | Marienlyst Open | Denmark | €25,000 | Søren Juul (2)
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| 26 Aug | Swedish International | Sweden | SKr 200,000 | Morten Hagen (4)
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| 3 Sep | Västerås Open | Sweden | SKr 250,000 | Tony Edlund (1)
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| 3 Sep | Hydro-Texaco Open | Norway | €15,000 | Christian Nilsson (2)
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| 4 Sep | Holiday Club Open | Finland | €12,000 | Ari Savolainen (2)
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| 5 Sep | Base1 Open | Denmark | €15,000 | Raimo Sjöberg (1)
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| 9 Sep | Bornholm Open | Denmark | €12,000 | Raimo Sjöberg (2)
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| 11 Sep | Gant Open | Finland | €15,000 | Ari Savolainen (3)
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| 18 Sep | Danica Pension Open | Denmark | €12,000 | Gustav Nyblom (1)
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| 2 Oct | Danparcs Open | Denmark | €12,000 | Panu Kylliäinen (4)
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| 9 Oct | Öresund Masters | Sweden | SKr 600,000 | Christian Nilsson (3)
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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 (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2006 Challenge Tour.
| Position | Player | Points | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morten Hagen |
2,509 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 2 | Christian Nilsson |
1,848 | Qualified for European Tour (Top 25 in Q School) |
| 3 | Tuomas Tuovinen |
1,715 | |
| 4 | Panu Kylliäinen |
1,670 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 5 | Fredrik Söderström |
1,336 | |
| 6 | Markus Westerberg |
1,294 | |
| 7 | Mikko Korhonen |
1,253 | |
| 8 | Jimmy Kawalec |
1,215 | |
| 9 | Jaakko Mäkitalo |
1,204 | |
| 10 | Raimo Sjöberg |
1,157 |
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.
References
- ^ "2005 Nordic Golf League schedule". Nordic Golf League. Archived from the original on 17 June 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "2005 Nordic Golf League Ranking". Nordic Golf League. Archived from the original on 17 June 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2022.