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2003 Nordic Golf League season

Duration	24 April 2003 (2003-04-24) – 28 September 2003 (2003-09-28)
Number of official events	27
Most wins	Pelle Edberg (3)
Order of Merit	Øyvind Rojahn
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The 2003 Nordic Golf League was the fifth season of the Nordic Golf League, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse	Winner
26 Apr	Viasat Sport Open	Denmark	€15,000	Fredrik Söderström (1)
30 Apr	Wilson Open	Denmark	€15,000	Allan Høgh Madsen (1)
13 May	Telia Grand Opening	Sweden	SKr 100,000	Pelle Edberg (1)
18 May	Gambro Open	Sweden	SKr 200,000	Johan Möller (a) (1)
25 May	Finnish Golf Tour Opening	Finland	€9,000	Jarkko Soikkeli (1)
25 May	Kinnaborg Open	Sweden	SKr 200,000	Jimmy Kawalec (1)
8 Jun	Rönnebäck Open	Sweden	€15,000	Pelle Edberg (2)
15 Jun	Affecto Open	Finland	€9,000	Keijo Jaakola (a) (1)
15 Jun	Husqvarna Open	Sweden	SKr 300,000	Hampus von Post (3)
19 Jun	Expobank Russian Cup	Russia	€30,000	Janne Martikainen (1)
27 Jun	Starkki Challenge	Finland	€9,000	Jarkko Soikkeli (2)
28 Jun	SM Match	Sweden	SKr 200,000	Andreaz Lindberg (1)
29 Jun	Telia Open	Sweden	€47,000	Christian Bindslev (1)
4 Jul	St Ibb Open	Sweden	SKr 230,000	Åke Nilsson (1)
6 Jul	Clubhouse Open	Denmark	€15,000	Anders Bøgebjerg (1)
11 Jul	Hjarbæk Open	Denmark	€15,000	Jesper Bentsen (1)
27 Jul	Nordic Open Qualifying	Denmark	€25,000	Jakob Berlin (1)
27 Jul	Birkebeiner Open	Norway	€8,000	Paul Blaikie (1)
14 Aug	Sundbyholm Open	Sweden	SKr 200,000	Pelle Edberg (3)
17 Aug	Sony Cybershot Open	Finland	€9,000	Juha-Pekka Peltomäki (1)
22 Aug	Swedish International	Sweden	SKr 200,000	Ari Savolainen (1)
24 Aug	Griffin Open	Denmark	€34,000	Jonas Torines (1)
31 Aug	NL-Norge 2	Norway	€20,000	Andreas Ljunggren (3)
6 Sep	Västerås Open	Sweden	SKr 250,000	Leif Westerberg (1)
7 Sep	Holiday Club Open	Finland	€9,000	Janne Martikainen (2)
11 Sep	Falster Open	Denmark	€15,000	Andreas Ljunggren (4)
28 Sep	Marlboro Classic Masters	Denmark	€15,000	Joakim Bäckström (2)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. The top four players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2004 Challenge Tour.

Position	Player	Points	Status earned
1	Øyvind Rojahn	1,820	Promoted to Challenge Tour
2	Fredrik Henge	1,782	Finished in Top 80 of Challenge Tour Rankings
3	Leif Westerberg	1,613
4	Pelle Edberg	1,577	Promoted to Challenge Tour
5	Andreas Ljunggren	1,358	Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School)
6	Christian Nilsson	1,336	Promoted to Challenge Tour
7	Jonas Torines	1,284
8	Tony Edlund	1,209	Finished in Top 80 of Challenge Tour Rankings
9	Johan Bjerhag	986
10	Janne Martikainen	837

See also

• 2003 Danish Golf Tour
• 2003 Finnish Tour
• 2003 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. "2003 Nordic Golf League schedule". Nordic Golf League. Archived from the original on 17 June 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
2. "2003 Nordic Golf League Ranking". Nordic Golf League. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2022.

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