2016 Swedish Golf Tour
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| Duration | 26 February 2016 – 15 October 2016 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 19 |
| Order of Merit |  Mark Haastrup |
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The 2016 Swedish Golf Tour, titled as the 2016 Nordea Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 33rd season of the Swedish Golf Tour, the main professional golf tour in Sweden since it was formed in 1984, with most tournaments being incorporated into the Nordic Golf League since 1999.
The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (SKr) | Winner[a] | Main tour[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb | Lumine Lakes Open | Spain | €55,000 |  Björn Hellgren | NGL |
| 4 Mar | Lumine Hills Open | Spain | €55,000 |  Niclas Hellberg | NGL |
| 23 Apr | Black Mountain Invitational | Thailand | 405,000 | Malcolm Kokocinski (1) | |
| 29 Apr | Grundfos Masters | Germany | €40,000 | Oliver Suhr | NGL |
| 21 May | Stora Hotellet Bryggan Fjällbacka Open | Bohuslän | 400,000 | Per Längfors | NGL |
| 28 May | Trummenäs Open | Blekinge | 350,000 | Mikael Lindberg | NGL |
| 11 Jun | Österlen PGA Open | Skåne | 400,000 | Ola Johansson | NGL |
| 23 Jun | Borre Open | Norway | €40,000 |  Jarand Ekeland Arnøy | NGL |
| 2 Jul | SM Match | Uppland | 400,000 | Mark Haastrup | NGL |
| 9 Jul | Kristianstad Åhus Open | Skåne | 600,000 | Ola Johansson | NGL |
| 6 Aug | Made in Denmark European Tour Qualifier | Denmark | DKr 300,000 | Daniel Løkke | NGL |
| 13 Aug | Isaberg Open | Småland | 400,000 | Mark Haastrup | NGL |
| 20 Aug | Norwegian Open | Norway | €50,000 | Oscar Lengdén | NGL |
| 28 Aug | Landeryd Masters | Östergötland | 400,000 | Oskar Bergman | NGL |
| 17 Sep | Star for Life Challenge | Skåne | 400,000 | Mark Haastrup | NGL |
| 23 Sep | Thisted Forsikring Championship | Denmark | DKr 300,000 | Kasper Kjær Estrup | NGL |
| 1 Oct | GolfUppsala Open | Uppland | 400,000 | Niklas Lindström | NGL |
| 8 Oct | Race to HimmerLand | Denmark | DKr 375,000 | Alexander Wennstam | NGL |
| 15 Oct | Tourfinal Vellinge Open | Skåne | 450,000 | Mark Haastrup | NGL |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was titled as the Nordea Tour Ranking and was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3][4]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Haastrup | 467,164 |
| 2 | Alexander Wennstam | 278,645 |
| 3 | Oscar Lengdén | 275,783 |
| 4 | Ola Johansson | 254,992 |
| 5 | Niklas Lindström | 222,279 |