Ladies Finnish Open Explained

Ladies Finnish Open
Location:Turku, Finland
Establishment:1998
Course:Pickala Golf
Par:72
Lang:uk
Tour:Ladies European Tour
LET Access Series
Swedish Golf Tour
Format:Stroke play
Purse:300,000 (LET)
€40,000 (LETAS)
Month Played:September
Final Year:2023
Aggregate:201 Carmen Alonso
To-Par:−15 as above
Final Champion: Carmen Alonso

The Ladies Finnish Open was a professional women's golf tournament held in Finland. It was played as part of the Swedish Golf Tour 1998–2011, the LET Access Series 2012–2019, and after a one-year hiatus, part of the Ladies European Tour between 2021 and 2023.

History

Finland last hosted a Ladies European Tour event in the Ladies Finnish Masters (2005–2011).

Aura Golf, founded in 1958 and one of the oldest golf courses in Finland, hosted the event 15 times between 1998 and 2021, and was also home to a men's Gant Open on the 2015 Challenge Tour.[1] The 2022 edition was held in Åland in recognition of the centennial of the Åland convention, before moving to the Seaside course at Pickala Golf in 2023.

In 2021, Finland native Matilda Castren claimed her maiden LET title at the event. She needed to secure a victory on the LET to become a member of the tour and be eligible for the 2021 European Solheim Cup Team.[2]

Winners

Year Tour Venue Winner Country Score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-upRef
Ladies Open by Pickala Rock Resort
2023 Pickala Golf −15 (64-69-68=201) 1 stroke [3]
Åland 100 Ladies Open
2022 Åland GC −8 (70-70-68=208) 1 stroke [4]
Gant Ladies Open
2021 Aura Golf −5 (71-69-68=208) 3 strokes Tvesa Malik
Ursula Wikström
[5]
2020 align=center colspan=7No tournament
Viaplay Ladies Finnish Open
2019 Messila Golf −7 (67-72-70=209) 4 strokes Ursula Wikström
Anna Backman
[6]
2018 Messila Golf −2 (71-72-71=214) Playoff Sanna Nuutinen
Ursula Wikström
Emma Nilsson
Ainil Johani Bakar
[7]
EVLI Ladies Finnish Open
2017 Hillside GC −12 (71-67-66=204) 2 strokes Sanna Nuutinen
Charlotte Thompson
[8]
2016 Hillside GC E (69-69-75=213) 1 stroke [9]
HLR Golf Academy Open
2015 Hillside GC –6 (72-62-73=207) 3 strokes [10]
2014 Hillside GC –11 (65-68-69=202) 11 strokes [11]
2013 Hillside GC –3 (72-70-68=210) Playoff [12]
Women's Bank Open
2012 Hillside GC –7 (68-69-69=206) 3 strokes [13]
Felix Finnish Ladies Open
2011 Aura Golf −2 (68-73-70=211) 2 strokes Ursula Wikström[14]
2010 Aura Golf +4 (73-73-71=217) Playoff Louise Larsson[15]
2009 Aura Golf −4 (68-70-71=209) 2 strokes Elena Perrone
Cecilie Lundgreen
[16]
2008 Aura Golf −6 (73-69-65=207) 4 strokes Sarah Heath
Lotta Lovén
[17]
2007 Aura Golf −3 (71-69-70=210) Playoff Wendy Berger[18]
2006 Aura Golf −2 (68-72-71=211) 2 strokes Anna-Karin Salmén[19]
2005 Aura Golf −4 (68-72-69=209) 3 strokes Riikka Hakkarainen[20]
2004 Aura Golf −8 (65-71-69=205) 2 strokes Minea Blomqvist[21]
2003 Aura Golf Par (72-73-71=216) 2 strokes Hanna-Leena Ronkainen
Jenni Kuosa
[22]
2002 Aura Golf −4 (72-71-69=212) 1 stroke Riikka Hakkarainen[23]
2001 Aura Golf −5 (70-70-71=211) 3 strokes Linda Ericsson[24]
2000 Aura Golf −7 (68-74-67=209) 6 strokes Mia Löjdahl
Sara Eklund
[25]
1999 Aura Golf −5 (70-73-68=211) 1 stroke Erica Steen[26]
1998 Aura Golf +2 (73-71-74=218) 1 stroke Maria Ekberg[27]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aura Golf . Aura Golf . 26 March 2021.
  2. Web site: Castren Captures Gant Ladies Open Title . Ladies European Tour . 17 July 2021.
  3. Web site: Alonso Claims Maiden LET Title with Dramatic Win in Finland . Ladies European Tour . 1 July 2023.
  4. Web site: Mora Crowned Queen of the Castle. Ladies European Tour . 5 September 2022.
  5. Web site: Castren Captures Gant Ladies Open Title . Ladies European Tour . 17 July 2021.
  6. Web site: 2019 Ladies Finnish Open . Golfdata . 15 July 2020.
  7. Web site: 2018 Ladies Finnish Open . Golfdata . 15 July 2020.
  8. Web site: 2017 Ladies Finnish Open . Golfdata . 15 July 2020.
  9. Web site: 2016 Ladies Finnish Open . Golfdata . 15 July 2020.
  10. Web site: 2015 HLR Golf Academy Open . Golfdata . 15 July 2020.
  11. Web site: 2014 HLR Golf Academy Open . Golfdata . 15 July 2020.
  12. Web site: 2013 HLR Golf Academy Open . Golfdata . 15 July 2020.
  13. Web site: 2012 Women's Bank Open . Golfdata . 15 July 2020.
  14. Web site: 2011 Felix Finnish Ladies Open . Golfdata . 15 July 2020.
  15. Web site: 2010 Felix Finnish Ladies Open . Golfdata . 15 July 2020.
  16. Web site: 2009 Felix Finnish Ladies Open . Golfdata . 15 July 2020.
  17. Web site: 2008 Felix Finnish Ladies Open . Golfdata . 15 July 2020.
  18. Web site: 2007 Felix Finnish Ladies Open . Golfdata . 15 July 2020.
  19. Web site: 2006 Felix Finnish Ladies Open . Golfdata . 15 July 2020.
  20. Web site: 2005 Felix Finnish Ladies Open . Golfdata . 15 July 2020.
  21. Web site: 2004 Felix Finnish Ladies Open . Golfdata . 15 July 2020.
  22. Web site: 2003 Felix Finnish Ladies Open . Golfdata . 15 July 2020.
  23. Web site: 2002 Felix Finnish Ladies Open . Golfdata . 15 July 2020.
  24. Web site: 2001 Felix Finnish Ladies Open . Golfdata . 15 July 2020.
  25. Web site: 2000 Felix Finnish Ladies Open . Golfdata . 15 July 2020.
  26. Web site: 1999 Felix Finnish Ladies Open . Golfdata . 15 July 2020.
  27. Web site: 1998 Felix Finnish Ladies Open . Golfdata . 15 July 2020.