Kaisa Ruuttila Explained

Kaisa Ruuttila
Birth Date:14 October 1983
Birth Place:Tampere, Finland
Height:169 cm
Residence:Tampere, Finland
Yearpro:2006
Extour:LET (joined 2007)
Swedish Golf Tour (joined 2006)
Prowins:9
Award1:Swedish Golf Tour Order of Merit
Year1:2010

Kaisa Ruuttila (born 14 October 1983) is a Finnish professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour between 2007 and 2013. She won the 2007 South African Ladies Masters and the 2010 Ladies Finnish Open.[1]

Career

Ruuttila played for the National Team and represented Finland at three successive Espirito Santo Trophies. She won the Nordic Championship in 2005 and the Finnish Matchplay Championship in 2006. She finished 9th at the 2005 Ladies Finnish Masters, an LET event.

Ruuttila turned professional in December 2006 after she earned an LET card at Q-School. In her rookie year, she tied for 6th at the Finnair Masters in her native Finland. Her best shot at a win on the LET came at the 2011 Austrian Ladies Open, where she fired seven birdies and one bogey in a second round of 66 to take a one stroke lead into the final round.[2] A disappointing 76 on the final day saw her finish third behind Caroline Hedwall and Caroline Afonso.[3] She later finished tied 4th at the 2011 Lacoste Ladies Open de France, two strokes off the lead, to end the season 54th in the Order of Merit.[1]

In 2010 Ruuttila won 4 of 14 tournaments on the Swedish Golf Tour, including the Ladies Finnish Open, and won the Order of Merit.

In 2012 she sustained a back injury that ended her career in 2013.[1]

Amateur wins (2)

Source:[1]

Professional wins (9)

Swedish Golf Tour wins (7)

No.DateTournamentWinning
score
Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-upRef
1 Booz Allen Nordic Classic
(as an amateur)
142 (–2) 1 stroke Hanna-Sofia Leijon[5]
2 2006 Gefle Ladies Open
(as an amateur)
208 (–8) Playoff [6]
3 221 (+5) 1 stroke [7]
4 2010 217 (+4) Playoff Cecilie Lundgreen
Elena Perrone
[8]
5 2010 212 (–4) 7 strokes Lotta Wahlin
Sara Ardström
[9]
6 2010 218 (–1) Playoff [10]
7 210 (–6) 2 strokes[11]

Spanish Women's Tour wins (1)

Team appearances

Amateur

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2013 LET Media Guide . Ladies European Tour . 19 July 2021 . 127.
  2. Web site: Kaisa Ruuttila edges one clear in Austria . Ladies European Tour . 19 July 2021.
  3. Web site: Hedwall claims third LET title in Austria . SuperSport . 19 July 2021.
  4. Web site: Flying Fin wins WPGA Masters . Independent Online . 30 July 2023 . 2 Mar 2007.
  5. Web site: Results 2006 Booz Allen Nordic Classic . Golfdata . 17 May 2021.
  6. Web site: Results 2006 Gefle Ladies Open . Golfdata . 17 May 2021.
  7. Web site: Results 2010 Fredrik Jacobson Masters . Golfdata . 17 May 2021.
  8. Web site: Results 2010 Felix Finnish Ladies Open . Golfdata . 17 May 2021.
  9. Web site: Results 2010 Landeryd Masters . Golfdata . 17 May 2021.
  10. Web site: Results 2010 Scandic Anglais Trophy . Golfdata . 17 May 2021.
  11. Web site: Results 2011 Körunda Ladies Open . Golfdata . 17 May 2021.
  12. Web site: López Bachiller . María Acacia . El Banesto Tour 2012 bajará el telón en el Club de Golf Escorpión . Crónica Golf . 30 July 2023 . 30 October 2012.