Ladies Finnish Open

Ladies Finnish Open
Tournament information
LocationTurku, Finland
Established1998
Course(s)Pickala Golf
Par72
Tour(s)Ladies European Tour
LET Access Series
Swedish Golf Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund€300,000 (LET)
€40,000 (LETAS)
Month playedSeptember
Final year2023
Tournament record score
Aggregate201 Carmen Alonso
To par−15 as above
Final champion
Spain 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

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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

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Year Tour Venue Winner Country Score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref
Ladies Open by Pickala Rock Resort
2023 LET Pickala Golf Carmen Alonso  Spain −15 (64-69-68=201) 1 stroke Sweden Johanna Gustavsson [3]
Åland 100 Ladies Open
2022 LET Åland GC Anne-Charlotte Mora  France −8 (70-70-68=208) 1 stroke Sweden Lisa Pettersson [4]
Gant Ladies Open
2021 LET Aura Golf Matilda Castren  Finland −5 (71-69-68=208) 3 strokes India Tvesa Malik
Finland Ursula Wikström		 [5]
2020 No tournament
Viaplay Ladies Finnish Open
2019 LETAS Messila Golf Nina Pegova  Russia −7 (67-72-70=209) 4 strokes Finland Ursula Wikström
Finland Anna Backman 		[6]
2018 LETAS Messila Golf Julia Engström  Sweden −2 (71-72-71=214) Playoff Finland Sanna Nuutinen
Finland Ursula Wikström
Sweden Emma Nilsson
Malaysia Ainil Johani Bakar 		[7]
EVLI Ladies Finnish Open
2017 LETAS Hillside GC Ursula Wikström  Finland −12 (71-67-66=204) 2 strokes Finland Sanna Nuutinen
Finland Charlotte Thompson 		[8]
2016 LETAS Hillside GC Ainil Johani Bakar  Malaysia E (69-69-75=213) 1 stroke Austria Sarah Schober [9]
HLR Golf Academy Open
2015 LETAS Hillside GC Anne Van Dam  Netherlands –6 (72-62-73=207) 3 strokes Sweden Johanna Gustavsson [10]
2014 LETAS Hillside GC Emma Westin  Sweden –11 (65-68-69=202) 11 strokes Scotland Jane Turner [11]
2013 LETAS Hillside GC Nicole Broch Larsen  Denmark –3 (72-70-68=210) Playoff Spain Patricia Sanz Barrio
Switzerland Fabienne In-Albon 		[12]
Women's Bank Open
2012 LETAS Hillside GC Cecilie Lundgreen  Norway –7 (68-69-69=206) 3 strokes Germany Nina Holleder [13]
Felix Finnish Ladies Open
2011 SGT Aura Golf Elin Andersson  Sweden −2 (68-73-70=211) 2 strokes Finland Ursula Wikström [14]
2010 SGT Aura Golf Kaisa Ruuttila  Finland +4 (73-73-71=217) Playoff Sweden Louise Larsson [15]
2009 SGT Aura Golf Tandi Cuningham  South Africa −4 (68-70-71=209) 2 strokes Sweden Elena Perrone
Norway Cecilie Lundgreen 		[16]
2008 SGT Aura Golf Zuzana Masinova  Czech Republic −6 (73-69-65=207) 4 strokes England Sarah Heath
Sweden Lotta Lovén 		[17]
2007 SGT Aura Golf Marianne Skarpnord  Norway −3 (71-69-70=210) Playoff Australia Wendy Berger [18]
2006 SGT Aura Golf Madeleine Holmblad  Sweden −2 (68-72-71=211) 2 strokes Finland Anna-Karin Salmén [19]
2005 SGT Aura Golf Nina Reis  Sweden −4 (68-72-69=209) 3 strokes Finland Riikka Hakkarainen [20]
2004 SGT Aura Golf Hanna-Leena Ronkainen  Finland −8 (65-71-69=205) 2 strokes Finland Minea Blomqvist [21]
2003 SGT Aura Golf Linda Wessberg  Sweden Par (72-73-71=216) 2 strokes Finland Hanna-Leena Ronkainen
Finland Jenni Kuosa 		[22]
2002 SGT Aura Golf Linda Ericsson  Sweden −4 (72-71-69=212) 1 stroke Finland Riikka Hakkarainen [23]
2001 SGT Aura Golf Pernilla Sterner  Sweden −5 (70-70-71=211) 3 strokes Sweden Linda Ericsson [24]
2000 SGT Aura Golf Lisa Hed  Sweden −7 (68-74-67=209) 6 strokes Sweden Mia Löjdahl
Sweden Sara Eklund 		[25]
1999 SGT Aura Golf Kristina Tucker Engström  Sweden −5 (70-73-68=211) 1 stroke Sweden Erica Steen [26]
1998 SGT Aura Golf Susanne Westling  Sweden +2 (73-71-74=218) 1 stroke Sweden Maria Ekberg [27]

See also

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References

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