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.

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 fund300,000 (LET)
€40,000 (LETAS)
Month playedSeptember
Final year2023
Tournament record score
Aggregate201 Carmen Alonso
To par−15 as above
Final champion
Spain Carmen Alonso

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