Ladies Finnish Open
Golf tournament
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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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Turku, Finland |
| Established | 1998 |
| Course | Pickala Golf |
| Par | 72 |
| Tour(s) | Ladies European Tour LET Access Series Swedish Golf Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | €300,000 (LET) €40,000 (LETAS) |
| Month played | September |
| Final year | 2023 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 201 Carmen Alonso |
| To par | −15 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Carmen Alonso | |
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)-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] |