Finnair Masters

The Ladies Finnish Masters was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour held in Helsinki, Finland, between 2005 and 2011. In 2006 Finnair, the country's largest airline, became title sponsor and it changed name to the Finnair Masters. The 54-hole tournament was played every year at the Helsinki Golf Club and with a purse of €200,000 had one of the smaller prize funds on the tour.[1][2]

Ladies Finnish Masters
Tournament information
LocationHelsinki, Finland
Established2005
Course(s)Helsinki Golf Club
Par72
Length6,609 yards (6,043 m)
Tour(s)Ladies European Tour
Format54-hole Stroke play
Prize fund200,000
Final year2011
Tournament record score
Aggregate199 Lee-Anne Pace (2010)
To par−14 as above
Final champion
Sweden Caroline Hedwall
Location Map
Helsinki GC is located in Europe
Helsinki GC
Helsinki GC
Location in Europe

Between 2005 and 2007 the tournament was a constituent of the Volvo Cross Country Challenge, which offered a bonus pool of $100,000 for events in the Nordic region, with the added bonus of $1million should any player win all four of the Volvo Cross Country Challenge events.[1]

Winners

YearDateWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (€)
Finnair Masters
20112 JulCaroline Hedwall Sweden202−112 strokesNetherlands Christel Boeljon30,000
201029 AugLee-Anne Pace South Africa199−143 strokesScotland Vikki Laing30,000
200930 AugBeatriz Recari Spain202−11Playoff[lower-alpha 1]Denmark Iben Tinning30,000
200831 AugMinea Blomqvist Finland202−111 strokeFinland Ursula Wikström30,000
20072 SepBettina Hauert Germany207−63 strokesSweden Johanna Westerberg30,000
20063 SepVirginie Lagoutte France203−102 strokesSweden Elin Ohlsson30,000
Ladies Finnish Masters
200528 AugLisa Holm Sørensen Denmark140[lower-alpha 2]−21 strokeSweden Cecilia Ekelundh
Norway Suzann Pettersen
Sweden Caroline Westrup (a)
Finland Ursula Wikström
30,000
  1. Recari won on the first extra hole in 2009 with an eagle from the fairway.
  2. The inaugural 2005 tournament was reduced to 36 holes due to inclement weather.

See also

References

  1. "LET announce Ladies Finnish Masters for 2005". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  2. "Duo share lead at Finnair Masters". Golf365. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
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