Finnair Masters
Encyclopedia
The Finnair Masters is a women's professional golf
tournament on the Ladies European Tour
. Held in Finland
, the 54-hole event was founded in 2005 as the Ladies Finnish Masters. The title sponsor since 2006
has been Finnair
, the country's largest airline. The tournament has been played every year at the Helsinki Golf Club and has one of the smaller prize funds on the tour.
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.
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tournament on the Ladies European Tour
Ladies European Tour
The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1979. It is based in England. Like many UK-based sports organisations it is a company limited by guarantee, a legal structure which enables it to focus on maximising returns to its members through prize money,...
. Held in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, the 54-hole event was founded in 2005 as the Ladies Finnish Masters. The title sponsor since 2006
2006 Ladies European Tour
The 2006 Ladies European Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from January through October 2006. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour . The tour featured 21 events with prize money totalling more than...
has been Finnair
Finnair
Finnair Plc is the flag carrier and largest airline of Finland, with its headquarters on the grounds of Helsinki Airport in Vantaa, Finland, and its main hub at Helsinki Airport. Finnair and its subsidiaries dominate both the domestic and international air travel markets in Finland. The largest...
, the country's largest airline. The tournament has been played every year at the Helsinki Golf Club and has one of the smaller prize funds on the tour.
Winners
| Year | Date | Winner | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share (€) |
Venue |
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| 2011 | 2 Jul | Caroline Hedwall Caroline Hedwall Caroline Hedwall is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. She lives in Löddeköpinge, Sweden.... |
202 | −11 | 2 strokes |  Christel BoeljonChristel Boeljon Christel Wilhelmina Boeljon is a professional golfer from The Netherlands, currently playing on the Ladies European Tour and the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:... |
30,000 | Helsinki Golf Club | |
| 2010 2010 Ladies European Tour The 2010 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from February through December 2010. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour .... |
29 Aug | Lee-Anne Pace Lee-Anne Pace Lee-Anne Pace is a South African professional golfer.Pace was born in Mossel Bay, Western Cape. She had a successful amateur collegiate career in the United States, where she attended Murray State University and the University of Tulsa, graduating with a degree in psychology.Having turned... |
199 | −14 | 3 strokes |  Vikki Laing |
30,000 | Helsinki Golf Club | |
| 2009 2009 Ladies European Tour The 2009 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from January through December 2009. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour .... |
30 Aug | Beatriz Recari Beatriz Recari Beatriz Recari Eransus is a Spanish professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:... |
202 | −11 | Playoff 1 |  Iben Tinning |
30,000 | Helsinki Golf Club | |
| 2008 2008 Ladies European Tour The 2008 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from January through December 2008... |
31 Aug | Minea Blomqvist Minea Blomqvist Minea "Minni" Blomqvist, is a professional golfer who plays mainly on the U.S. based LPGA Tour but is also a member of the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:... |
202 | −11 | 1 stroke |  Ursula Wikstrom |
30,000 | Helsinki Golf Club | |
| 2007 2007 Ladies European Tour The 2007 Ladies European Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from January through December 2007. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour... |
2 Sep | Bettina Hauert Bettina Hauert Bettina Alexandra Hauert is a German professional golfer and member of the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:Born in Hagen, Germany, Hauert was the individual champion at the 2003 Sherry Cup... |
207 | −6 | 3 strokes |  Johanna WesterbergJohanna Westerberg Johanna MonicaElisabeth Westerberg Johansson is a Swedish professional golferWesterberg was born in Linköping, Sweden. She resides in Södertälje, Sweden.... |
30,000 | Helsinki Golf Club | |
| 2006 2006 Ladies European Tour The 2006 Ladies European Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from January through October 2006. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour . The tour featured 21 events with prize money totalling more than... |
3 Sep | Virginie Lagoutte Virginie Lagoutte Virginie Lagoutte-Clement is a French professional golfer.Lagoutte was the French Amateur Champion in 2002 and the European Amateur Champion in 2003. She turned professional in late 2003 and joined the Ladies European Tour in 2004... |
203 | −10 | 2 strokes | Elin Ohlsson |
30,000 | Helsinki Golf Club | |
| Ladies Finnish Masters | |||||||||
| 2005 | 28 Aug | Lisa Holm Sorensen | 140 2 | −2 | 1 stroke | Caroline Westrup (a) Amateur An amateur is generally considered a person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science, without pay and often without formal training.... |
30,000 | Helsinki Golf Club | |
 Suzann PettersenSuzann Pettersen Suzann Pettersen is a Norwegian professional golfer. She plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour, and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour. Her career best world ranking is second. She has held that position at several times, most recently beginning 22 August 2011.-Amateur... |
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| Ursula Wikstrom |
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| Cecilia Ekelundh Cecilia Ekelundh Cecilia Ekelundh is a Swedish golfer. She turned professional in 2000 and was a Ladies European Tour rookie in 2002. She won on tour for the first time at the 2004 Ladies Open of Portugal. In 2005 she successfully defended that title in 2005 and also won the inaugural Volvo Cross Country Challenge... |
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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.