Finnair Masters
{{Short description|Golf tournament on Ladies European Tour}}
{{use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox golf tournament
| name = Ladies Finnish Masters
| image =
| location = Helsinki, Finland
| establishment = 2005
| course = Helsinki Golf Club
| par = 72
| yardage = {{convert|6609|yd|m}}
| tour = Ladies European Tour
| format = 54-hole Stroke play
| purse = €200,000
| month_played =
| final_year = 2011
| aggregate = 199 Lee-Anne Pace (2010)
| to-par = −14 as above
| final_champion = {{flagicon|SWE}} Caroline Hedwall
| coordinates = {{coord|60.212|24.859}}
| map = Europe
| map_label = Helsinki GC
| map_caption = Location in Europe
| map_relief = yes
| map_label_position =
| map_size = 200
}}
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.{{cite web |title=LET announce Ladies Finnish Masters for 2005 |url=https://ladieseuropeantour.com/blog/let-announce-ladies-finnish-masters-for-2005/ |publisher=Ladies European Tour |access-date=24 March 2021}}{{cite web |title=Duo share lead at Finnair Masters |url=https://www.golf365.com/home/duo-share-lead-at-finnair-masters/ |publisher=Golf365 |access-date=24 March 2021}}
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.
Winners
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!Year!!Date!!Winner!!Country!!Score!!To par!!Margin | ||||||||
colspan=10| Finnair Masters | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | align=right|2 Jul | Caroline Hedwall | {{SWE}} | align=center| 202 | align=center|−11 | 2 strokes | {{flagicon|NED}} Christel Boeljon | align=center|30,000 |
2010 | align=right| 29 Aug | Lee-Anne Pace | {{RSA}} | align=center| 199 | align=center|−14 | 3 strokes | {{flagicon|SCO}} Vikki Laing | align=center|30,000 |
2009 | align=right|30 Aug | Beatriz Recari | {{ESP}} | align=center|202 | align=center|−11 | Playoff{{efn|Recari won on the first extra hole in 2009 with an eagle from the fairway.}} | {{flagicon|DEN}} Iben Tinning | align=center|30,000 |
2008 | align=right|31 Aug | Minea Blomqvist | {{FIN}} | align=center|202 | align=center|−11 | 1 stroke | {{flagicon|FIN}} Ursula Wikström | align=center|30,000 |
2007 | align=right|2 Sep | Bettina Hauert | {{GER}} | align=center|207 | align=center|−6 | 3 strokes | {{flagicon|SWE}} Johanna Westerberg | align=center|30,000 |
2006 | align=right|3 Sep | Virginie Lagoutte | {{FRA}} | align=center|203 | align=center|−10 | 2 strokes | {{flagicon|SWE}} Elin Ohlsson | align=center|30,000 |
colspan=10| Ladies Finnish Masters | ||||||||
2005 | align=right| 28 Aug | Lisa Holm Sørensen | {{DEN}} | align=center|140{{efn|The inaugural 2005 tournament was reduced to 36 holes due to inclement weather.}} | align=center|−2 | 1 stroke | {{flagicon|SWE}} Cecilia Ekelundh {{flagicon|NOR}} Suzann Pettersen {{flagicon|SWE}} Caroline Westrup (a) {{flagicon|FIN}} Ursula Wikström | align=center|30,000 |
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See also
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.finnairmasters.com/}}
- [http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/ Ladies European Tour]