Mikko Ilonen | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Mikko Ilonen |
Born | Lahti, Finland | 18 December 1979
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb; 13.1 st) |
Sporting nationality | Finland |
Residence | Lahti, Finland |
Career | |
Turned professional | 2001 |
Former tour(s) | European Tour |
Professional wins | 5 |
Highest ranking | 37 (19 October 2014) [1] |
Number of wins by tour | |
European Tour | 5 |
Asian Tour | 1 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | CUT: 2001, 2015 |
PGA Championship | T7: 2014 |
U.S. Open | CUT: 2010, 2012 |
The Open Championship | T9: 2001 |
Mikko Ilonen (born 18 December 1979) is a retired Finnish professional golfer who played on the European Tour, winning five times. He is considered to be the greatest golfer from Finland. [2]
Ilonen was born in Lahti, Finland. He won the 2000 Amateur Championship, and turned pro in 2001. He played mainly on the European Tour, where he won five events.
He won his first professional tournament at the 2007 Indonesia Open, an event co-sanctioned by the European Tour and Asian Tour. He was the first Finn to win a European Tour event [3] and to feature in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking. In 2007 he finished the season in a career best 34th on the European Tour Order of Merit.
In June 2013, Ilonen won the Nordea Masters event in Sweden for the second time in his career and third tour level victory overall. [4]
In June 2014, Ilonen won the Irish Open at Fota Island in Cork. Ilonen led the tournament from start to finish and ended up one shot clear of Italian Edoardo Molinari. [5]
Ilonen's best major championship finish was tied 7th at the 2014 PGA Championship.
In March 2019, Ilonen announced his retirement from tour golf. [6]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 18 Feb 2007 | Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open 1 | −9 (66-68-71-70=275) | 1 stroke | Shiv Kapur, Frankie Miñoza, Andrew Tampion |
2 | 19 Aug 2007 | Scandinavian Masters | −6 (67-72-67-68=274) | 2 strokes | Christian Cévaër, Nick Dougherty, Jean-Baptiste Gonnet, Peter Hedblom, Martin Kaymer |
3 | 2 Jun 2013 | Nordea Masters (2) | −21 (70-63-65-69=267) | 3 strokes | Jonas Blixt |
4 | 22 Jun 2014 | Irish Open | −13 (64-68-69-70=271) | 1 stroke | Edoardo Molinari |
5 | 19 Oct 2014 | Volvo World Match Play Championship | 3 and 1 | Henrik Stenson |
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2014 | Commercial Bank Qatar Masters | Sergio García | Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | |||||||||
U.S. Open | ||||||||||
The Open Championship | CUT | T9 | T50 | T16 | ||||||
PGA Championship |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | |||||
U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | ||||
The Open Championship | T79 | CUT | CUT | |||
PGA Championship | CUT | T7 | T54 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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Championship | T23 | ||
Match Play | R64 | T34 | |
Invitational | T65 | T66 | T45 |
Champions | T21 | T46 |
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
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