Mikko Korhonen

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Mikko Korhonen
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Korhonen at the 2009 Dutch Futures
Personal information
Born (1980-07-23) 23 July 1980 (age 42)
Mäntsälä, Finland
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Residence Nummela, Finland
Spouse
Laura
​
(m. 2007)​
Children4
Career
Turned professional2004
Current tour(s) European Tour
Former tour(s) Challenge Tour
Professional wins2
Highest ranking 84 (5 May 2019) [1]
(as of 28 May 2023)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
Asian Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship CUT: 2018, 2019
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T63: 2019

Mikko Korhonen (born 23 July 1980) is a Finnish professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour. He won the 2018 Shot Clock Masters and the 2019 Volvo China Open.

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Professional career

Korhonen turned professional at the late age of 24, and spent the initial part of his career on the third-tier Nordic League tour. In 2006 he stepped up to the Challenge Tour, where he enjoyed five productive seasons, never winning but never finishing worse than 73rd in the final standings.

At the end of 2010, Korhonen progressed to the European Tour for the first time via qualifying school, but failed to retain his card for 2011. Korhonen returned to the Challenge Tour in 2012. In late 2012 he had his best result in a Challenge Tour event, finishing tied for third place in the Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Challenge and also progressed to the 2013 European Tour through qualifying school.

Since 2013 Korhonen has played on the European Tour, although he struggled in the 2013 and 2014 seasons and only retained his place on the tour through the qualifying school. In October 2016, he finished tied for third in the Portugal Masters, while in 2017 he was twice runner-up, in March in the Tshwane Open and in the Lyoness Open in June.

In 2018, Korhonen had more success in the Tshwane Open, finishing in third place. He achieved his first win on the European Tour in June 2018 at the Shot Clock Masters, winning by six strokes from Connor Syme. Korhonen was making his 146th European Tour and made 12 attempts at qualifying school before 2014. [2]

Korhonen won the 2019 Volvo China Open after a playoff for his second European Tour success. He made a birdie-3 at the first extra hole to defeat Benjamin Hébert after the pair had tied at 20-under-par. [3]

Professional wins (2)

European Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
110 Jun 2018 Shot Clock Masters −16 (68-67-68-69=272)6 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Connor Syme
25 May 2019 Volvo China Open 1−20 (68-69-65-66=268)Playoff Flag of France.svg Benjamin Hébert

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2019 Volvo China Open Flag of France.svg Benjamin Hébert Won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order before 2019.

Tournament20182019
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship CUTCUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T63
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 18 2019 Ending 5 May 2019" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. ↑ Stafford, Ali (10 June 2018). "Mikko Korhonen eases to maiden victory at Shot Clock Masters". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Korhonen claims play-off glory in China". European Tour. 5 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Golf round-up". The Herald. 9 July 1998. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "EGA Events, Results, European Team Championships, European Youths' Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
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