Finnair Masters

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Ladies Finnish Masters
Tournament information
Location Helsinki, Finland
Established 2005
Course(s)Helsinki Golf Club
Par72
Length6,609 yards (6,043 m)
Tour(s) Ladies European Tour
Format54-hole Stroke play
Prize fund €200,000
Final year 2011
Tournament record score
Aggregate199 Lee-Anne Pace (2010)
To par−14 as above
Final champion
Flag of Sweden.svg Caroline Hedwall
Location Map
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Helsinki GC
Location in Europe

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]

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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
2011 2 Jul Caroline Hedwall Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 202−112 strokes Flag of the Netherlands.svg Christel Boeljon 30,000
2010 29 Aug Lee-Anne Pace Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 199−143 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Vikki Laing 30,000
2009 30 Aug Beatriz Recari Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 202−11Playoff [lower-alpha 1] Flag of Denmark.svg Iben Tinning 30,000
2008 31 Aug Minea Blomqvist Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 202−111 stroke Flag of Finland.svg Ursula Wikström 30,000
2007 2 Sep Bettina Hauert Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 207−63 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Westerberg 30,000
2006 3 Sep Virginie Lagoutte Flag of France.svg  France 203−102 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Elin Ohlsson 30,000
Ladies Finnish Masters
2005 28 Aug Lisa Holm Sørensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 140 [lower-alpha 2] −21 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Cecilia Ekelundh
Flag of Norway.svg Suzann Pettersen
Flag of Sweden.svg Caroline Westrup (a)
Flag of Finland.svg 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "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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