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]

Ladies Finnish Masters
Tournament information
LocationHelsinki, Finland
Established2005
Course(s)Helsinki Golf Club
Par72
Length6,609 yards (6,043 m)
Tour(s)Ladies European Tour
Format54-hole Stroke play
Prize fund200,000
Final year2011
Tournament record score
Aggregate199 Lee-Anne Pace (2010)
To par−14 as above
Final champion
Sweden Caroline Hedwall
Location map
Helsinki GC is located in Europe
Helsinki GC
Helsinki GC
Location in Europe

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

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Year Date Winner Country Score To par Margin
of victory
Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (€)
Finnair Masters
2011 2 Jul Caroline Hedwall   Sweden 202 −11 2 strokes   Christel Boeljon 30,000
2010 29 Aug Lee-Anne Pace   South Africa 199 −14 3 strokes   Vikki Laing 30,000
2009 30 Aug Beatriz Recari   Spain 202 −11 Playoff[a]   Iben Tinning 30,000
2008 31 Aug Minea Blomqvist   Finland 202 −11 1 stroke   Ursula Wikström 30,000
2007 2 Sep Bettina Hauert   Germany 207 −6 3 strokes   Johanna Westerberg 30,000
2006 3 Sep Virginie Lagoutte   France 203 −10 2 strokes   Elin Ohlsson 30,000
Ladies Finnish Masters
2005 28 Aug Lisa Holm Sørensen   Denmark 140[b] −2 1 stroke   Cecilia Ekelundh
  Suzann Pettersen
  Caroline Westrup (a)
  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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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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