Finnair Masters

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
Location	Helsinki, Finland
Established	2005
Course(s)	Helsinki Golf Club
Par	72
Length	6,609 yards (6,043 m)
Tour(s)	Ladies European Tour
Format	54-hole Stroke play
Prize fund	€200,000
Final year	2011
Tournament record score
Aggregate	199 Lee-Anne Pace (2010)
To par	−14 as above
Final champion
Caroline Hedwall
Location map
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

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

• Ladies Finnish Open