Ursula Wikström

Finnish golfer

Ursula Wikström

Personal information
Born|  (1980-07-03) 3 July 1980 (age 42)
Espoo, Finland
Height| 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sporting nationality|  Finland
Career
College| New Mexico State
Turned professional| 2003
Current tour(s)| Ladies European Tour
Professional wins| 1
Best results in LPGA major championships

Chevron Championship| DNP
Women's PGA C'ship| DNP
U.S. Women's Open| DNP
Women's British Open| T46: 2009
Evian Championship| DNP

Ursula Wikström (born 3 July 1980) is a Finnish professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour. She represented Finland at the 2016 Rio Olympics and won the 2017 Ladies Finnish Open.

## Career[edit]

Wikström played college golf with the New Mexico State Aggies[1] and won six college tournaments.[2] She married Mika Wikström, who works for the Finnish Golf Federation, in early 2005 and changed her name from Tuutti to Wikström.[2]

Wikström joined the Ladies European Tour in 2004 and has multiple runner-up finishes. In 2008, she finished second at the Finnair Masters behind compatriot Minea Blomqvist. She was also runner-up at the 2009 Open de France Dames, 2012 Turkish Airlines Ladies Open as well as the 2012 and 2015 Dutch Ladies Open.[3][4][5]

In 2019 she had a consistent year with eight top-20 finishes, including a season-best result of fourth in the Estrella Damm Mediterranean Ladies Open, and finished 17th on the Order of Merit.[2]

She won the Ladies Finnish Open, a LET Access Series event, in 2017 and was runner-up in 2018 and 2019.[6]

Wikström qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics where she finished in a tie for 44th.[7]

## Professional wins[edit]

### LET Access Series[edit]

* 2017 EVLI Ladies Finnish Open

## Team appearances[edit]

Amateur

* European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Finland): 1999, 2001, 2003

Professional

* European Championships (representing Finland): 2018

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Aggie Golfers Conclude Run in Rio". NM State Sports. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
2. ^ a b c "Player Profile Ursula Wikström". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
3. ^ "Ursula Wikstrom – Profile". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
4. ^ "Golf - Blomqvist wins Finnair Masters on Home Turf". golfczech.com. 31 August 2008. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
5. ^ "Dutch Boeljon crowned ladies open golf champion in Belek". Cihan. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
6. ^ "Ursula Wikström". Golfdata. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
7. ^ Pihlaja, Riitta (19 July 2016). "Suomalaisgolfari Ursula Wikström aikoo menestyä Riossa – zika-virus ei pelota". yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 July 2016.

## External links[edit]

* Ursula Wikström at the Ladies European Tour official site
* Ursula Wikström at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site

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