Ursula Wikström

Finnish professional golfer

Ursula Wikström

Personal information
Born|  (1980-07-03) 3 July 1980 (age 44)
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 (joined 2004)
Former tour(s)| LET Access Series
Swedish Golf 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 (née Tuutti) (born 3 July 1980) is a Finnish professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour. She represented Finland at the 2016 Rio Olympics, 2024 Paris Olympics and won the 2017 Ladies Finnish Open.

## Amateur career

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Wikström was Finnish Strokeplay Champion twice.[1] She played college golf with the New Mexico State Aggies and won six college tournaments.[2]

She played on the Swedish Golf Tour between 2000 and 2003 and was runner-up at the 2001 Felix Finnish Ladies Open.[3]

## Professional career

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Wikström turned professional in 2003 and joined the Ladies European Tour in 2004.[1] Between 2005 and 2022, she was runner-up 10 times.[3]

In 2005 and 2008, she finished second at the Ladies Finnish Masters, the second time 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.[4][5][6] In 2021, she was runner-up at the Ladies Finnish Open and the Ladies Italian Open. In 2022, she was runner-up at the Women's Irish Open and captained a team that lost a playoff at the Aramco Team Series – London.[7]

Wikström won the 2017 Ladies Finnish Open, an LET Access Series event, and was runner-up at the event in 2018 and 2019. On the Swedish Golf Tour she was runner-up at the 2004 Öijared Ladies Open and at the Körunda Ladies Open and Felix Finnish Ladies Open in 2011.[3]

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.[1]

Wikström qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics where she finished in a tie for 44th, and finished 57th at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[8]

## Personal life

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She married Mika Wikström, who works for the Finnish Golf Federation, in early 2005 and changed her name from Tuutti to Wikström.[1]

## Professional wins (1)

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### LET Access Series wins (1)

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No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Winning
score  | To par  | Margin of
victory  | Runners-up

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1 | 23 May 2017 | EVLI Ladies Finnish Open | 71-67-66=204 | −12 | 2 strokes |  Sanna Nuutinen
Charlotte Thompson

## Playoff record

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Ladies European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result

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1  | 2022 | KPMG Women's Irish Open |  Klára Spilková
Nicole Broch Estrup | Spilková won with birdie on first extra hole

## Results in LPGA majors

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Note: Wikström only played in the Women's British Open.

! Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014

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Women's British Open | CUT  |  | T61  |  |  | T46  |  |  | CUT  |  |
! Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024

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Women's British Open | CUT  |  | CUT  | CUT  |  | CUT  | CUT  | CUT  |  | 82

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied

## Team appearances

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Amateur

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

Professional

* European Championships (representing Finland): 2018

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Player Profile Ursula Wikström". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
2. ^ "Aggie Golfers Conclude Run in Rio". NM State Sports. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
3. ^ a b c "Ursula Wikström". Golfdata. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
4. ^ "Ursula Wikstrom – Profile". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
5. ^ "Golf - Blomqvist wins Finnair Masters on Home Turf". golfczech.com. 31 August 2008. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
6. ^ "Dutch Boeljon crowned ladies open golf champion in Belek". Cihan. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
7. ^ "Law Wins Individual Title With Monster Eagle Putt As Team Garcia Triumphs At Aramco Team Series – London". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
8. ^ 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

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

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