Mikko Korhonen (born 23 July 1980) is a
Finnish
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professional golfer
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who currently plays on the
European Tour
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. He won the 2018
Shot Clock Masters
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and the 2019
Volvo China Open
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.
Professional career
Korhonen turned professional at the late age of 24, and spent the initial part of his career on the third-tier
Nordic League
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tour. In 2006 he stepped up to the
Challenge Tour
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History
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, where he enjoyed five productive seasons, never winning but never finishing worse than 73rd in the final standings.
At the end of 2010, Korhonen progressed to the
European Tour
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for the first time via
qualifying school
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, but failed to retain his card for 2011. Korhonen returned to the
Challenge Tour
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in 2012. In late 2012 he had his best result in a Challenge Tour event, finishing tied for third place in the
Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Challenge and also progressed to the 2013 European Tour through qualifying school.
Since 2013 Korhonen has played on the
European Tour
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, although he struggled in the 2013 and 2014 seasons and only retained his place on the tour through the
qualifying school
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. In October 2016, he finished tied for third in the
Portugal Masters
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, while in 2017 he was twice runner-up, in March in the
Tshwane Open
The Tshwane Open was a golf tournament played since 2013 in Gauteng Province, South Africa. It was played at Copperleaf Golf & Country Estate in Centurion, South Africa in 2013 and 2014 and moved to Pretoria Country Club in Waterkloof in 2015. I ...
and in the
Lyoness Open
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in June.
In 2018, Korhonen had more success in the
Tshwane Open
The Tshwane Open was a golf tournament played since 2013 in Gauteng Province, South Africa. It was played at Copperleaf Golf & Country Estate in Centurion, South Africa in 2013 and 2014 and moved to Pretoria Country Club in Waterkloof in 2015. I ...
, finishing in third place. He achieved his first win on the European Tour in June 2018 at the
Shot Clock Masters
The Austrian Open is a men's professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was founded in 1990, and was a European Tour event for seven straight years up to 1996, being held under a variety of names due to regular changes of title sponsor. ...
, winning by six strokes from
Connor Syme
Connor David Syme (born 11 July 1995) is a Scottish professional golfer. He won the 2019 Turkish Airlines Challenge on the Challenge Tour.
Amateur career
Syme won the 2016 Australian Amateur championship. He was also medalist at the 2016 Amat ...
. Korhonen was making his 146th European Tour and made 12 attempts at qualifying school before 2014.
Korhonen won the 2019
Volvo China Open
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after a playoff for his second
European Tour
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success. He made a birdie-3 at the first extra hole to defeat
Benjamin Hébert
Benjamin Hébert (born 19 February 1987) is a French professional golfer.
Early life
Hébert was born in Brive, France. His parents are Jean-Luc, a former pentathlete, and Françoise, a former swimmer, both of whom now work as teachers. He al ...
after the pair had tied at 20-under-par.
Professional wins (2)
European Tour wins (2)
1Co-sanctioned by the
Asian Tour
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European Tour playoff record (1–0)
Results in major championships
''Results not in chronological order before 2019.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
Team appearances
Amateur
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Jacques Léglise Trophy
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(representing the Continent of Europe): 1998
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Eisenhower Trophy
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(representing Finland):
2004
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Events January
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Professional
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World Cup
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(representing Finland):
2008
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,
2013
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,
2018
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See also
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2010 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
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2012 European Tour Qualifying School graduates __NOTOC__
This is a list of the 28 players who earned their 2013 European Tour card through Q School in 2012.
2013 European Tour rookie
2013 Results
* European Tour rookie in 2013
T = Tied
The player retained his European Tour card for 2014 ...
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2013 European Tour Qualifying School graduates __NOTOC__
This is a list of the 27 players who earned their 2014 European Tour card through Q School in 2013.
2014 European Tour rookie
2014 Results
* European Tour rookie in 2014
T = Tied
The player retained his European Tour card for 2016 ...
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2014 European Tour Qualifying School graduates __NOTOC__
This is a list of the 27 players who earned their 2015 European Tour card through Q School in 2014.
2015 European Tour rookie
2015 Results
* European Tour rookie in 2015
T = Tied
The player retained his European Tour card for 2016 ...
References
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Finnish male golfers
European Tour golfers
Sportspeople from Uusimaa
People from Mäntsälä
1980 births
Living people
21st-century Finnish people