Matilda Maria Castren (born 18 January 1995) is a

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playing on the

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. In 2021 she won the LPGA Mediheal Championship to become the first player from Finland to win on the

Career

Castren won the 2011 Doral Publix Junior Classic in the U.S. and the 2013 Skandia Junior Open in Sweden, and was runner-up at the 2013

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. She represented Finland at the 2011, 2012 and 2013

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, the 2014, 2015 and 2016

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, and at the 2014 and 2016

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. She was also on the winning

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team in 2017. Castren played college golf at

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beginning in 2014 and graduated in May 2017 with a degree in International Affairs, after winning seven individual titles in collegiate competition during her time with the Florida State Seminoles women's golf team, a school record. She was named second-Team All-American by the Women's Golf Coaches Association and ''Golfweek'' in 2014 and was a three-time All-ACC selection (2014, 2016 and 2017) as one of only three players in school history. She set school record for lowest career stroke average (72.52) over her four-year varsity career. Castren played two seasons on the

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in 2018 and 2019, before she finished T26 at the

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to earn her card for the

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. In only six starts she earned enough to qualify via the money list for her first

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, the 2020 Women's PGA Championship, where she was T9 after a first round of 69 and finished the tournament T23. In her rookie season on the

, she won the 2021 LPGA Mediheal Championship in just her 15th career LPGA Tour start. In July, Castren claimed her first

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(LET) title after she shot a final round of 68 to win the 2021 Gant Ladies Open in her native Finland. She needed to secure a victory on the LET to become a member of the tour and be eligible for the 2021 European Solheim Cup Team.

Amateur wins

*2011 (1) Doral Publix Junior Classic 16-18 *2013 (1) Skandia Junior Open Girls *2014 (2) Florida State Match-Up, Web.com/Marsh Landing Intercollegiate *2015 (1) Jacksonville Classic *2016 (3) Florida Challenge, NCAA Shoal Creek Regional Championships, Jim West Challenge *2017 (1) Clemson Invitational Source:

Professional wins (3)

LPGA Tour wins (1)

Ladies European Tour wins (1)

Symetra Tour wins (1)

Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order before 2023.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Finland): 2011, 2012, 2013 *

(representing Finland):

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(representing Finland):

(representing the Continent of Europe): 2017 (winners) Source: Professional *

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(representing Europe):

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(winners)

Solheim Cup record

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Castren, Matilda Finnish female golfers LPGA Tour golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Olympic golfers for Finland Golfers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Florida State Seminoles women's golfers Sportspeople from Espoo 1995 births Living people