Sanna Nuutinen (born 8 April 1991) is a

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playing on the

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(LET) and

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. In 2019, she was runner-up at the

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and in 2020, she finished 5th on the

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Amateur career

Nuutinen represented Finland at the 2007 and 2008

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before capturing the bronze in the 2009 edition. She also played in the 2010 and 2011

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before securing the bronze in 2013 and the silver in 2014 as team captain. She also represented her country at the

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and captured the bronze together with Krista Bakker and

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at the

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. Nuutinen played college golf with the

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2010–2014 and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Sport Psychology. In her sophomore year, she was Mountain West individual champion after winning a four-hole playoff.

Professional career

Nuutinen turned professional in 2014 and returned to Finland to join the

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mid-season. She played in six tournaments with the best finish of T5 at the Mineks and Regnum Ladies Classic, and a lowest round of 67, five-under-par at the Open Generali de Strasbourg which included six birdies. She was runner-up at the 2015 Ribeira Sacra Patrimonio de la Humanidad International Ladies Open, before winning the 2016 NordicTrack Open de Strasbourg. She finished fifth on the 2016 LET Access Series Order of Merit, earning membership of the

for the 2017 season. Nuutinen played in eight events on the

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. Her best finish in 2017 was as runner-up at the Ladies Finnish Open, a LETAS event, two strokes behind compatriot

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. The following year, she played in seven LET events and was again runner-up at the Ladies Finnish Open, this time losing a playoff to

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. In 2019, Nuutinen was runner-up at the Lavaux Ladies Championship and beat Engström by two strokes to win the Amundi Czech Ladies Challenge, bot LETAS events. She also played in 14 LET events and posted a career-best T2 in the

, a dual-ranked event with LETAS, helping her finish 21st on the LET Order of Merit. On the

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, Nuutinen finished third at both the

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and the

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, and by August she was the top Finnish golfer on the

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. After a tie for 4th at the season ending

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, she finished the year 5th on the LET Order of Merit. In June 2021 she finished tied third at the

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and the

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on the LET, helping her qualify for the

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along with

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, just ahead of

. Nuutinen earned her card for the 2022

through

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Amateur wins

*2012

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Championship Source:

Professional wins (3)

LET Access Series wins (3)

Results in LPGA majors

CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied
NT = no tournament

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Finland): 2007, 2008, 2009 *

(representing Finland):

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

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(representing Finland):

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

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References

External links

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