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Ursula Wikström (née Tuutti) (born 3 July 1980) is a Finnish
professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...
who plays on the
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. She represented Finland at the
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,
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and won the 2017 Ladies Finnish Open.


Amateur career

Wikström was Finnish Strokeplay Champion twice. She played college golf with the
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and won six college tournaments. She played on the
Swedish Golf Tour The Swedish Golf Tour, currently titled as the Cutter & Buck Tour for sponsorship reasons, is a developmental professional golf which was formerly operated by Svenska Golftourerna AB, as well as being owned equally by the Swedish Golf Federatio ...
between 2000 and 2003 and was runner-up at the 2001 Felix Finnish Ladies Open.


Professional career

Wikström turned professional in 2003 and joined the
Ladies European Tour The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1978. Most of the players on the tour are European, with members from more than 40 countries internationally. Despite its name, the tour also has tournaments in A ...
in 2004. Between 2005 and 2022, she was runner-up 10 times. In 2005 and 2008, she finished second at the Ladies Finnish Masters, the second time behind compatriot
Minea Blomqvist Minea "Minni" Blomqvist, (born 12 March 1985 in Espoo, Finland) is a professional golfer who played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour in the early 2000s. She won twice on the Ladies European Tour. Amateur career Blomqvist was a member of the Finnish N ...
. She was also runner-up at the 2009 Open de France Dames, 2012
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as well as the 2012 and 2015 Dutch Ladies Open. 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
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. Wikström won the 2017 Ladies Finnish Open, an
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event, and was runner-up at the event in 2018 and 2019. On the
Swedish Golf Tour The Swedish Golf Tour, currently titled as the Cutter & Buck Tour for sponsorship reasons, is a developmental professional golf which was formerly operated by Svenska Golftourerna AB, as well as being owned equally by the Swedish Golf Federatio ...
she was runner-up at the 2004 Öijared Ladies Open and at the Körunda Ladies Open and Felix Finnish Ladies Open in 2011. 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. Wikström qualified for the
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where she finished in a tie for 44th, and finished 57th at the
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.


Personal life

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


Professional wins (1)


LET Access Series wins (1)


Playoff record

Ladies European Tour playoff record (0–1)


Results in LPGA majors

''Note: Wikström only played in the Women's British Open.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied


Team appearances

Amateur *
European Ladies' Team Championship The European Ladies' Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for women organised by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1959. It was played in odd-numbered years from 1959 to 2007 and has been pl ...
(representing Finland):
1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...
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2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...
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2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...
Professional *
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(representing Finland):
2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wikstrom, Ursula Finnish female golfers New Mexico State Aggies women's golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Olympic golfers for Finland Golfers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Golfers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Golfers from Espoo 1980 births Living people 21st-century Finnish sportswomen