| 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
Wikström was Finnish Strokeplay Champion twice. She played college golf with the New Mexico State Aggies and won six college tournaments.
She played on the Swedish Golf Tour 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 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. 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. 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.
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.
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 2016 Summer Olympics where she finished in a tie for 44th, and finished 57th at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score |
To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 May 2017 | EVLI Ladies Finnish Open | 71-67-66=204 | −12 | 2 strokes | Sanna Nuutinen Charlotte Thompson
|
Playoff record
Ladies European Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022 | KPMG Women's Irish Open |  Klára Spilková Nicole Broch Estrup
|
Spilková won with birdie on first extra hole |
Results in LPGA majors
Note: Wikström only played in the Women's British Open.
| ! Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's British Open | CUT | T61 | T46 | CUT |
| ! Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's British Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | 82 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Finland): 1999, 2001, 2003
Professional
- European Championships (representing Finland): 2018
References
- ^ "Player Profile Ursula Wikström". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- "Aggie Golfers Conclude Run in Rio". NM State Sports. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Ursula Wikström". Golfdata. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- "Ursula Wikstrom – Profile". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- "Golf - Blomqvist wins Finnair Masters on Home Turf". golfczech.com. 31 August 2008. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- "Dutch Boeljon crowned ladies open golf champion in Belek". Cihan. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- "Law Wins Individual Title With Monster Eagle Putt As Team Garcia Triumphs At Aramco Team Series – London". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- 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
- Ursula Wikström at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Ursula Wikström at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site