Mikko Ilonen
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Mikko Ilonen |
| Born | 18 December 1979 Lahti, Finland |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Nationality |  Finland |
| Residence | Lahti, Finland |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2001 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 2 |
| Best results in Major Championships |
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| Masters Tournament | CUT: 2001 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2010 |
| The Open Championship | T9: 2001 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
Mikko Ilonen (born December 18, 1979) is a Finnish professional golfer.
Ilonen was born in Lahti, Finland. He won the 2000 Amateur Championship, and turned pro in 2001. He plays mainly on the European Tour, where he has won two events. His best major finish is tied 9th at the 2001 Open Championship.[1]
He won his first professional tournament at the 2007 Indonesia Open, an event co-sanctioned by the European Tour and Asian Tour. He was the first Finn to win a European Tour event[2] and to feature in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings. In 2007 he finished the season in a career best 34th on the European Tour Order of Merit.
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[edit] Amateur wins (2)
- 1999 West of Ireland Amateur
- 2000 The Amateur Championship
[edit] Professional wins (2)
[edit] European Tour (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Feb 2007 | Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open (co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour) |
-9 (66-68-71-70=275) | 1 stroke |  Shiv Kapur,  Frankie Miñoza, Andrew Tampion |
| 2 | 19 Aug 2007 | Scandinavian Masters | -6 (67-72-67-68=274) | 2 strokes |  Christian Cévaër,  Nick Dougherty, Jean-Baptiste Gonnet,  Peter Hedblom, Martin Kaymer |
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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| The Masters | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| The Open Championship | CUT | T9 | T50 | DNP | DNP | DNP | T16 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
[edit] Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Finland): 1998, 2000
- St Andrews Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2000
- Bonallack Cup: 2000 (winners)
Professional
- Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2007
- World Cup (representing Finland): 2007
[edit] References
- ^ OPENGOLF - History - Past Results
- ^ Mikko makes history with victory in Jakarta, europeantour.com, 18 February 2007.
[edit] External links
- Mikko Ilonen at the European Tour official site
- Mikko Ilonen at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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