Mikko Ilonen
Mikko Ilonen | |
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Personnel | |
Nation: | Finland |
Career data | |
Professional since: | 2001 |
Current tour: | European Tour |
Tournament wins: | 5 |
Mikko Ilonen (born December 18, 1979 in Lahti ) is a Finnish professional golfer on the European Tour .
Life / career
After a successful amateur career - culminating in winning the Amateur Championship at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club in 2000 - he became a professional golfer in 2001 . In his first season, Ilonen stunned the golf world by finishing ninth in the Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes . After four years on the European Tour , he lost his eligibility to play and went to the second-ranked Challenge Tour . He was able to recall himself again in July 2006 at the Open Championship when he finished in a remarkable 16th place. In February 2007, Ilonen won his first tournament victory as a professional - at the Indonesia Open , an event on the European Tour and the Asian Tour . In the same year he won the Scandinavian Masters , which Ilonen won again six years later. In June 2014 he won the Irish Open .
Ilonen has been married since 2010 and is based in Lahti .
European Tour victories
- 2007 Indonesia Open (also part of the Asian Tour ), Scandinavian Masters
- 2013 Nordea Masters
- 2014 Irish Open , Volvo World Match Play Championship
Participation in team competitions
- Seve Trophy (for continental Europe): 2007, 2013 (winner)
- World Cup : 2007
Results at major championships
competition | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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Masters | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
US Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Open Championship | CUT | T9 | T50 | DNP | DNP | DNP | T16 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T79 | CUT | CUT |
PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | T7 | T54 |
DNP = not participated
CUT = Cut not made
"T" split placement
Green background for victories
Yellow background for top 10
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ilonen, Mikko |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish golf pro |
DATE OF BIRTH | 18th December 1979 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Lahti , Finland |