Kaisa Ruuttila

Kaisa Ruuttila
Personal information
Born (1983-10-14) 14 October 1983 (age 41)
Tampere, Finland
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sporting nationality Finland
ResidenceTampere, Finland
Career
Turned professional2006
Former tour(s)LET (joined 2007)
Swedish Golf Tour (joined 2006)
Professional wins9
Achievements and awards
Swedish Golf Tour Order of Merit2010

Kaisa Ruuttila (born 14 October 1983) is a Finnish professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour between 2007 and 2013. She won the 2007 South African Ladies Masters and the 2010 Ladies Finnish Open.[1]

Career

Ruuttila played for the National Team and represented Finland at three successive Espirito Santo Trophies. She won the Nordic Championship in 2005 and the Finnish Matchplay Championship in 2006. She finished 9th at the 2005 Ladies Finnish Masters, an LET event.

Ruuttila turned professional in December 2006 after she earned an LET card at Q-School. In her rookie year, she tied for 6th at the Finnair Masters in her native Finland. Her best shot at a win on the LET came at the 2011 Austrian Ladies Open, where she fired seven birdies and one bogey in a second round of 66 to take a one stroke lead into the final round.[2] A disappointing 76 on the final day saw her finish third behind Caroline Hedwall and Caroline Afonso.[3] She later finished tied 4th at the 2011 Lacoste Ladies Open de France, two strokes off the lead, to end the season 54th in the Order of Merit.[1]

In 2010 Ruuttila won 4 of 14 tournaments on the Swedish Golf Tour, including the Ladies Finnish Open, and won the Order of Merit.

In 2012 she sustained a back injury that ended her career in 2013.[1]

Amateur wins (2)

  • 2005 Nordic Championship
  • 2006 Finnish Matchplay Championship

Source:[1]

Professional wins (9)

Ladies African Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning
score 		Margin of
victory 		Runner-up Ref
1 2 Mar 2007 WPGA Masters –7 (71-69-69=209) 3 strokes Denmark Julie Tvede [4]

Swedish Golf Tour wins (7)

No. Date Tournament Winning
score 		Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up Ref
1 2 Jun 2006 Booz Allen Nordic Classic
(as an amateur)		 142 (–2) 1 stroke Sweden Hanna-Sofia Leijon [5]
2 8 Jul 2006 Gefle Ladies Open
(as an amateur)		 208 (–8) Playoff Austria Katharina Werdinig [6]
3 29 May 2010 Fredrik Jacobson Masters 221 (+5) 1 stroke Sweden Marianne Andersson [7]
4 13 Jun 2010 Felix Finnish Ladies Open 217 (+4) Playoff Norway Cecilie Lundgreen
Sweden Elena Perrone		 [8]
5 5 Sep 2010 Landeryd Ladies Masters 212 (–4) 7 strokes Sweden Lotta Wahlin
Sweden Sara Ardström		 [9]
6 10 Sep 2010 Scandic Anglais Trophy 218 (–1) Playoff Sweden Isabella Ramsay [10]
7 9 Jul 2011 Körunda Ladies Open 210 (–6) 2 strokes Finland Ursula Wikström [11]

Spanish Women's Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning
score 		Margin of
victory 		Runner-up Ref
1 6 Nov 2010 Banesto Golf Tour Valencia 138 (–6) Playoff Spain María Hernández [12]

Team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. ^ a b c d "2013 LET Media Guide". Ladies European Tour. p. 127. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Kaisa Ruuttila edges one clear in Austria". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Hedwall claims third LET title in Austria". SuperSport. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Flying Fin wins WPGA Masters". Independent Online. 2 Mar 2007. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Results 2006 Booz Allen Nordic Classic". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Results 2006 Gefle Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Results 2010 Fredrik Jacobson Masters". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Results 2010 Felix Finnish Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Results 2010 Landeryd Masters". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Results 2010 Scandic Anglais Trophy". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Results 2011 Körunda Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  12. ^ López Bachiller, María Acacia (30 October 2012). "El Banesto Tour 2012 bajará el telón en el Club de Golf Escorpión". Crónica Golf. Retrieved 30 July 2023.