Ursula Wikström

Ursula Wikström
Personal information
Born (1980-07-03) 3 July 1980 (age 44)
Espoo, Finland
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sporting nationality Finland
Career
CollegeNew Mexico State
Turned professional2003
Current tour(s)Ladies European Tour (joined 2004)
Former tour(s)LET Access Series
Swedish Golf Tour
Professional wins1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipDNP
Women's PGA C'shipDNP
U.S. Women's OpenDNP
Women's British OpenT46: 2009
Evian ChampionshipDNP

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.[1] She played college golf with the New Mexico State Aggies and won six college tournaments.[2]

She played on the Swedish Golf Tour between 2000 and 2003 and was runner-up at the 2001 Felix Finnish Ladies Open.[3]

Professional career

Wikström turned professional in 2003 and joined the Ladies European Tour in 2004.[1] Between 2005 and 2022, she was runner-up 10 times.[3]

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.[4][5][6] 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.[7]

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.[3]

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.[1]

Wikström qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics where she finished in a tie for 44th, and finished 57th at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[8]

Personal life

She married Mika Wikström, who works for the Finnish Golf Federation, in early 2005 and changed her name from Tuutti to Wikström.[1]

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 Finland Sanna Nuutinen
Finland Charlotte Thompson

Playoff record

Ladies European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2022 KPMG Women's Irish Open Czech Republic Klára Spilková
Denmark 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
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Player Profile Ursula Wikström". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Aggie Golfers Conclude Run in Rio". NM State Sports. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Ursula Wikström". Golfdata. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Ursula Wikstrom – Profile". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Golf - Blomqvist wins Finnair Masters on Home Turf". golfczech.com. 31 August 2008. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Dutch Boeljon crowned ladies open golf champion in Belek". Cihan. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Law Wins Individual Title With Monster Eagle Putt As Team Garcia Triumphs At Aramco Team Series – London". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  8. ^ Pihlaja, Riitta (19 July 2016). "Suomalaisgolfari Ursula Wikström aikoo menestyä Riossa – zika-virus ei pelota". yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 July 2016.
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