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Minea Blomqvist

October 21, 2023

Minea "Minni" Blomqvist, (born 12 March 1985 in Espoo, Finland) is a professional golfer who played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour in the early 2000s. She won twice on the Ladies European Tour.

Minea Blomqvist-Kakko
Blomqvist at the 2013 Women's British Open
Personal information
NicknameMinni
Born (1985-03-12) 12 March 1985 (age 38)
Espoo, Finland
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Sporting nationality Finland
SpouseRoope Kakko
ChildrenElmo
Career
Turned professional2003
Current tour(s)Ladies European Tour (joined 2004)
LPGA Tour (joined 2006)
Professional wins7
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour2
Other5
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT47: 2008
Women's PGA C'shipT25: 2006
U.S. Women's OpenT27: 2008
Women's British OpenT8: 2004
Evian ChampionshipDNP
Achievements and awards
Ladies European Tour
Rookie of the Year		2004
Nedbank Women's Golf Tour
Order of Merit		2004

Amateur career Edit

Blomqvist was a member of the Finnish National Ladies Team from 2001 to 2003 and played in the 2002 Espirito Santo Trophy World Amateur Golf Team Championships.[1] She was a two-time member of the European PING Junior Solheim Cup Team in 2002 and 2003[2] winning all her matches in the winning 2003 side[3] and she represented Europe in the 2003 Vagliano Trophy.

She played as an amateur on the Swedish Golf Tour four times in 2000 and 2001 missing the cut each time.[4][5] In 2002, she played in three Swedish Golf Tour events and recorded two top twenty finishes plus a win at the Sparbanken Ladies Open.[6] In 2003, she played in five Swedish Golf Tour tournaments, recorded two runner up finishes plus a win at the CA Ladies Trophy,[7] and was named Telia Tour Player of the Year.[8]

Professional career Edit

Blomqvist turned professional late in 2003 and in 2004 claimed her maiden victory in only her second tournament as a professional at the Pam Golding Ladies International on the Nedbank Women's Golf Tour in South Africa[9] following this up with a win in the Telkom Women's Classic a week later.[10] These results meant she finished top of the Nedbank Women's Golf Tour Order of Merit for 2004.[11]

Having finished 36th at the Ladies European Tour Qualifying School in 2003,[7] Blomqvist had conditional status for 2004 when making her Ladies European Tour debut in Tenerife where she finished fourth.[12] She won her maiden LET tournament later in the year in Hungary[13] and gained her first top ten finish in a major at the Women's British Open during which she shot a record low score of 62.[14] She had five other top twenty LET finishes in 2004 together with another win at the Öijared Ladies Open on the Telia Tour[15] and was the LET Rookie of the Year.[16]

At the start of 2005 she teamed with Riikka Hakkarainen to represent Finland at the inaugural Women's World Cup of Golf.[17] On the Ladies European Tour she posted 11 top-20 finishes, including back-to-back runner-up finishes at the Ladies English Open[18] and the OTP Bank Ladies Central European Open[19] and earned non-exempt status for the 2006 LPGA Tour season by tying for 34th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament.[20]

At the start of 2006 she again teamed with Riikka Hakkarainen to represent Finland at the Women's World Cup of Golf.[21] She concentrated on playing on the LPGA tour in 2006 ending the season with a best finish of 24th and 102nd on the money list.

In 2008 Blomqvist added another success to her résumé. By winning the Finnair Masters she became the first Finn to triumph in that event.[22] Another notable achievement was finishing tied as a runner-up at the rain-shortened Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika, where she played her last round in 63 strokes.[23] On LPGA Tour her best finish was 3rd place at the Safeway International.[24]

Personal Edit

Blomqvist gave birth to her son Elmo 31 March 2010. The father is Roope Kakko, which she married on New Year's Eve 2011.[25][26]

Professional wins (7) Edit

Ladies European Tour (2) Edit

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 18 Jul 2004 Ladies Central European Open −14 (62-67-70=199) 4 strokes   Gina Scott
  Emma Zackrisson
2 29 Aug 2008 Finnair Masters −11 (69-68-65=202) 1 stroke   Ursula Wikström

Swedish Golf Tour (3) Edit

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 7 Sep 2002 Sparbanken Ladies Open
(as an amateur) 		−2 (72-70-72=214) 1 stroke   Sara Eklund
2 27 May 2003 CA Ladies Trophy
(as an amateur) 		+2 (72-74=146) 3 strokes   Emelie Leijon
  Erica Steen
3 4 Sep 2004 Öijared Ladies Open −6 (74-65-71=210) 1 stroke   Ursula Wikström

^ Shortened to 36 holes due to weather

Nedbank Women's Golf Tour (2) Edit

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 25 Mar 2004 Pam Golding Ladies International –3 (71-73-69=213) 1 stroke   Ashleigh Simon (a)
2 1 Apr 2004 Telkom Women's Classic –12 (73-63-68=204) 7 strokes   Ashleigh Simon (a)

Team appearances Edit

Amateur

Professional

References Edit

  1. ^ "World Amateur Team Championship Record Books". IGF (International Golf Federation). Retrieved 12 April 2007.
  2. ^ Park, Martin (29 August 2003). . Ladies European Tour. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2007.
  3. ^ Park, Martin (30 October 2003). . Ladies European Tour. Archived from the original on 25 October 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2007.
  4. ^ "Telia Tour Results 2000". golf.se. Retrieved 13 April 2007.
  5. ^ "Telia Tour Results 2001". golf.se. Retrieved 13 April 2007.
  6. ^ "Tour Results 2002". golf.se. Retrieved 13 April 2007.
  7. ^ a b "Tour Results 2003". golf.se. Retrieved 13 April 2007.
  8. ^ . Ladies European Tour). Archived from the original on 13 November 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2007.
  9. ^ Vlismas, Michael (25 March 2004). . Ladies African Tour. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2007.
  10. ^ Vlismas, Michael (1 April 2004). . Ladies African Tour. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2007.
  11. ^ "2004 Order of Merit". Ladies African Tour. 6 April 2004. Retrieved 13 April 2007.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ Park, Martin (6 May 2004). . Ladies European Tour. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2007.
  13. ^ Park, Martin (18 July 2004). . Ladies European Tour. Archived from the original on 25 October 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2007.
  14. ^ Park, Martin (31 July 2004). . Ladies European Tour. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2007.
  15. ^ "Tour Results 2004". golf.se. Retrieved 13 April 2007.
  16. ^ Park, Martin (3 October 2004). . Ladies European Tour. Archived from the original on 25 October 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2007.
  17. ^ Park, Martin (17 December 2004). . Ladies European Tour. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2007.
  18. ^ Cutler, Bethan (10 July 2005). . Ladies European Tour. Archived from the original on 25 October 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2007.
  19. ^ Cutler, Bethan (16 July 2005). . Ladies European Tour. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2007.
  20. ^ (PDF). LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2007.
  21. ^ . Ladies European Tour. 14 December 2005. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2007.
  22. ^ "Blomqvist wins Finnair Masters on Home Turf". Ladies European Tour. 31 August 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2008.[permanent dead link]
  23. ^ "Scandinavian TPC Hosted by Annika Leaderboard". golfdata.se. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
  24. ^ "Lorena Ochoa pulls away to defend Safeway International title". IHT. 31 March 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
  25. ^ "Minea Blomqvist starts new season as Blomqvist-Kakko" LET, retrieved 2012-01-11. 2012-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
  26. ^ "Motherhood and Donald Duck big with Finland's Blomqvist". Reuters Canada. 24 June 2011.
  27. ^ "European Girls' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 18 December 2017.

External links Edit

 
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Minea Minni Blomqvist born 12 March 1985 in Espoo Finland is a professional golfer who played on the U S based LPGA Tour in the early 2000s She won twice on the Ladies European Tour Minea Blomqvist KakkoBlomqvist at the 2013 Women s British OpenPersonal informationNicknameMinniBorn 1985 03 12 12 March 1985 age 38 Espoo FinlandHeight5 ft 4 in 1 63 m Sporting nationality FinlandSpouseRoope KakkoChildrenElmoCareerTurned professional2003Current tour s Ladies European Tour joined 2004 LPGA Tour joined 2006 Professional wins7Number of wins by tourLadies European Tour2Other5Best results in LPGA major championshipsChevron ChampionshipT47 2008Women s PGA C shipT25 2006U S Women s OpenT27 2008Women s British OpenT8 2004Evian ChampionshipDNPAchievements and awardsLadies European TourRookie of the Year2004Nedbank Women s Golf TourOrder of Merit2004 Contents 1 Amateur career 2 Professional career 3 Personal 4 Professional wins 7 4 1 Ladies European Tour 2 4 2 Swedish Golf Tour 3 4 3 Nedbank Women s Golf Tour 2 5 Team appearances 6 References 7 External linksAmateur career EditBlomqvist was a member of the Finnish National Ladies Team from 2001 to 2003 and played in the 2002 Espirito Santo Trophy World Amateur Golf Team Championships 1 She was a two time member of the European PING Junior Solheim Cup Team in 2002 and 2003 2 winning all her matches in the winning 2003 side 3 and she represented Europe in the 2003 Vagliano Trophy She played as an amateur on the Swedish Golf Tour four times in 2000 and 2001 missing the cut each time 4 5 In 2002 she played in three Swedish Golf Tour events and recorded two top twenty finishes plus a win at the Sparbanken Ladies Open 6 In 2003 she played in five Swedish Golf Tour tournaments recorded two runner up finishes plus a win at the CA Ladies Trophy 7 and was named Telia Tour Player of the Year 8 Professional career EditBlomqvist turned professional late in 2003 and in 2004 claimed her maiden victory in only her second tournament as a professional at the Pam Golding Ladies International on the Nedbank Women s Golf Tour in South Africa 9 following this up with a win in the Telkom Women s Classic a week later 10 These results meant she finished top of the Nedbank Women s Golf Tour Order of Merit for 2004 11 Having finished 36th at the Ladies European Tour Qualifying School in 2003 7 Blomqvist had conditional status for 2004 when making her Ladies European Tour debut in Tenerife where she finished fourth 12 She won her maiden LET tournament later in the year in Hungary 13 and gained her first top ten finish in a major at the Women s British Open during which she shot a record low score of 62 14 She had five other top twenty LET finishes in 2004 together with another win at the Oijared Ladies Open on the Telia Tour 15 and was the LET Rookie of the Year 16 At the start of 2005 she teamed with Riikka Hakkarainen to represent Finland at the inaugural Women s World Cup of Golf 17 On the Ladies European Tour she posted 11 top 20 finishes including back to back runner up finishes at the Ladies English Open 18 and the OTP Bank Ladies Central European Open 19 and earned non exempt status for the 2006 LPGA Tour season by tying for 34th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament 20 At the start of 2006 she again teamed with Riikka Hakkarainen to represent Finland at the Women s World Cup of Golf 21 She concentrated on playing on the LPGA tour in 2006 ending the season with a best finish of 24th and 102nd on the money list In 2008 Blomqvist added another success to her resume By winning the Finnair Masters she became the first Finn to triumph in that event 22 Another notable achievement was finishing tied as a runner up at the rain shortened Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika where she played her last round in 63 strokes 23 On LPGA Tour her best finish was 3rd place at the Safeway International 24 Personal EditBlomqvist gave birth to her son Elmo 31 March 2010 The father is Roope Kakko which she married on New Year s Eve 2011 25 26 Professional wins 7 EditLadies European Tour 2 Edit No Date Tournament Winning score Margin ofvictory Runner s up1 18 Jul 2004 Ladies Central European Open 14 62 67 70 199 4 strokes nbsp Gina Scott nbsp Emma Zackrisson2 29 Aug 2008 Finnair Masters 11 69 68 65 202 1 stroke nbsp Ursula WikstromSwedish Golf Tour 3 Edit No Date Tournament Winning score Margin ofvictory Runner s up1 7 Sep 2002 Sparbanken Ladies Open as an amateur 2 72 70 72 214 1 stroke nbsp Sara Eklund2 27 May 2003 CA Ladies Trophy as an amateur 2 72 74 146 3 strokes nbsp Emelie Leijon nbsp Erica Steen3 4 Sep 2004 Oijared Ladies Open 6 74 65 71 210 1 stroke nbsp Ursula Wikstrom Shortened to 36 holes due to weather Nedbank Women s Golf Tour 2 Edit No Date Tournament Winning score Margin ofvictory Runner up1 25 Mar 2004 Pam Golding Ladies International 3 71 73 69 213 1 stroke nbsp Ashleigh Simon a 2 1 Apr 2004 Telkom Women s Classic 12 73 63 68 204 7 strokes nbsp Ashleigh Simon a Team appearances EditAmateur European Girls Team Championship representing Finland 2000 2001 27 Espirito Santo Trophy representing Finland 2002 European Ladies Team Championship representing Finland 2003 Junior Solheim Cup representing Europe 2002 2003 winners Professional World Cup representing Finland 2005 2006References Edit World Amateur Team Championship Record Books IGF International Golf Federation Retrieved 12 April 2007 Park Martin 29 August 2003 Alfredsson named as European Junior Captain Ladies European Tour Archived from the original on 30 September 2007 Retrieved 13 April 2007 Park Martin 30 October 2003 Back to school for LET Ladies European Tour Archived from the original on 25 October 2006 Retrieved 13 April 2007 Telia Tour Results 2000 golf se Retrieved 13 April 2007 Telia Tour Results 2001 golf se Retrieved 13 April 2007 Tour Results 2002 golf se Retrieved 13 April 2007 a b Tour Results 2003 golf se Retrieved 13 April 2007 Minea Blomqvist Player Profile Ladies European Tour Archived from the original on 13 November 2006 Retrieved 13 April 2007 Vlismas Michael 25 March 2004 Pam Golding Ladies International Ladies African Tour Archived from the original on 27 September 2007 Retrieved 13 April 2007 Vlismas Michael 1 April 2004 Telkom Women s Classic Ladies African Tour Archived from the original on 27 September 2007 Retrieved 13 April 2007 2004 Order of Merit Ladies African Tour 6 April 2004 Retrieved 13 April 2007 permanent dead link Park Martin 6 May 2004 LET heads to Portugal with youthful look Ladies European Tour Archived from the original on 28 September 2007 Retrieved 13 April 2007 Park Martin 18 July 2004 Blomqvist secures maiden victory in Hungary Ladies European Tour Archived from the original on 25 October 2006 Retrieved 13 April 2007 Park Martin 31 July 2004 Blomqvist makes history at Sunningdale with 62 Ladies European Tour Archived from the original on 30 September 2007 Retrieved 13 April 2007 Tour Results 2004 golf se Retrieved 13 April 2007 Park Martin 3 October 2004 Blomqvist wins Rookie of the Year Ladies European Tour Archived from the original on 25 October 2006 Retrieved 13 April 2007 Park Martin 17 December 2004 Women s World Cup of Golf Twenty teams confirmed Ladies European Tour Archived from the original on 30 September 2007 Retrieved 13 April 2007 Cutler Bethan 10 July 2005 Hjorth wins back to back Ladies English Opens Ladies European Tour Archived from the original on 25 October 2006 Retrieved 13 April 2007 Cutler Bethan 16 July 2005 Kreutz claims OTP Bank Central European Open Ladies European Tour Archived from the original on 28 September 2007 Retrieved 13 April 2007 Full Career Bio PDF LPGA Ladies Professional Golf Association Archived from the original PDF on 29 September 2007 Retrieved 13 April 2007 Stellar field for Women s World Cup of Golf Ladies European Tour 14 December 2005 Archived from the original on 30 September 2007 Retrieved 13 April 2007 Blomqvist wins Finnair Masters on Home Turf Ladies European Tour 31 August 2008 Retrieved 31 August 2008 permanent dead link Scandinavian TPC Hosted by Annika Leaderboard golfdata se 10 August 2008 Retrieved 10 August 2008 Lorena Ochoa pulls away to defend Safeway International title IHT 31 March 2008 Retrieved 13 August 2008 Minea Blomqvist starts new season as Blomqvist Kakko LET retrieved 2012 01 11 Archived 2012 05 14 at the Wayback Machine Motherhood and Donald Duck big with Finland s Blomqvist Reuters Canada 24 June 2011 European Girls Team Championship European Golf Association Retrieved 18 December 2017 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Minea Blomqvist Official website Minea Blomqvist at the LPGA Tour official site Minea Blomqvist at the Ladies European Tour official site Minea Blomqvist at the Women s World Golf Rankings official site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Minea Blomqvist amp oldid 1174937812, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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