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Full name
  
Mikko Ilonen

Asian Tour
  
1

Height
  
1.87 m

Residence
  
Lahti, Finland

Professional wins
  
5

Role
  
Golfer

Current tours
  
PGA European Tour


Turned professional
  
2001

Name
  
Mikko Ilonen

Spouse
  
Kati Ilonen (m. 2010)

Nationality
  
Finland

Weight
  
83 kg

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Born
  
18 December 1979 (age 44) Lahti, Finland (
1979-12-18
)

Masters Tournament
  
CUT: 2001, 2015

Children
  
Eino Ilonen, Elma Ilonen

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Mikko Ilonen (born 18 December 1979) is a Finnish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.

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Career

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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 five events.

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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 and to feature in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking. In 2007 he finished the season in a career best 34th on the European Tour Order of Merit.

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In June 2013, Ilonen won the Nordea Masters event in Sweden for the second time in his career and third tour level victory overall.

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In June 2014, Ilonen won the Irish Open at Fota Island in Cork. Ilonen led the tournament from start to finish and ended up one shot clear of Italian Edoardo Molinari.

Ilonen's best major championship finish is tied 7th at the 2014 PGA Championship.

Amateur wins (2)

  • 1999 West of Ireland Amateur
  • 2000 The Amateur Championship
  • European Tour wins (5)

    1Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour

    European Tour playoff record (0–1)

    Results in major championships

    CUT = missed the half-way cut
    "T" = tied

    Team appearances

    Amateur

  • Eisenhower Trophy (representing Finland): 1998, 2000
  • Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2000 (winners)
  • St Andrews Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2000
  • Professional

  • Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2007, 2013 (winners)
  • World Cup (representing Finland): 2007
  • References

    Mikko Ilonen Wikipedia