Mikko Ilonen

Mikko Ilonen
Personal information
Full name	Mikko Ilonen
Born	18 December 1979 (1979-12-18) (age 31) Lahti, Finland
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Nationality	Finland
Residence	Lahti, Finland
Career
Turned professional	2001
Current tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	2
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	2
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	CUT: 2001
U.S. Open	CUT: 2010
The Open Championship	T9: 2001
PGA Championship	DNP

Mikko Ilonen (born December 18, 1979) is a Finnish professional golfer.

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 two events. His best major finish is tied 9th at the 2001 Open Championship.^[1]

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^[2] and to feature in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings. In 2007 he finished the season in a career best 34th on the European Tour Order of Merit.

Amateur wins (2)

• 1999 West of Ireland Amateur
• 2000 The Amateur Championship

Professional wins (2)

European Tour (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runners-up
1	18 Feb 2007	Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open (co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour)	-9 (66-68-71-70=275)	1 stroke	Shiv Kapur, Frankie Miñoza, Andrew Tampion
2	19 Aug 2007	Scandinavian Masters	-6 (67-72-67-68=274)	2 strokes	Christian Cévaër, Nick Dougherty, Jean-Baptiste Gonnet, Peter Hedblom, Martin Kaymer

Results in major championships

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
The Masters	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT
The Open Championship	CUT	T9	T50	DNP	DNP	DNP	T16	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

Amateur

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

Professional

• Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2007
• World Cup (representing Finland): 2007

References

1. ^ OPENGOLF - History - Past Results
2. ^ Mikko makes history with victory in Jakarta, europeantour.com, 18 February 2007.

External links

• Mikko Ilonen at the European Tour official site
• Mikko Ilonen at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

Persondata
Name	Ilonen, Mikko
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	18 December 1979
Place of birth	Lahti, Finland
Date of death
Place of death